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I think another aspect of this might be that our prized possessions are increasingly digital and take up approximately zero volume in real space. If my apartmen

I think another aspect of this might be that our prized possessions are increasingly digital and take up approximately zero volume in real space. If my apartment burned down right now, the only thing I'd consider truly irreplaceable is the data on my hard drives. Well, and my dad's old circular slide rule from his college days.

cortesoft 9y ago
No offsite backups?
- rcthompson 9y ago
  I don't have the upload bandwidth for offsite backups. But I do have my computer syncing to an external disk every 15 minutes, which I can grab and leave with at any time.
  - cortesoft 9y ago
    You should rotate that disk every week or so, and keep the rotated one somewhere else.
  - sumedh 9y ago
    > which I can grab and leave with at any time. Are you going to do that when your house is on fire?
- expertentipp 9y ago
  Would be good to encrypt (PGP?) the archive binaries before uploading. Encrypting+uploading 100s of GiB... takes days on a regular PC and home internet connection.