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Re: Hey, the cloud took all my data!

Matthew Gallant — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 13:27:34 -0000

I'm a nut for backups, I have a local copy of all my music/e-mail/photos on my laptop, which I back up once more onto an external hard drive once or twice a month. It only takes one hard drive crash in which you lose data to make you think twice about these things. Fool me once...

Re: Homeless voicemail: Only in the Valley

Matthew Gallant — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:07:22 -0000

This initiative reminded me of something I read a while back in Wired about "Aspergian" philanthropy: http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/15...

"Give the homeless voice mail" certainly lacks the punch of "feed the homeless", but it might make a big difference in the long run. Here's hoping.

Re: Twitter: more mainstream than it looks

Matthew Gallant — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:20:32 -0000

I've had the exact same reaction among non-geek friends, one of them even interpreted what I said as the actual verb "twitter."

Re: Complaint #170

Matthew Gallant — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:34:26 -0000

That's more of a nerd whine imo, and as a programmer I know that nerds come in every colour. Love the blog though, gives me a good chuckle every day. Thank you.

Re: Ritual Men’s Grooming Products Giveaway!

Matthew Gallant — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:12:24 -0000

After breakfast I'll usually just wash my face and brush my teeth before heading to work. I'm not really a morning person, so I usually shave and shower in the evening.

Re: The Polls Are Open: Vote For Your Favorite AoM T-Shirt Design

Matthew Gallant — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:01:23 -0000

I like #10, the monocle is pure class.

Re: Book Giveaway: The Swordless Samurai by Tim Clark | The Art of Manliness

Matthew Gallant — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:10:29 -0000

My best advice is to assume that the other party feels the way they do for a reason. It's very easy to adopt the attitude that "they're being irrational", but that gets you nowhere. If you can figure out why the other party feels the way they do by listening and looking at things from their perspective, it's much easier to arrive at a mutually agreeable outcome.

Re: Classic Pin-up Girls | The Art of Manliness

Matthew Gallant — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:50:06 -0000

Great list! The only criminal omission is Audrey Hepburn in my opinion.

Re: The Visit (3 / 3)

Matthew Gallant — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:22:47 -0000

I really was curious how the ending would play out, and this was a pleasant surprise. Well done!

Re: I’m Back, Baby.

Matthew Gallant — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:25:24 -0000

Welcome back Spencer Greenwood.