Comments on: This is why I’m afraid of death

By: Candice

Candice — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:33:20 +0000

I prefer pen and ink, as well. One of the only cases where I prefer the “obsolete” version. But it just looks cooler in public… Anyone writing something in a notebook is obviously interesting and writing something very important or enlightening. Or not.

…I can tell I trust my husband because I leave them around wherever in my apartment, and I know he won't read them.

By: Candice

Candice — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:26:51 +0000

I don't even want to think about who might have taken a peek at the notebooks I left in Canada. They've been unattended for about nine/ten years now…

By: Michael Bennett Cohn

Michael Bennett Cohn — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:51:44 +0000

I had such a collection of notebooks. I recently threw them away during a trip back to the folks' place, although I'm pretty sure my mom read them all a long time ago.

By: D X

D X — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:57:38 +0000

Well I know you acknowledged it, but it's still very interesting how the perception-of-you-after-death, especially with regard to your most secret materials, stimulates this fear in you. I am fascinated by fears and phobias and things. There was a time it seemed like they should all be eradicated, but even if that's possible, they make (other people's) lives far too interesting. Like I was watching the iPad keynote, and one of the presenters was a developer showing off his app, and aside from the extremely controlled nervousness of his voice, you could see his hands trembling (all the worse 'cause they zoomed in to show them). And I wondered, what is going on in his nervous system, in deep layers of his mind, that has him afraid? What sort of confusion or evaluation is going on there?

But anyway ... for my personal writings, I use an online encrypted storage system called Wuala. Basically you login and it maps a drive on your computer, and you can edit any of the files normally. And when you logout they are encrypted in the cloud, not even stored on your computer.

But my problem there is, I like to write in notebooks as well. I love black, inky pens. I guess I could find a fast way to digitize them or something. But I throw things away easily, and so periodically I go through the notebooks, write down anything that looks worth saving, and toss them in the trash.

By: Mr. Wisdumb

Mr. Wisdumb — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:34:19 +0000

The digital notebooks that are coming might be your cup o' tea… check this out: http://gizmodo.com/5365299/courier-first-detail…

By: Candice

Candice — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:31:36 +0000

It's true. I know where I'm going when I'm dead (nowhere). Certainty is
nice.

By: defenestr8

defenestr8 — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:58:14 +0000

if that's the only reason you're afraid of death, then you're way ahead of the game on most people.

By: Zap!

Zap! — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:19:08 +0000

But I like reading your thoughts, I promise I won't laugh — I have no soul. Steno book <3.