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Skriven 2013-12-31 07:33:00 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
   Kommentar till text 8370 av Michael Loo (1:123/140)
Ärende: false economies
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MICHAEL LOO Said to DAVE DRUM about false economies 679

ML>  ML> Media don't last forever ... it's only the most basic materials
ML>  ML> that survive past generations of technological innovation.

ML>  DD> Even DVD and CD disc storage is not totally permanent.

ML> They made that sad discovery a couple decades ago, and in
ML> libraries and such CDs aren't considered archival after
ML> 7 tears, whoops, years.

ML>  ML> I understand that there's a substance called paper that on the
ML>  ML> whole has done pretty well.

ML>  DD> So long as it is too rough and crinkly to be used as bum
ML>  DD> fodder. Still,  the baths at Alexandria were fueled by the
ML>  DD> burning of scrivenings from  the library there

ML> Oh, not to deny that paper casualties occur - there's too damp,
ML> too hot, too prone to vandalism, recycling, and government

Also, too much sulphur used in the making of the substrate, not enough 
rag/linen content, improper curing of the skin for the parchments, etc.

ML> regulation; but few media reliably last so long. If you want
ML> more durable, well, cuneiform and stone carving work.

And are subject to erosion. The only things permanent are death and 
taxes.

ML>  DD> I recently grabbed a 2 Tb external drive to use for archival
ML>  DD> purposes  for <$125 -- waaaaay less than a buck a meg. But, I
ML>  DD> have yet to back  anything up to it. So, currently it's an
ML>  DD> expensive paperweight. 

ML> I use a 1/2 Tb I think as my backup now but back up only when
ML> I am at the house on the 1st of a month; otherwise the important
ML> stuff if any (mostly itineraries) gets sent to myself at gmail
ML> or at my address in France (if I want privacy and reliability,
ML> which the French government is always so excellent good at).

There is a way my mind has devised to keep back-ups on a more permanent 
basis than floppies, memory sticks, DVDs, etc. Using two hard drives and 
comparison/back-up software as a belt & suspenders arrangement. I am 
currently working to resurrect a 40 gig drive that semi-failed on me 10 
or so years ago ... only so far as I want to rescue the Meal-Master 
directories which contain some UDD specials that I'd rather not try and 
re-write.   Bv)=

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Dirty Dave's Slumgullion
 Categories: Beef, Pork, Vegetables, Pasta
      Yield: 3 servings

      1 lb Ground meat
      1 md Onion; diced small
 14 1/2 oz Can diced or stewed tomatoes
      8 oz Can tomato sauce (I use El
           - Pato if I want it zippy)
      1 c  Elbow macaroni; heaping
      1 ts Salt
    1/4 ts Pepper

  In a large skillet, cook ground meat and onions. When meat
  is no longer pink, drain excess grease.

  In another pan, cook macaroni. Crush the tomatoes (if
  using stewed) and add them along with the sauce, macaroni,
  salt and pepper to the meat and onions in the skillet. Let
  the whole mixture simmer until some of the juice from the
  tomatoes cooks away.

  Feeds 3-4 people.

  This recipe has been in my family for years. I have eaten
  "Slum" since I was a child. You can toss in some sliced
  mushrooms if you wish.

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

MMMMM

ENJOY!!!

From Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
Home of YAAAAHHHHOOOOAAAAHHHH Hot Sauce & Hardin Cider 

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