On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 12:59 PM, Bruce Johnson <john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu > wrote:
> > > On Nov 9, 2009, at 10:46 AM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote: > > > > > Mac users need to all buy more drive hardware. The industry needs a > > cash > > injection. > > > > That's what I saw. > > Ummm... I have witnessed irrevocable data loss from each and every one > of those scenarios. > > The key questions to ask yourself: > > How much is my stuff worth to me? > > How much will it cost me to recreate all of it? > > If your answer to the second question involved financing research into > practical methods of time travel, you need a better backup strategy. > > Besides, corporations, Google and the Internet Archive are keeping the > hard drive industry afloat. Drive sales to individual users are a > vanishingly small segment of the industry. > ___________________________________________________________ Bruce,Bruce, Bruce, Bruce, Bruce! tongue in cheek ( even when rather true) is lost here right? Of course we need backups if we have data to protect. That is a given. But look at the page that was backlinked. Look at the links off of that. My comments were more about the page linked to and the motivations and agendas that they represent. I suppose I have studied media production too long and see and hear people with their suggestions in my ears and eyes rather than a friend giving me sage advice that's all. Yes by all means, do backups. Abso-posi-lutely! But do we really need to be told this by an ad filled with ads disguised as a magazine? Layers of irony like those of an onion were at play when I saw that linked page. And it is perfectly alright for me to express this queasiness, when I see the 24/7/365 oversell we are subjected to in daily life. -- Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer fluxstrin...@gmail.com http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer http://www.linkedin.com /in/fluxstreamcommunications http://flux-influx.blogspot.com/ http://fluxdreams.designbinder.com/ http://twitter.com/FluxStringer http://mog.com/FluxMuse --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
