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Well, it is clear that I know how to do backup, as evidenced by this [([[public: | Well, it is clear that I know how to do backup, as evidenced by this [([[public: | ||
- | I think to understand why I decided not to do backups, I need to look at my historical and current data handling practices and their consequences. So I will start by looking at the similar events that happened in the past. I also include an interesting Bitcoin-related story that I heard from my time in York. | + | I think to understand why I decided not to do backups, I need to look at my historical and current data handling practices and their consequences. So I will start by looking at the similar events that happened in the past. I will also include an interesting Bitcoin-related story that I heard from my time in York. |
==== Historical extinction level events | ==== Historical extinction level events | ||
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==== Notable near-misses ==== | ==== Notable near-misses ==== | ||
* At some point, I managed to delete all the LVM partitions on this server (gabriel.fangfufu.co.uk), | * At some point, I managed to delete all the LVM partitions on this server (gabriel.fangfufu.co.uk), | ||
- | * There are also numerous occasions in which I managed to delete the whole partition, I ended up having to use TestDisk [([[http:// | + | * There are also numerous occasions in which I managed to delete the whole partition, I ended up having to use TestDisk [([[http:// |
==== Gary's Bitcoin story ==== | ==== Gary's Bitcoin story ==== | ||
- | * When I was a third-year undergraduate at the University of York. Ian Gray told us that his friend (I believe the name is Gary?), managed to delete his Bitcoin wallet, which contained a significant amount of Bitcoin (in the range of £600 or $600). So he ended up writing a Python script to dredge his hard drive, to look for the signature of his Bitcoin wallet. This story was interesting, | + | * When I was a third-year undergraduate at the University of York. Ian Gray told us that his friend (I believe the name is Gary?), managed to delete his Bitcoin wallet, which contained a significant amount of Bitcoin (in the range of £600 or $600). So he ended up writing a Python script to dredge his hard drive, to look for the signature of his Bitcoin wallet. This story was interesting, |
===== Dangerous cultural practices ===== | ===== Dangerous cultural practices ===== | ||
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* [[https:// | * [[https:// | ||
===== Future action plan ===== | ===== Future action plan ===== | ||
- | - Commit and push source files more frequently and more diligently. | + | - <del>Commit and push source files more frequently and more diligently. |
- Expand the coverage of Resilo Sync. | - Expand the coverage of Resilo Sync. | ||
- Push more data into Google Drive - after all, I have unlimited Google Drive storage space as a York Alumni. | - Push more data into Google Drive - after all, I have unlimited Google Drive storage space as a York Alumni. | ||
- | - Investigate btrbk. | + | - <del>Investigate btrbk. |
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