Comments on: Information Hoarders http://blog.hthite.com/2008/05/25/information-hoarders/ My personal ranting space... For the everyday thoughts! Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Aditya http://blog.hthite.com/2008/05/25/information-hoarders/comment-page-1/#comment-18624 Aditya Wed, 28 May 2008 07:20:28 +0000 http://blog.hthite.com/?p=249#comment-18624 But then again what storage medium *is* reliable? Not paper, surely? The only way to preserve information is to constantly check it and backup to newer mediums whenever possible. I'm not as data crazy as you, so my stuff fits on 80 GB with many a GB to spare... But I'm loathe to delete stuff too, and since gmail (and other infinite mailboxes) came around, I've stopped deleting mails. I don't particularly like this, and once in a while prune (or try to), but it's always such a chore... But then again what storage medium *is* reliable? Not paper, surely? The only way to preserve information is to constantly check it and backup to newer mediums whenever possible.

I’m not as data crazy as you, so my stuff fits on 80 GB with many a GB to spare… But I’m loathe to delete stuff too, and since gmail (and other infinite mailboxes) came around, I’ve stopped deleting mails. I don’t particularly like this, and once in a while prune (or try to), but it’s always such a chore…

]]> By: Aditya http://blog.hthite.com/2008/05/25/information-hoarders/comment-page-1/#comment-39390 Aditya Wed, 28 May 2008 07:20:00 +0000 http://blog.hthite.com/?p=249#comment-39390 But then again what storage medium *is* reliable? Not paper, surely? The only way to preserve information is to constantly check it and backup to newer mediums whenever possible. I'm not as data crazy as you, so my stuff fits on 80 GB with many a GB to spare... But I'm loathe to delete stuff too, and since gmail (and other infinite mailboxes) came around, I've stopped deleting mails. I don't particularly like this, and once in a while prune (or try to), but it's always such a chore... But then again what storage medium *is* reliable? Not paper, surely? The only way to preserve information is to constantly check it and backup to newer mediums whenever possible.

I’m not as data crazy as you, so my stuff fits on 80 GB with many a GB to spare… But I’m loathe to delete stuff too, and since gmail (and other infinite mailboxes) came around, I’ve stopped deleting mails. I don’t particularly like this, and once in a while prune (or try to), but it’s always such a chore…

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