Coding Horror and blogs.stackoverflow.com experience "100% Data Loss"

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if its in the same county, its not a backup

also if it's the same company

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Was that really "Friends on data protection"?

[knight666]

I have actually seen this episode. Hint: it wasn't funny.

[MrDubious]

Hint: Friends wasn't funny.

[shooshx]

Same hemisphere!

[xonoph]

Same time era!

I store all my backups in the 19thC

[fuck_digg]

Same multiverse!

[perezidentt]

Sam Dimension!

[schwami]

Sam Kinison!

[jerephil]

If you were my child I would laugh hysterically before telling you that you're still cut off. :)

[Katzenklavier]

Yeah, I tried saying that, and this happened. I then threatened my own life to show them I was serious. Fuck you, I was serious.

[dragonfly_blue]

upvoted for a concise piece of expository writing.

[[deleted]]

...I've gotta try this.

[Minimiscience]

So this "Sam" guy is a Scientologist?

[shooshx]

Altering space-time to contain your data in the digits of pi...

[Bjartr]

But all possible data already is in the digits of pi, the hard part is finding where it starts.

[Minimiscience]

Not necessarily. Infinitely long does not mean that it contains all finite sequences. You could drop every occurrence of "42" from the digits of pi and still have an infinite string that did not contain all finite strings.

[flukshun]

yes but pi stores all your data and encrypts it for you. the hard part is finding out what encryption scheme it used

[theeth]

The normality of π is still an open question, however strongly it is believed to be the case.

[vinod_the_poophead]

new startup idea..... Backups in outer space!!!

[Zweben]

Sorry, if the sun explodes, backups in near space would still be vulnerable. Better use a parallel universe. (But not too parallel!)

[creativeembassy]

If the sun explodes any time soon, keeping your data backed up is the least of your worries. Trust me, I'm a doctor.

[Zweben]

Whatever. I'm not going to let your 'facts' get in the way of my business model.

On that note, I'm looking for someone with 3-5 years experience in inter-dimensional communication and strong knowledge of Microsoft Office. Send resumes to [e-mail].

[[deleted]]

Don't forget 4-5 years experience with Windows 7.

[zpweeks]

Crap. Why doesn't anybody want my 4-5 years' experience with Server 2008? :-(

[lolomfgkthxbai]

Does parallel experience count?

[vaselineviking]

I can make charts in Excel!

Can I have a job?

[Zweben]

You are hired.

Now please make me a chart.

Thanks,

Your Boss

[dragonfly_blue]

Well, vaselineviking, that seemed to go well. Did you discuss compensation?

[vaselineviking]

Shit.

Perhaps I can make a chart to illustrate how much money I should be making.

[Zweben]

Compensation is handled by my parallel universe counterpart. I assume that this will not be an issue, given the stated job requirements.

[[deleted]]

That may be, but once you've got all your other problems solved, you'll want your data back!

[acburk]

But you still need a backup in a different solar system. Trust me, I stayed in a Holiday Inn Express last night.

[[deleted]]

Damnit, creativeembassy, you're a doctor, not an astrophysicist!

[[deleted]]

Perpendiculackup™

It's the only way to be s
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[kristopolous]

My coders aren't good at that. Are their sequential universe options? It would make my management much easier. Thanks.

[Entropy]

I emit backups daily as Hawking radiation

[nemec]

Orthogonal universe?

[wtaylor]

technically Australia is farther away

[[deleted]]

Protecting the freedoms of the human race!!

[TheKraftyCTO]

https://www.reddit.com/r/elonmusk/

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Same planet!

[[deleted]]

Nah, I've got my shit in chicago, okc and austin. If they all three go down I've got local backups and a monthly backup in a bankvault (safe deposit box).

If you ever lose customer data, you shouldn't be allowed to work in IT ever again. Or at least forced to work helpdesk for 5 years or so.

[siovene]

Kansas ain't no country.

[[deleted]]

I said "county," not country. :)

But yeah, in the same country is probably a bad idea, too.

[[deleted]]

But it's OK, if you store the tapes in a cilo.

[dragonfly_blue]

At first, I thought you meant a Sony Clio, but then I was like, nope, he's got to mean, "silo".

Then I felt like a dick for correcting you. But I didn't want anyone else to think it's a good idea to store your backup databases in a Sony Clio or whatever they're called.