My kid just learnt a valuable lesson today - never skimp on quality when it comes to USB memory sticks. Especially when all your homework and assignments are stored on it. And... You did not make a backup (lesson #2).

Her stick stopped functioning today. If you press it upward whilst connected to the computer, the red light comes on but the computer does not recognize any device. To me it was clear that the data pins were broken.

I opened it up, only to confirm my suspicions. So in order to try and rescue the data (for an assignment that is due tomorrow nevertheless), I quickly set up my workstation.

It is false economy. And worse than not having it at all. It condones poor habits and impede progress. No wonder the top 10 passwords are still:

123456
password
12345
12345678
qwerty
123456789
1234
baseball
dragon
football

Most password meters are junk. Here is Drupal's:

Will you help me complete my graph?

Sometimes I wish I can unread or unknow something. I have no words.

Pathetic Thing