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Why search engines scare the crap out of me

One of the things that has blown my mind about my blog is my iPhone UIPickerView post being so popular. I didn’t write a lot of iPhone posts after my trip to the Big Nerd Ranch, so it’s not the general focus of my blog anyway; I’m known more for my WordPress stuff. So how does this post pull traffic from any remotely related Google search for this iPhone code?

Hard drive go BOOM.

Two days ago, I had the pleasure of having my computer crash while I was trying to print something. No problem, I thought, this happens sometimes—after all, I do mess around in the command line enough to actually screw something up now and then. I hold down the power button on my iMac until it shuts down, then press it again and hear the familiar Apple “ding.”

I was then greeted by a folder icon with a question mark on it.