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I’d do it for free. And if you get hit by a car? Or worse --- maybe you get married and have kids<g>? One big reason people buy service is sustainability/lo

I’d do it for free. And if you get hit by a car? Or worse --- maybe you get married and have kids<g>? One big reason people *buy* service is sustainability/longevity/redundancy. There are no absolute guarantees but I think most commercial endeavors nowadays would bet on AWS/Google/MS/Apple over "Hosting by Joe and Friends".

esseph 1y ago
There is no guarantee that the service you buy will exist tomorrow, and if they go out of business, there is no guarantee you can get your data out before they close the platform.
- jqpabc123 1y ago
  Yes, exactly as I stated --- there are few guarantees in life. So use your best judgment and place your bets accordingly. Personally, I'm betting on those who are highly incentivized and have the resources and structure needed to sustain reliable service.
  - ryandrake 1y ago
    Who is more highly incentivized than oneself, to keep their valuable data and treasured memories safe and sustained?
    - jqpabc123 1y ago
      No one. But unfortunately, more than just incentive is required to make it happen.
      - udev4096 1y ago
        Good luck being owned. If you don't take the action to safe guard your personal data, no one will. Stop living in a fantasy
        jqpabc123 1y ago
        Thanks for your concern but all my personal data is perfectly safe. I keep it in an old fashioned thing called a "backup" --- complete with encryption. I maintain 3 copies --- no hosting required. One copy is strapped to my wrist at all times so it is always just as safe as I am --- if not safer. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6784665 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6784665
        sgarland 1y ago
        That’s pretty cool! Especially with how dense microSD cards are these days, you could probably store every (important) photo an average person has without issue, along with the normal documents and whatnot.
        jqpabc123 1y ago
        Yes. This is the "1" part of my 3-2-1 backup strategy. https://www.backblaze.com/blog/the-3-2-1-backup-strategy/ https://www.backblaze.com/blog/the-3-2-1-backup-strategy/
        hollerith 1y ago
        The linked page say, "3 pieces to be solvent welded together." Can you say more? What solvent would I use? What material would I choose to make the parts from? (I would be using a service to print the .stl file.)
sgarland 1y ago
I have zero desire to host things commercially, as in for businesses; the point of TFA (at least, as I read it) was community-based, for people. Also, FWIW I am married and have kids. Hasn’t stopped me from homelabbing.

I’d do it for free. And if you get hit by a car? Or worse --- maybe you get married and have kids<g>? One big reason people *buy* service is sustainability/lo

esseph 1y ago

There is no guarantee that the service you buy will exist tomorrow, and if they go out of business, there is no guarantee you can get your data out before they close the platform.

jqpabc123 1y ago
Yes, exactly as I stated --- there are few guarantees in life. So use your best judgment and place your bets accordingly. Personally, I'm betting on those who are highly incentivized and have the resources and structure needed to sustain reliable service.
- ryandrake 1y ago
  Who is more highly incentivized than oneself, to keep their valuable data and treasured memories safe and sustained?
  - jqpabc123 1y ago
    No one. But unfortunately, more than just incentive is required to make it happen.
    - udev4096 1y ago
      Good luck being owned. If you don't take the action to safe guard your personal data, no one will. Stop living in a fantasy
      - jqpabc123 1y ago
        Thanks for your concern but all my personal data is perfectly safe. I keep it in an old fashioned thing called a "backup" --- complete with encryption. I maintain 3 copies --- no hosting required. One copy is strapped to my wrist at all times so it is always just as safe as I am --- if not safer. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6784665 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6784665
        sgarland 1y ago
        That’s pretty cool! Especially with how dense microSD cards are these days, you could probably store every (important) photo an average person has without issue, along with the normal documents and whatnot.
        jqpabc123 1y ago
        Yes. This is the "1" part of my 3-2-1 backup strategy. https://www.backblaze.com/blog/the-3-2-1-backup-strategy/ https://www.backblaze.com/blog/the-3-2-1-backup-strategy/
        hollerith 1y ago
        The linked page say, "3 pieces to be solvent welded together." Can you say more? What solvent would I use? What material would I choose to make the parts from? (I would be using a service to print the .stl file.)

sgarland 1y ago

I have zero desire to host things commercially, as in for businesses; the point of TFA (at least, as I read it) was community-based, for people. Also, FWIW I am married and have kids. Hasn’t stopped me from homelabbing.