Re: An appeal to your better nature

On Thursday 07 August 2008 16:28:12 tedd wrote: > At 11:50 AM +0200 8/7/08, Børge Holen wrote: > >On Thursday 07 August 2008 03:57:06 you wrote: > >> On Thu, 2008-08-07 at 00:46 +0200, Børge Holen wrote: > > > > On Wednesday 06 August 2008 20:00:50 tedd wrote: > > > > > Sure it takes a lot of time to backup, but less than the > > > > > alternative. > >> > > >> > I'm just gonna comment some here. Hell, it's a bitch to loose data, > >> > but I give you this... These "pro's" here, ain't getting > >> > things done, > >> > no time for it between backups. > >> > The time they use each year on backup you can write new code tenfold. > >> > ;D muhaha > >> > >> What are you yammering on about? A simple cron job can do the backup > >> while I sleep-- "Look ma... I work while I sleep!" > > > >tell me, you really didn't get the point I was making; after all the good > >advices ppl are making? > > Sorry, I didn't get your point either. > > My backups are done whenever I want to take a > break -- two clicks and everything is backed up > by time I get back. Simple. > > The remote backups take longer because I have to > physically go get the drives out of my safes, and > that happens about one a week -- besides, I need > the exercise. > > The online stuff, I can never trust so I don't > rely on it. After all, service centers do catch > fire. > > Backups are like home defense, don't rely on the > cops, don't rely on the neighbors, don't rely on > remote services, only you can safeguard your > stuff. > > The question of how much to backup is like > gambling, risk only what you can afford to lose. You actually didn't read what I replied to, what are you commenting then? > > Cheers, > > tedd > > -- > ------- > http://sperling.com > http://ancientstones.com > http://earthstones.com -- --- Børge Holen http://www.arivene.net