the coolest nerd

Well, I did it. The streak is over. I picked up a 2002 Blazing Yellow Mica MX-5 Miata. Seven Mazda RX-7s have come and gone over the past ten or so years. I am keeping the 1995 RX-7 that was owned the original CEO of Napster; Shawn Fanning — so I’m not completely giving up on them. I do still want an RX-8 though.

To preempt any further comments like the one below, I’ve attached a video review that explains why I picked a Miata. It even touches on the stereotype portrayed in the chat log below. Photos are at the very bottom.

7:39:29 PM Me: anyway, im getting a miata
7:39:58 PM Not Me: miatas are cool
7:40:00 PM Not Me: what year?
7:40:11 PM Me: 02
7:40:23 PM Node: nice, what does your boyfriend think about it?
7:40:33 PM Me: harhar

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A few months ago I had a client come crying to me about her failed laptop. She was a visiting researcher from Ecuador, and had three months of work on there that was saved no where else. The laptop would boot, but would lockup — and you can hear the click of death.  Though usually a sign that the drive is completely gone, I managed to recover all of her documents.  She learned a valuable lesson that day.  I still remember her sobbing,  and that vision ensures that I backup my files regularly.

I recently had three hard drives die. Luckily none of them had any critical information on them, but they serve as a warning. No matter how careful you are, you must always have a backup. There is no excuse.

I’m attending a wedding this Friday, and the groom posted this on Facebook: