Physical Storage vs. Digital Storage | The Mozy Blog.

I thought the web was ruined long before Google bombing became a big business, but that’s another rant.

Search Engine Optimization is not a legitimate form of marketing. It should not be undertaken by people with brains or souls. If someone charges you for SEO, you have been conned.

via Derek Powazek – Spammers, Evildoers, and Opportunists.

A “perplexing” Canadian study linking H1N1 to seasonal flu shots is throwing national influenza plans into disarray and testing public faith in the government agencies responsible for protecting the nation’s health.

Distributed for peer review last week, the study confounded infectious-disease experts in suggesting that people vaccinated against seasonal flu are twice as likely to catch swine flu.

via Study prompts provinces to rethink flu plan – The Globe and Mail.

I feel silly writing a guide to sending me instant messages, but bear with me, I have reasons. If you’re going to PM me on Head-fi, MacTalk or any other forum I frequent, chatting with me via instant message (MSN, AIM, etc.) is more efficient. You can find my IM details in my forum profile.

Here’s what you should do:
1. Your first message is best something like: “Hi this is X from whateverforum.com. Have you got a minute to chat about something-in-particular?” Then I don’t have to ask you “Who is this?”. I think this is especially good if one of us is buying something from the other, as the negotiations can be done very quickly.
2. If I don’t reply (at any time) it’s because I’m AFK or have been interrupted by something important. I’m not ignoring you, don’t panic. If I’m at work, you’ll usually get my auto-reply in that case.
3. I very rarely chat daily to people, except very good friends. IM’ing me “Hi, how’s it going?” every time you see me online is too much. Really, I don’t have anything interesting to talk to random people about unless it’s very specific, such as headphones and hi-fi, Apple Mac computers or very intense spiritual topics (don’t go there, seriously). IM’ing me with a specific question or topic is cool, just as you might PM me such a thing on a forum.
4. If you want to talk about Apple computer stuff much, try #apple on irc.moofspeak.net.