Judge Dean D. Pregerson of Federal District Court in Los Angeles threw out evidence that had been seized from a laptop on the grounds that our computers are inside our minds, man:
Electronic storage devices function as an extension of our own memory, they are capable of storing our thoughts, ranging from the most whimsical to the most profound.
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Hunter Walker, citing Judge Dean D. Pregerson,
on gridskipper
[EDITOR’S NOTE] interestingly, I might use similar words to describe my presence online or, perhaps even more so, my Moleskines and other written records that bear witness to my world.