BeauJan 26
Nanoraptor

Hey you!

Do you have data? Is it backed up? Are your backups working? Have you tested them? And that better way of testing them?

Also take batteries out of your stored devices. Yes even lithium ones.

And have you followed up that weird feeling/sound/movement your body is doing lately?

Jan 26 at 7:53amWeb
Show threadbnoJan 26

@NanoRaptor stop calling me out like that!

I'm like pretty sure my backups are OK and testing it would be a lot of work 😂

Show threadbnoJan 28
@NanoRaptor so a thing happened. Based on your toot I went through and disconnected the batteries in old computers and stuff. During that process I found my old iPad with THE SPICIEST PILLOW inside. Screen fully detached. Thanks for the heads up 😚
Show threadNanoraptorJan 28
@bno woohoo! RIP the battery but hey - self-opening to put the next battery in!
Show threadwonkothesaneJan 26

@NanoRaptor Yes, No, No, What?, No.

Why?

Show threadBernard SheppardJan 26

@NanoRaptor Yes, yes, yes, yes, no.

OK, I am pretty sure I have, but I will check.

No, I probably should. It's a bit achy.

Show threadAaron DavisJan 26
@NanoRaptor I don't really bother with backups. Most things I have on my computer are just things I've downloaded. (I don't really have an empty external drive, the ones I have are full, and I don't have the money to buy another one either.)
Show threadSalvoJan 26

@NanoRaptor I’m going for an ultrasound tomorrow.

Re: the backups? Yes, no, no, no and no.

Show threadNanoraptorJan 26
@Salvo good luck in whatever form that may take!
Show threadLeminskiJan 26

@NanoRaptor Yes, Yes, Yes but need more, not that I know of.

Oh a PSP.

No. :(

Show threadSkjeggtrollJan 26

@NanoRaptor

"It's 10 p.m. Do you know where your backup tapes are?"

Show threadStarkRGJan 26
@NanoRaptor Nope. I like to live dangerously. But not, like, physical danger. I'm not going bungie jumping.
Show threadgnateJan 26

@NanoRaptor
Kids are, in a sense, a way of backing up the data that constitutes a person.

Lossy steganography?

Show threadMr. JackJan 26
@NanoRaptor my federal agricultural data that I need to finish my masters thesis but the usda has decided is not important data to keep in their records anymore? Yeah, that database is safe. Can’t say for sure about the rest of my work though lol.
Show threadmaswanJan 26
@NanoRaptor Thanks for the reminder, I just realized that the couple of HP RPN calculators I have in a desk drawer and haven't used for years are stored devices, not currently in use. Batteries now removed.
Show threadSietske Boer-van VugtJan 26
@NanoRaptor Yes, some of it, no idea, I should, what?, I should and I should 😬
Show threadJulianCalabyJan 26
@NanoRaptor Please tell me you're not looking over my shoulder as I clean up after one of my servers went bang and destabilised the Ceph cluster my backups are on.
Show threadGrumpyDad 🇺🇦🇵🇸Jan 26
@NanoRaptor Nope. Not taking out the battery from my phone again. Last time I did that it got pregnant.
Show threadLandsilJan 26

@NanoRaptor
Lol, no to most of those.

Backups are golden though 👍

Show threadthe thing is moving soon Jan 26
@NanoRaptor good reminder, after having my computer's filesystem corrupted (and barely salvaged) and having to reset my phone
Show threadKerplunkJan 26

@NanoRaptor

Do you have data? Is it backed up? Are your backups working?

I would add, do you have a live working operating system that works on pretty much any X64 computer.

windoze with its constant flow of failed updates is a major risk factor.

antiX or MX linux run perfectly from a decent USB stick and allow access to all non encrypted data.

Remember if you encrypt everything, loss of key or in many cases hardware fails mean 100% data loss.

Show threadSquiddyJan 26

@NanoRaptor just pulled the 6v battery out of my old 35mm camera last night.

...i really do need to set up a backup system, though. i've got a little synology nas that's been sitting in its box for *checks notes* 4 or 5 years now(!?), i just need to actually set it up

Show threadUpLateGeekJan 26
@NanoRaptor I certainly followed up on the weird sound my backup drive was making a little while ago by copying all the important data off it. There’s still a bit left on there, but I need to buy a bigger drive, and I wouldn’t be too annoyed if it disappeared, anyway.
Show threaddiana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱Jan 26

@NanoRaptor

I once found an old laptop battery 20 years in storage. It had 80% charge left...

Show threadEmil JJan 26
@NanoRaptor nope a mouse ate the ethernet cable to the upstairs so my NAS is offline. I'm getting a shielded patch cable, presumably mouse-proof, to go under the door through the mouse highway space
Show threadSorroJan 26

@NanoRaptor Yes, most of it, yes, most of most of it, idk what that means

been planning to do that on my old laptops when i have more free time, but i dont think im physically capable of taking the batteries from my old phones with non-removable batteries :( it should be safe if they are completely empty and i dont connect them to a charger, right?

Show threadTonyjamesJan 26
@NanoRaptor oh I see and I will love to be friends with you if you don't mind please follow me back
Show threadEljorgeabidesJan 26

@NanoRaptor

This sounds like every conversation I have when I start a new job

Show threadPhillip UptonJan 26

@NanoRaptor

“Also take batteries out of your stored devices. Yes even lithium ones.”

Me: Looks at the big assed* lithium battery in my office that I took out of my camper before putting it in storage

*400 Amp hours, 5.2 kwh

Show threadKaybee's tootsJan 26
@NanoRaptor hihi, I am not that good with backups...
The most backup-ish thing I do, is synchronize Stuff I work on using Syncthing 🤔
Show threadLee HauserJan 26
@NanoRaptor I downgraded my Mac from Tahoe to Sequoia yesterday. All my backups worked perfectly. It was a total no-stress situation (and I like the older MacOS soooo much better than the new one).
Show threadWebster LeoneJan 26
@NanoRaptor Slowly working through the body stuff, it's a bit of a list Dx
Show threadluna the doggie  Jan 29
@NanoRaptor uh oh grafana hasn't been nagging me about missing backups so they are at least running daily, I haven't checked if I forgot to add something to the backup scripts in a while, I haven't checked what's inside the backups in a while, I still haven't figured out off-site backups or automatic backup trimming
Show threadluna the doggie  Jan 29
@NanoRaptor and I still have a single point of failure when it comes to where the backups are IIRC

I really should fix this after my holiday