Comments on: The Month of Tragedies http://www.netcrucible.com/blog/2007/12/15/the-month-of-tragedies/ The software industry from a rational perspective Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:23:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: William Loughborough http://www.netcrucible.com/blog/2007/12/15/the-month-of-tragedies/#comment-50640 William Loughborough Sat, 22 Dec 2007 07:53:56 +0000 http://www.netcrucible.com/blog/2007/12/15/the-month-of-tragedies/#comment-50640 I have the problem of lost backups in my brain as well as elsewhere. As I mature (!) this seems to happen quite often - in fact almost continually. One of the most precious things I lost was all the score and tape of a piece Harry Partch wrote for me, his only work that I know of for somebody else's instruments! He did a variant for his instruments later but I've always been bummed out at the loss of the original tape we made of "Ulysses Stands at the Edge of the World". Oh, well! Love. I have the problem of lost backups in my brain as well as elsewhere. As I mature (!) this seems to happen quite often - in fact almost continually.

One of the most precious things I lost was all the score and tape of a piece Harry Partch wrote for me, his only work that I know of for somebody else’s instruments! He did a variant for his instruments later but I’ve always been bummed out at the loss of the original tape we made of “Ulysses Stands at the Edge of the World”.

Oh, well!

Love.

]]> By: allenjs http://www.netcrucible.com/blog/2007/12/15/the-month-of-tragedies/#comment-50383 allenjs Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:35:42 +0000 http://www.netcrucible.com/blog/2007/12/15/the-month-of-tragedies/#comment-50383 I stopped burning DVDs about 3 years ago, when I realized that hard drives are cheaper than blank DVDs. I figured I might as well back up to hard drive and stick the drive in a closet, and it takes up less room and holds more than DVDs. The problem here was that I succumbed to the temptation to use the backup temporarily as scratch storage space. Dumb idea... I stopped burning DVDs about 3 years ago, when I realized that hard drives are cheaper than blank DVDs. I figured I might as well back up to hard drive and stick the drive in a closet, and it takes up less room and holds more than DVDs.

The problem here was that I succumbed to the temptation to use the backup temporarily as scratch storage space. Dumb idea…

]]> By: Gandalfe http://www.netcrucible.com/blog/2007/12/15/the-month-of-tragedies/#comment-50377 Gandalfe Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:44:09 +0000 http://www.netcrucible.com/blog/2007/12/15/the-month-of-tragedies/#comment-50377 My mom regularly loses the CD backups I make for her. This year she lost the book she has been writing for over ten years. I can't understand, how you couldn't burn DVD copies of your data. The phone thang, okay. But 3 years of photos and whatnot??? Losing saved e-mail on the other hand can be very merciful. Sorry for your loss dude. My mom regularly loses the CD backups I make for her. This year she lost the book she has been writing for over ten years.

I can’t understand, how you couldn’t burn DVD copies of your data. The phone thang, okay. But 3 years of photos and whatnot???

Losing saved e-mail on the other hand can be very merciful. Sorry for your loss dude.

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