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I tend to feel the same way, but you have to ask: Which is more likely to burn down, the whole networking infrastructure or my house?
by gjm11 15y ago
I tend to feel the same way, but you have to ask: Which is more likely to burn down, the whole networking infrastructure or my house?
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- TeMPOraL 15y agoYes, you have. That's why I said it's a bit irrational for me. I can't shake off the feeling that the whole Internet will go down one day, even though it's more likely that a car will hit me twice before. Maybe it's because I'm looking for solutions that will last for long years, not the apps that I have to change every three or so months. I guess this is not possible nowdays.
- a3_nm 15y agoYou can keep the master copy at home but do (encrypted) backups on the cloud. I find it much more reassuring than the other way round (put everything in the cloud, maybe backup locally every now and then).
- Gormo 15y agoPerhaps the OP was using hyperbole: it does seem more likely for reliance on external infrastructure to be disrupted by something beyond your control than for your own tools to stop functioning in a way that you can't correct. There are also other effects of externalizing your tools that don't relate to continuity of uptime: levels of complexity, adaptability, security, and manageability of change all have different values for web-based and desktop software.