It's cheaper to build a mini-server, if you you use really inferior parts, and have the skill/time to fiddle with linux to set it up. My only concern with the Drobo is the noise. Small fans tend to make high pitched whines that drive me nuts. I haven't heard a Drobo in person, so I don't know how big a problem this is. Part of the reason I pay extra for LaCie external drives is that they don't have shrill cooling fans.

Hear what happens when you reencode an mp3 600 times, using the same settings [mp3]

YouTube - Ventriloquist & Her Rude Monkey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddhVSQlExYE

Wow. I went into a dollar store that used to have IEC power cords, and noticed in their CD rack they had a ton of mid-to-late 90s Moonshine Music - Wikipedia CDs. I bought 19 of them:

Various - The Trip Hop Test - Part Three

Various - Speed Limit 140 BPM+: The New Era

Jim Masters - The Sound Of Ultimate B.A.S.E. 2

Various - The Transatlantic Move

Cirrus - Back On A Mission

Various - Option.FM

Various - Big Dirty Beats 2

Various - Psychotrance 4

Various - Speed Limit 140 BPM Plus Six: The Joint II

Various - Moonshine Over America 98

Cirrus - Drop The Break

Various - Classic Acid

Various - All Mixed Up

Christian Smith - Tronic Treatment

Various - Moonshine Mixer No.2

Various - Positive Energy

Various - Signs Of Life

T.Power - Waveform

Various - Synthetic Pleasures Volume One

I have been looking for that last one for ages.

What am I hating? Windows? Mac? I don't follow.

"Haterade" implies "hating" which is slang for being jealous. In other words, I am envious of your new Mac Mini purchase.

You're looking for meaning in his posts. He's just a picture bot.

Pew Pew Pew!

"You must be on other riverbank in two hours. And don't come bothering me for a tugboat!"

"Whatever you say, boss!"

w00t!

Excise Tax on my Subaru, and a dump sticker (which has tripled in price since 2001).

YouTube links are not working like they used to for me, they just show up as URLs.

example:

x2, I noticed this yesterday and forgot to mention it. Even when I post the link in the advanced editor, the embedding doesn't work.

I second the LowePro recommendation. I use one of their ginormous backpacks, as well as several lens cases.