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10 things that block your Happiness

  1. Self-hatred
  2. Not being able to let go of the past.
  3. Not being able to forgive yourself.
  4. Not being able to value who you are.
  5. Assuming RAID is backup.
  6. Not making backups.
  7. Not verifying backups and finding out restore time.
  8. Needing other people to validate you.
  9. Letting other people define who you are.
  10. Trying to be perfect and to please everyone.
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[–] qaz@lemmy.world 12 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Yes, and it should use another type of media, like tape, glass, stone tablets or optical media

[–] RandomLegend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

We have a bard travel accross the lands and carry out our data by singing epics about it.

That's a valid backup because it's a different media, correct?

[–] NeatoBuilds@mander.xyz 5 points 7 hours ago

It shall live on through the generations

NEVER test your backups. It wears out the tapes faster.