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>digital files can easily be removed Keeping only a single copy seems insane to me, any number of things could go wrong and destroy all that's stored there[1].

by e2le 3y ago

>digital files can easily be removed Keeping only a single copy seems insane to me, any number of things could go wrong and destroy all that's stored there[1]. Digital copies wouldn't so bad if there were redundant backups (tape[2], film[3], etc.). [1]: https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nypd-warehouse-fire-evidence-destroyed/ https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nypd-warehouse-fire-evi... [2]: https://www.ibm.com/tape-storage https://www.ibm.com/tape-storage [3]: https://archiveprogram.github.com/ https://archiveprogram.github.com/

chefkoch 3y ago
"Did anyone try to restore the backup recently?" "..."
tivert 3y ago
> Keeping only a single copy seems insane to me, any number of things could go wrong and destroy all that's stored there[1]. Digital copies wouldn't so bad if there were redundant backups (tape, film[2], etc.). I don't know about the UK, but according to an old episode of Dallas that I watched recently, in the US there are usually three official copies of a will kept: one in a government records office, one at the office of the lawyer who drafted it, and one with the individual. It sounds like this proposal is for wills >25 years old, so the biggest impact would be on historical-research use cases.
- lesuorac 3y ago
  That might be how it works in TV but that's not how it works in real life. Pretty much all that needs to happen in the US is somebody shows up with a document signed by a few people (dead guy and some notaries). Whether that document was stored under the fridge or a law office -- nobody cares.
  - PrimeMcFly 3y ago
    Wouldn't that make forging wills pretty easy and low risk?
    - lesuorac 3y ago
      If you're holding the original it would be easy; ex. Carol Baskin [1]. I think it's only low-risk if there would be very few heirs as otherwise you run the risk of other people knowing the contents of the original will. Not a lawyer, but uh talk to people before you make a will to see if there's certain possessions that they want. Maybe you have a signed baseball that your brother was in attendance at and he'd want it when you die. It'd certainly look weird if a bunch of people you knew showed up at probate court saying you said you'd give them X item and the (forged) will only showed everything going to the housekeeper. There's a bunch of old celebrities coming up; you could try forging their wills and see how it goes ;) [1]: https://www.google.com/search?q=tiger%20king%20forged%20wills https://www.google.com/search?q=tiger%20king%20forged%20will...

by e2le 3y ago

chefkoch 3y ago

"Did anyone try to restore the backup recently?" "..."

tivert 3y ago

> Keeping only a single copy seems insane to me, any number of things could go wrong and destroy all that's stored there[1]. Digital copies wouldn't so bad if there were redundant backups (tape, film[2], etc.). I don't know about the UK, but according to an old episode of Dallas that I watched recently, in the US there are usually three official copies of a will kept: one in a government records office, one at the office of the lawyer who drafted it, and one with the individual. It sounds like this proposal is for wills >25 years old, so the biggest impact would be on historical-research use cases.

lesuorac 3y ago
That might be how it works in TV but that's not how it works in real life. Pretty much all that needs to happen in the US is somebody shows up with a document signed by a few people (dead guy and some notaries). Whether that document was stored under the fridge or a law office -- nobody cares.
- PrimeMcFly 3y ago
  Wouldn't that make forging wills pretty easy and low risk?
  - lesuorac 3y ago
    If you're holding the original it would be easy; ex. Carol Baskin [1]. I think it's only low-risk if there would be very few heirs as otherwise you run the risk of other people knowing the contents of the original will. Not a lawyer, but uh talk to people before you make a will to see if there's certain possessions that they want. Maybe you have a signed baseball that your brother was in attendance at and he'd want it when you die. It'd certainly look weird if a bunch of people you knew showed up at probate court saying you said you'd give them X item and the (forged) will only showed everything going to the housekeeper. There's a bunch of old celebrities coming up; you could try forging their wills and see how it goes ;) [1]: https://www.google.com/search?q=tiger%20king%20forged%20wills https://www.google.com/search?q=tiger%20king%20forged%20will...