Uncle Jazzbeau’s Gallimaufrey

hints from beyond the grave

Ipse dixit Dear Abby [via epersonae: Snapping Links II]

The written word takes on a life of its own and never dies — particularly in cyberspace. That is why it's important that a person carefully consider what he or she is posting before making it public. I cannot urge people strongly enough to remember that on the Internet there is no such thing as an eraser. The messages live on and on for all to see.

Ms Van Buren goes on to illustrate the horrors of writing online with an IT professional's laundry list of what people type, do, and visit online at the company where he works. I'd never imagined that there was an eraser in meatspace either. One should be careful about what one says, does, or writes.