And all the Latinos and most of the liberals breathed a sigh of relief

Joe Arpaio says he's not going to run for Governor of Arizona.

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So a few days ago, I caught an advertisement for "Splinter Cell: Conviction", and there was, of course, a song playing in the background. I remarked (at first to myself, and later to friends) that it sounded like something by Johnny Cash.

It is. Sort of. It's a version of a pre-existing song that Johnny Cash covered.

I don't mean to be a techno-snob

Look, I know somewhere between jack and shit about hardware. I can manage to open up my computer case and re-seat/replace my video card, or use compressed air to clean out the inside of the case. That is roughly the limit of my expertise.

I am not a computer geek.

However, that being said... this is 20-fucking-10. Could people please stop using floppy disks? You can get a cheap USB drive for about the price of a new box of disks, and it holds a shitload more information.

Also... no moving/easily scratchable parts. It's much harder to fuck up a USB drive by carrying it in your pocket, there's no little spring-loaded sleeve to get bent, ripped off, or broken. (Yes, I've been handed a disk that had the little slidey-thing missing. No, I could not read the data from it.)

Hell, several years ago, I had someone who wanted to know if I could perform 'disk surgery' by opening up a floppy disk with a damaged case, and transfer the disk portion to a new case. (I told them 'No.')

Seriously, $10. Go to Wal-Mart and get one.