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If you are using CrashPlan as one of your backup solutions, you may want to fully read this blog post and then go on to fully read the related thread on CrashPlan’s user forums.

If you are using CrashPlan as your only backup solution, then you absolutely should follow the links above.

There are some serious questions being asked at CrashPlan by users of the service.

[Update: Note that as of 7th May 2010 this has never been satisfactorily resolved or explained. Crashplan are still evasive as to the possible cause of the failed restores, in my opinion. Due to this I personally have completely stopped using Crashplan on all of my systems. See the updated original blog post and the forum thread for the entire story.]

I was looking around the intertubes for a new pair of boots, and by chance happened across what are probably the most artistic looking shoes and boots that I have ever seen, just one example of which is shown below.

New Rock Boots

They are made by a company named New Rock, which seems to consist of a family of shoemakers in Spain that have been making boots and shoes for several generations.

I have no idea what the prices are like – though I have a feeling that they are probably of the ‘If you need to ask…’ variety – but whatever the cost, for boots that nice looking they are probably worth it.

The only problem I have is that the boots they make are completely impractical for what I need my new boots to do, so I have bought some of these instead.

However, the next time that I am in the market for some new motorcycle boots I know now where I will be buying them from, whatever they cost.

eRepublik anyone?

I received an invitation this morning to a site called eRepublik. Usually I would have deleted it outright as the invition was unrequested and unheard of but, by chance, I had little to do at the time and so I wandered over to take a look.

Surprisingly, it appears to have the potential to be – or at least to become in the future – an interesting place, so I have signed up and will give it a go when time allows.

I’m now registered on there as Rogi_X.

If you are also on eRepublik, or end up on there at some time in the future, drop by my profile there and say hello (or leave a comment here and let me know where to find you there).

I’ll see you over there sometime.

This is not surprising news to me.

“It is OK to go to work regularly on an egg, health experts said today as they attempted to dispel “the ingrained misconception” among consumers and some health professionals that people should eat no more than three a week because of the “myth” surrounding the food’s link to cholesterol in the blood.”

The reason it is not surprising to me is because I have a nutritionist, I eat two eggs a day, and my blood tests almost always show near perfect levels of everything – including cholesterol(s).

Here’s the full story of why eggs should not be considered a bad food.

And, yes, I am also having trouble believing that I am writing about eggs, but someone has to do it.

Simple and to the point; Is Obama President.Com.

I can’t honestly say that I am as enthusiastic as some about the whole Obama thing, after all whatever else he may turn out to be (or not be), from saviour of all mankind thru to a complete disaster as President of the US due to inexperience, he is one thing for certain – a politician.

And politicians are not renown for being people to be trusted, are they.