Am I a Warez Hoarder?

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I was just sitting in newsbin looking for some software, and realized...

I am a warez hoarder.

This is one of the most pathetic of computer geek obsessions. Downloading dozens (or even hundreds) of applications from the Warez group, just on the outside chance that you may need it later on. This is despite the fact that the software is available every other week, usually in increasingly newer versions. There is no reason to hoard, since you always can get what you need.

Don't get me wrong, I am anal about properly licensing software. I spend well over 30 grand per year on software at one of my sites, and they only have 50 computers total. I just like to test stuff out before I purchase it. Most companies demos are crippled beyond usefulness, if they will even let you have one (Gibbscam, I am talking to you)! I have no compunctions about downloading stuff, and I am very motivated to pay for what I use (being a programmer myself).

I just wish I could control myself better with the warez scooping. Ah well.

Hey, is that the new Catia?