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Is stuff online worth saving?

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127 points Brajeshwar | 1 comments | 17 Dec 24 14:31 UTC | HN request time: 0.199s | source
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paulpauper ◴[21 Dec 24 15:38 UTC] No.42480243[source]▶
Digital storage is free; yes, save it all
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lxgr ◴[21 Dec 24 16:31 UTC] No.42480545[source]▶
Please do share where I can reliably store my backups for free!
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fragmede ◴[21 Dec 24 16:33 UTC] No.42480556[source]▶
> Backups are for wimps. Real men upload their data to an FTP site and have everyone else mirror it.

— Linus Torvalds

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1. theandrewbailey ◴[21 Dec 24 16:53 UTC] No.42480692[source]▶
The vast majority of people aren't privileged enough to have anyone mirror their data.