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Another dead hard drive

2020-12-03

This workhorse has started making grinding noises. It was a drive that came out of a laptop that I upgraded to an SSD a few years ago.

Its making grinding noises

Since then I have been using it as an archive drive, something that I dump backups on and then put it in a fancy shoebox just in case a backup dies. Well, this is why you should ALWAYS have three copies for importance things:

The working copy (the one you use)
The on-site backup (or cloud backup)
The off-site backup (or a second cloud)

I like to keep a fourth “archive” backup, this is a backup that isn’t attached to a computer or network. A copy that will likely survive a massive EMP or CME.

I got out with the camera this weekend

2020-11-30

I was able to get out to take some pictures with my camera this weekend, but I haven’t had a chance to look at them let alone edit them.

This shot is from early in the summer of a little bird eating at the feeder, by fall they were eating at the sunflowers.

Drink more water

2020-11-26

I’ve been feeling the need to drink more water. During the first lockdown in the spring in was drinking around a litre of carbonated mineral a day, however this time around I don’t know plan on going to Costco till at least January.