gwern comments on Open thread, 9-15 June 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: gwern 10 June 2014 12:57:16AM 13 points [-]

This is the universe's occasional reminder to you that you should be keeping backups of your files: https://plus.google.com/103530621949492999968/posts/cpydtJGE5e6

Comment author: tgb 10 June 2014 02:26:12PM 0 points [-]

Another reason: ransomware!

Comment author: kpreid 10 June 2014 04:32:46PM 4 points [-]

Note that this is one (dramatic) example of why you should keep offline backups; that is, backups which some or most of the time are not attached to any operating computer. This protects them against any failure-to-function-as-you-intended of the computer which deletes or corrupts everything whether it's a backup or not. Incorrect commands, ransomware, lightning strikes...