Data Storage

Lately I've been wondering about what could be the most reliable storage method for files I want to make sure I don't lose. Although I've been more into using cloud-type services recently, I just prefer burning files into a DVD-R, or copying them into either a flash drive, external hard drive, or something of the sort. That being said, I do think DVD-R's are slowly becoming outdated, I see them less and less everyday in stores, but I still think they are pretty reliable, since I haven't really had any issues with discs I've had for around 4-5 years. Although I do think you should copy things over to new ones every 5 years. They don't take up that much space, they're are relatively easy to access, and are definitely cheaper than external hard drives. The problem with drives is that one day they might just stop working for no reason, and don't even thing abut dropping them, or you'll definitely lose everything you have on there. I'm probably going to keep using a mixture of different methods, storing things on different websites, drives, and discs. But I do think the latter are my personal favorite.

The Strange Appeal of Bad Movies

Recently I watched the 2005 movie "Cursed", directed by Wes Craven, (better known for the 1996 cult classic "Scream"). And "Cursed" was honestly of the worst movies I think I've ever seen, especially as far as horror movies go, and I've seen a few. Not only does it have an extremely predictable plot centered around werewolfs (?), but it also featured extremely unexciting and cringe-worthy acting (minus Mr. Eisenberg's portrait of an awkward teenager of course), horrible CGI, horrible cinematography, and horrible-pretty-much-anything-else. 

But strangely enough, It was actually a pretty fun experience, apart from the movie not offering any real spooks, or excitement by any means, it did have a reasonable pacing, not turning the whole thing into a two-hour-long torture. I also felt that the writing had a certain goofiness to it (specially the hilarious middle finger scene), which is something that I felt "Scream" had as well. And I do admire any director that can effectively sprinkle a horror movie with a little of comedy.

So this is definitely a bad movie, especially a very lame horror movie, but it's also not too long winded, and relatively entertaining. It has it's moments, and it might just qualify for the category "so bad it's good."