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  1. Re:Administrators on Teaching College Is No Longer a Middle Class Job · · Score: 1

    You don't make any sense, but thanks for playing. They describe several mental strategies in your given example.

  2. Re:Why complicate things? on Ask Slashdot: How To Bequeath Sensitive Information? · · Score: 1

    Yes, I'm targeting more of the low bandwidth households that can't back up to the cloud and those smart enough not to trust the crowd, but not educated enough to roll their own solution. I don't see an offering from Iron Mountain that caters to the new mom with 10GB of baby photos.

    Data security is something I will have to deal with. I think offline encrypted volumes will be pretty tough to snoop.

  3. Re:Why complicate things? on Ask Slashdot: How To Bequeath Sensitive Information? · · Score: 1

    I am spinning up an offsite backup/archive company. I plan to offer annual data backup plans. I'll bill you and send you a flash device for your data, which will be loaded to a server that hashes it and uses some other processes to protect the data integrity.

    I am considering offering an escrow service where data can be released to a third party when certain criteria are met. The site is empty now, but check back to find out more, http://www.o2ark.com./

  4. Re:Paper stored somewhere safe on Ask Slashdot: How To Bequeath Sensitive Information? · · Score: 1

    That depends on the state in some states a safe deposit box is the best place for a will and the law has special allowances to search for one. I think Pennsylvania is this way, maybe Indiana.

  5. Re:I can't think of a better argument... on Code Spaces Hosting Shutting Down After Attacker Deletes All Data · · Score: 1

    Yes, my plan is to move the data to offline servers to perform the checks, probably two to begin with. I would love to avoid both file indexing and storing encryption keys. Which I will try first, that way I can avoid any warrant issues. I don't plan to support incremental backups. I will store multiple volumes, but what's in them is your business. Ideally I would like to rotate out the old volume when a new volume comes in, that's why I am marketing this as archival backup. I suppose I should plan for some multiple set system. Ideally the multiple sets would be onsite and archives would go offsite less frequently. I'm not targeting the backup every week crowd, although I should make an option available.

  6. Re:Massive conspiracy on IRS Lost Emails of 6 More Employees Under Investigation · · Score: 1

    I think Hanlon's razor applies here:
    "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."

    but continue your witch-hunting.
    Seriously, if this happened at a company it would be bad, but slap on the wrist, wink, and a small fine sort of bad. If it happened to you, you might end up in jail on a contempt of court charge for 14 years.
    Yet another reason corporations aren't people and shouldn't have rights.

  7. Re:I can't think of a better argument... on Code Spaces Hosting Shutting Down After Attacker Deletes All Data · · Score: 1

    I'm thinking what your describing is a small part of the market, which I will probably pursue also. My main thrust is going to be for archival type backups, family photos, legal documents, etc. Things that are stored for years and rarely looked at. I want to start with annual and quarterly plans. I see alot of potential customers in the sub 32GB market, judging from past restores I've done where clients have almost lost data.

    I also want to offer something for larger data sets, but it would be expensive and hence a limited market.

    Thanks for your feedback. I am working on a pilot site at http://www.o2ark.com/ (probably won't be up for a week or so, but check back if your interested).

  8. Re:No offsite backups? on Code Spaces Hosting Shutting Down After Attacker Deletes All Data · · Score: 1

    one online, one backup, on archive if it's important

    Pretend your Noah, god has commanded you to take 2 copies of all your data and put it on an ark.

  9. Re:No offsite backups? on Code Spaces Hosting Shutting Down After Attacker Deletes All Data · · Score: 1

    maybe glacier?

  10. Re:I can't think of a better argument... on Code Spaces Hosting Shutting Down After Attacker Deletes All Data · · Score: 1

    I'm considering starting an offline/offsite backup service using flash media and mail, with some other options. Storage would be encrypted and hashed to prevent bitrot. Just curious if anyone has some constructive criticism.

  11. Re:The cloud on Code Spaces Hosting Shutting Down After Attacker Deletes All Data · · Score: 1

    Don't hold back with the reference or contact number.

  12. Re:Massive conspiracy on IRS Lost Emails of 6 More Employees Under Investigation · · Score: 1

    Look, if Jeffry Dahlmer shows up at your diner and tries to sell you a load of meat, your more suspicious then if it comes from someone else.

  13. Re:Massive conspiracy on IRS Lost Emails of 6 More Employees Under Investigation · · Score: 1

    rule #1: never assume competency.

  14. Re:Massive conspiracy on IRS Lost Emails of 6 More Employees Under Investigation · · Score: 1

    Six months is pretty bad. At the very least they should have a rotating set of annual backups going back several years. That's best practices. Year/month/week. It doesn't take too many sets.

  15. Re:Massive conspiracy on IRS Lost Emails of 6 More Employees Under Investigation · · Score: 3, Informative

    The blame for this falls squarely on Exchange. It's limit on mailbox sizes forced people to archive to local pst files. This is something that has only been addressed at many organizations over the couple years. They've been planning and testing for about 5 years, but I don't find it difficult to believe that emails could be lost. Decentralized storage of old emails used to be the norm.

  16. Re:Just do SOMETHING on U.S. Democrats Propose Legislation To Ban Internet Fast Lanes · · Score: 1

    Hi Tom, don't just stand there as an AC, come in and make an account.

  17. Re:Just imagine "if" on Congressman Asks NSA To Provide Metadata For "Lost" IRS Emails · · Score: 1

    Sounds great, but the ROI on backup data is not so great. We'll put it off for afew years.

    -every manager I ever had

  18. Re:Does it really matter? on Can Google Connect the Unconnected 2/3 To the Internet? · · Score: 1

    That's my point, you can circumvent the collusion of local market by having access to other market via your cell phone.

  19. Re:AutoIt, Hands Down! on Ask Slashdot: Best Rapid Development Language To Learn Today? · · Score: 1

    Great tool, but windows only...

  20. Re:Average SD article containing TM unclear ABR in on Average HS Student Given Little Chance of AP CS Success · · Score: 0

    Yeah, shoot a round and hope they aren't wearing gas masks, you probably won't get a second shot, or use a conventional plasma round and eliminate the threat. (tank killing rounds have a shaped charge that actually jets a superheated metal (plasma) into the interior of the tank.

  21. Re:Does it really matter? on Can Google Connect the Unconnected 2/3 To the Internet? · · Score: 1

    Thanks for taking the time to document your lack of understanding how the real world works.

    world 1 - brokers set the prices and buy the product, take a large cut of profit.
    world 2 - Farmers are able to see offers from multiple brokers without worrying that one has come and gone, or isn't there yet. brokers take a smaller cut and compete for product.

  22. Re:Change of diet in the Eskimo population? on "Eskimo Diet" Lacks Support For Better Cardiovascular Health · · Score: 1

    mostly water weight, and 10 lbs might be a bit of an exaggeration.

    I once, however, witnessed a guy lose 5 lbs by removing his underwear during a wrestling weigh-in. Five pound underwear seems excessive for a skinny middle school kid, but I can only assume he had been sweating to cut weight.

  23. Re:Somewhere in my mind... on Cisco Opposes Net Neutrality · · Score: 1

    too true...
    Another press release masquerading as news...

  24. Re:Mmhmm on High Frequency Trading and Finance's Race To Irrelevance · · Score: 1

    Not true, nobody knows the future. Overpopulation is self correcting if it comes to that, but educated and content people will have less children, it's been proven. I am asking why the educated and content should have even less then they want, which you are proposing. I am positing that for every childless Einsten, there should be an Eintein's father who has the children they want to have.

    Another genius or great leader can come from anywhere, but there is alot of momentum for creating well educated people in the west. We should not abandon that to make more room for uneducated people.

  25. Re: Establishment of religion on Teacher Tenure Laws Ruled Unconstitutional In California · · Score: 1

    It's the supreme court's job to interpret the law, it's not the prerogative of the writer.