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		pavel_lishin on April 29, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Perl saved my vacation I, for one, have a really bad memory. Photos help remind me of the places I've been, and bring up memories of being there. Plus, that way I can help share a part of my memory with others, at their leisure, instead of telling people about details of my trip a dozen times.

KC8ZKF on April 29, 2009 [–]

If you are taking 500 photos a day, you are not really there. It is better to be present in a moment, and forget it, than to have documentation of every moment of a trip.

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