Thanks for all the advice. It's not that I don't trust the Google servers and think I can do it better, but it's more than I just don't see myself being always so connected to the internet. Maybe because I've lived in more "backwards" countries so far. Also, I do occasionally like to reply to emails on the plane (and…

Huh? No. I didn't get a tax write-off! I was a newbie in France and hardly knew the language, let alone the tax system. How does one do this in the US?

Really? Wow. You do so well. And I thought *I* was disciplined. I have a 250GB SSD and a 500GB HDD (OWC data expander) in my MBP right now, and I have already used 200GB on the SSD. :-( I put all movies and images (except around 20GB that I am currently processing) on the HDD. Yes, I do have 30GB or so of music on the…

Yea. I was thinking about setting up a home server. But I'm not sure if the speed of an internet connection—ESPECIALLY at a cafe or when i'm on the road—can handle that if I run it at full res and highest color. I'm not a professional photographer though. I'm pretty much an amateur.

I'm thinking of getting a 15" Retina, which are lighter and thinner—-so maybe I will feel it's portable enough? If I bump up the specs (on the apple site) of a standard MBP to 500GB SSD and 16gb ram, the two prices are around the same. The more I think about it, the more I think I will stick to a max'ed out MBP…

There really ought to be some organized Jezebel, Lifehacker, gawker, and io9 singles events (I'd cut out the gizmo guys, they're nutters!).

No way I'm switching to Windows. :-) Tell me more about this "isn't as smooth" problem when running OSX on a homebuilt desktop. Did you follow the Hackintosh guide and recommended hardware?

Yea. I could probably accept playing music from my phone. But when I'm out at a cafe (YES, i'm one of those!) I sometimes like to open Lightroom to process some RAW (16mb) or TIFF (300mb) images. I can see the Air struggling with that a bit... such a tough choice!

"Get rid of your MacBook Pro, build a desktop, and buy an ultrabook." Thinking seriously about it, but what are the cons? I'm worried about being out-and-about and all of a sudden I want to do some half serious processing. Also keeping everything nicely sync'd across the desktop and ultrabook.

Yea. I've heard of people eating the skin—-after thorough washing first, of course. My mum blends up the whole fruit with the skin. But I think that when people put up with eating things they don't like, trying too hard to be healthy, it never lasts permanently, and they end up resenting it and swinging too far to the…

"Never underestimate scrappiness." YES! I consider myself to be more scrap than crap. Where'd you hear this quote from? It should be the slogan to my life.

Good spotting. Perhaps better than your "fill in the blank", in order to keep it a question, would be: whose answers to these same questions would you kill for?

I recently started having a home made smoothie for breakfast in the morning. It has been amazing for my health! I get the 2-3 servings of fruit & veggies out of the way first thing in the morning, and with the yoghurt I get my probiotics. I also buy packets of individually frozen fruits, which never go bad, containing…

Because I am a loner, the flip-up screen for self-shots on the 5R would have come in handy for me on several occasions.

Did you look into the NEX-5R? Do you think the NEX-6 is much better? I have a 5N at the moment and I love it. AF could be a bit faster or the DMF mode a bit improved.

I'm moving from europe to the US just so I can work in coffee shops. :D

I've been experimenting with merino wool socks, due to their amazing wicking properties. From what I understand, (most) blisters occur when your feet get moist from sweating. The skin then becomes soft and so friction will damage it. The panty hose idea is to have a spacious layer between your feet and socks so that…

Everything gets loose over time....

Don't have pockets when you're trying to shoot that penis pic with your SLR...

Belated, but thanks! I'm glad you get it. It doesn't work too well on dating sites... :P