The 2A was not formulated so citizens could protect themselves against a domestic government.
For reference see "Civil War."
In context, the 2A was for protecting oneself from the other gubmint guys.
Appreciate that while the Constitution gives the right to "bear" arms, it does not grant the right to actually "use" them.
In any case, owners of firearms are more likely to shoot themselves (suicide is number one, with accidental discharge at second), or people they know (family members, coworkers, bosses, acquaintances).
Even if we are uninformed to the point that we actually embrace the mistaken idea that citizens are armed to protect themselves from a domestic government, let's talk "weapon equity."
Obviously, We the People got screwed.
The "arms" we are allowed to bear are technologically obsolete compared to the advances made by government.
My fucking shotgun, handgun, rifle, ain't shit against carpet bombs, fighter jets, drones, aircraft carriers, battleships, grenades, rocket launchers...
And a parting shot:
While citizens have access to firearms, those angry enough to actually attack LEO in riots are using stone-age implements in the form of rocks and bricks, right?
So, rebellion with fucking goddam pea shooters is all hat and no cattle.
Actually, all decisions should be made by management.
That's how my world rolls.
They let me keep the fireproof safe that they bought.
Look: When the freaking fire alarm went off, I was the first guy to hit the street, even if I knew somebody was burning popcorn in the microwave, and I had the backup tapes in my possession.
When I bugged out for hurricane evac, I'm the guy who had the backup tapes and the production server in the trunk.
I was consulting on an unrelated matter and laid down a text file. Two days later, I deleted the file and told management what I did and to ask IT to get the file back, stat.
IT was totally like a fish out of water.
They started reading the web site, making phone calls...
I asked management, "Is this what you want when things go sideways?"
The IT manager was pissed and asked me what the fuck I was doing. My reply was, "Your job."
My allegiance was to the peeps who signed my paycheck.
The fact that you would make the management decision to trust your data to strangers (which is what IT is apparently doing today, hence this "new idea") probably means you weren't in management.
I would add a hacker who jumps a server could easily run a backup tape and reformat.
This could be a problem, given IT's propensity to suck.
I've gone to sites to do a recovery to find that, while the tapes were rotated out every day and stored off site, no one there, in the IT dept. understood CaptainDork's 6th corollary: The task is not to get the data on the tape as much as it is to get the data off the tape.
Every Wednesday, as faithfully as possible, I deleted an innocuous file on the server, pretended to have a major cow over its loss, and restored from backup (whether tape or EHD or cloud).
For one site, the admin came in every day; saw "Backup complete," swapped tapes and moved on.
What he didn't know was that the "complete," was the reformat command.
When the wheels fell off, he realized that he had never proven that shit was actually working.
Depending on business' risk analysis, I backed up to tape, on many servers, rotating 7 days or 30 days.
For the 30-day scenario, that meant 30 tapes for each server (6 at this one place). I did not reuse tapes more than a year. I would destroy those and buy new.
At my sites, I did full tape backup every night, including weekends. Friday's tape was overwritten Saturday and Sunday night.
I took each tape home with me for off-site storage, with written permission from management.
I carried a bag of tapes for 18 years.
Those embedded tape drives? They go bad and they are not cheap.
The server has to go off line and, as time goes by, the drives are not available or the technology changes, replacing the old. That really messes things up.
New drivers, new tapes, etc.
On occasion, even with a direct replacement drive, current tapes would not work because the new drive was too tight, mechanically.
I transitioned to EHD, which was a blessing for many reasons:
- Unlike a tape backup, EHD was not dependent on an embedded hardware. - The drives were platform-portable. I could make a server out of a freaking XP box. - Size matters when carrying those puppies. - Cost of EHD was exceedingly low by comparison. - The speed (esp. on USB 3.0) was amazing.
Even so, I think adding a layer of backup, like tape drives, is a very good idea.
My motivation for being here is to read the comments by people who are much closer to an issue and much more informed than I am./. should maybe tap into that.
... my local H-E-B and Kroger stores are providing curbside pickup.
You go online and pick your items. They gather those up and store (see what I did there) them on shelves and in refrigerators in an add-on room and then park in a special spot so a handler can put them in your vehicle.
When Amazon buys its own delivery fleet... it's game over.
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I agree and would like to use this to my advantage.
I don't want my shit cluttered with batshit crazy computer-chair generated antagonistic nonsense.
For example, Twitter is already a rabbit hole of despair, useful only when ;. goes down for a goddam week.
Facebook is useless as tits on a boar when it's swamped with unthinking muscle spasmatic meme share.
Get rid of all that shit and clean house.
Crazy people will continue to communicate but I'd prefer we MAGA and make those simple-minded mother fuckers wear hoods again and stay out of my face.
The 2A was not formulated so citizens could protect themselves against a domestic government.
For reference see "Civil War."
In context, the 2A was for protecting oneself from the other gubmint guys .
Appreciate that while the Constitution gives the right to "bear" arms, it does not grant the right to actually "use" them.
In any case, owners of firearms are more likely to shoot themselves (suicide is number one, with accidental discharge at second), or people they know (family members, coworkers, bosses, acquaintances).
Even if we are uninformed to the point that we actually embrace the mistaken idea that citizens are armed to protect themselves from a domestic government, let's talk "weapon equity."
Obviously, We the People got screwed.
The "arms" we are allowed to bear are technologically obsolete compared to the advances made by government.
My fucking shotgun, handgun, rifle, ain't shit against carpet bombs, fighter jets, drones, aircraft carriers, battleships, grenades, rocket launchers ...
And a parting shot:
While citizens have access to firearms, those angry enough to actually attack LEO in riots are using stone-age implements in the form of rocks and bricks, right?
So, rebellion with fucking goddam pea shooters is all hat and no cattle.
And put the goddam computer under your mattress.
So almost negligible risk ...
If they would have kept them in their own wallet, not some guys basement, they would have been fine.
Are you sure about that?
Despite the swift action by Trezor on the attack, the incident still created some doubt among users on the security of hardware wallets.
The article didn't mention librarians.
So, TFA is fake news, when the guy says, "I'll probably never see my money?"
Well, shit.
Not disagreeing that there are tape backups like that, but I never met one in a 30-year career.
The tapes had a physical write-protect that I accidentally hit a couple of times ...
You're petty, but happy.
And dismissed.
First off, I apologize for your shortcomings.
Second, you can read this very slowly (feel free to move your lips while doing so):
I put a useless text file on the server. I deleted the useless text file. I restored the useless text file.
Third: You suck.
I admire your style.
If we had more people like you in the field, management could sleep better at night.
Actually, all decisions should be made by management.
That's how my world rolls.
They let me keep the fireproof safe that they bought.
Look: When the freaking fire alarm went off, I was the first guy to hit the street, even if I knew somebody was burning popcorn in the microwave, and I had the backup tapes in my possession.
When I bugged out for hurricane evac, I'm the guy who had the backup tapes and the production server in the trunk.
Your management can do as they wish.
That's what mine did.
Not your call.
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I hear ya.
One site had an appliance and cloud backup.
I was consulting on an unrelated matter and laid down a text file. Two days later, I deleted the file and told management what I did and to ask IT to get the file back, stat.
IT was totally like a fish out of water.
They started reading the web site, making phone calls ...
I asked management, "Is this what you want when things go sideways?"
The IT manager was pissed and asked me what the fuck I was doing. My reply was, "Your job."
My allegiance was to the peeps who signed my paycheck.
The fact that you would make the management decision to trust your data to strangers (which is what IT is apparently doing today, hence this "new idea") probably means you weren't in management.
I would add a hacker who jumps a server could easily run a backup tape and reformat.
This could be a problem, given IT's propensity to suck.
I've gone to sites to do a recovery to find that, while the tapes were rotated out every day and stored off site, no one there, in the IT dept. understood CaptainDork's 6th corollary: The task is not to get the data on the tape as much as it is to get the data off the tape.
Every Wednesday, as faithfully as possible, I deleted an innocuous file on the server, pretended to have a major cow over its loss, and restored from backup (whether tape or EHD or cloud).
For one site, the admin came in every day; saw "Backup complete," swapped tapes and moved on.
What he didn't know was that the "complete," was the reformat command.
When the wheels fell off, he realized that he had never proven that shit was actually working.
Management was not amused.
Lower cost?
Not in my experience.
Depending on business' risk analysis, I backed up to tape, on many servers, rotating 7 days or 30 days.
For the 30-day scenario, that meant 30 tapes for each server (6 at this one place). I did not reuse tapes more than a year. I would destroy those and buy new.
At my sites, I did full tape backup every night, including weekends. Friday's tape was overwritten Saturday and Sunday night.
I took each tape home with me for off-site storage, with written permission from management.
I carried a bag of tapes for 18 years.
Those embedded tape drives? They go bad and they are not cheap.
The server has to go off line and, as time goes by, the drives are not available or the technology changes, replacing the old. That really messes things up.
New drivers, new tapes, etc.
On occasion, even with a direct replacement drive, current tapes would not work because the new drive was too tight, mechanically.
I transitioned to EHD, which was a blessing for many reasons:
- Unlike a tape backup, EHD was not dependent on an embedded hardware.
- The drives were platform-portable. I could make a server out of a freaking XP box.
- Size matters when carrying those puppies.
- Cost of EHD was exceedingly low by comparison.
- The speed (esp. on USB 3.0) was amazing.
Even so, I think adding a layer of backup, like tape drives, is a very good idea.
... across hardware and software.
It was bound to happen.
I think you're right.
My motivation for being here is to read the comments by people who are much closer to an issue and much more informed than I am. /. should maybe tap into that.
Yes. We're seasoned nerds who matter.
We are capable of understanding an explanation.
Agreed, and ...
"Once it's digitized, it's in the public domain." ~ © 2017 CaptainDork
It really doesn't matter where it's stored. We've seen that security is more porous than a neutrino passing through the universe.
I've implemented your suggestions for remote access and the crack in that wall is the part about, "access."
Another crack is the "remote," part.
Those two factors sorta describe what's called a, "hack."
iPhones use the same technique, right?
... my local H-E-B and Kroger stores are providing curbside pickup.
You go online and pick your items. They gather those up and store (see what I did there) them on shelves and in refrigerators in an add-on room and then park in a special spot so a handler can put them in your vehicle.
When Amazon buys its own delivery fleet ... it's game over.
No.
Anti-malware guards against, well, malware.
ccleaner does not guard ... if deletes shit like cookies, browsing history, and (optionally) registry entries.
You can download the latest version of ccleaner and test drive it instead of guessing what it does.