That was an amusingly long-winded explanation without explaining much!

There I do not go.

 

I wasn't arguing for sticking this stuff on DVDs/CDs versus hard drives, I was arguing against hoarding that much data in the first place.

 

I don't understand the purpose of <i>keeping</i> all this stuff. I understand the emotional need it fills - people (geeks in particular I think) like collecting things, but surely there's a limit beyond which it doesn't make sense.

 

How long would it take you to watch/use/play 1.3 <i>terabytes</i> of <i>stuff</i>?

 

And why all the backups? Is your data really <i>that</i> important on hat I assume is a home computer? I understand the point of backing up things whcih are unique (your work, for example) and things you deem important which would be difficult to replace (music). But games and films and TV series... why? I download plenty of all three, I watch/play them then I delete them. Why keep them? Sure, the odd few you might watch again, but they're so easy to get that if I want to watch them again I will get them again. I have maybe 3 or 4 big games installed at a time, I don't play more than that at once so why have more.

 

I don't mean to get at you in particular, it's your shit and money so it's up to you what you do with it. I just find it a bit absurd. My computer is used for both entertainment and work and I manage fine with a 70gb drive, I play plenty of games and watch plenty of films and never struggle for space as I don't feel the need to keep them afterwards.

 

What really bothers me is the ever increasing voracity with which people lap up commercial-media. Not only lap it up anymore, but cling on to it like it has some inherent value. Especially given the creative potential of the machines they're using to archive and view this shit (and when that creative potential is being used most of the time it's only to reproduce/reinforce those commercial creative forms anyway). I find that a bit scary.

<i>fucking html</i>

Whereas I like coming back to things, re-watching series a bit later, re-playing games after a while to discover new bits, etc. Hence none of it is "archived" stuff really. That already belongs on DVD in an obscure box somewhere.

Take some photos.
I gotta see all of this small are, high storage PC.

you make a lot of sense, and i envy your attitude.

 

I take that with some stuff, but I don't think i am as good at it as you are!

I do collect weird old DOS games :((

 

And I don't do much creative with my 'puter, outside of work (which doesn't count). I want to though.