JEN
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It’s only a matter of time until some major server farm fails, either through hacking or through natural causes like a natural disaster and/or power failure. Luddite and jack-of-all-trades that I am, it should not affect me all that much.
The next drawing will be for a massive haul of samples of all sorts, probably at least 200 g for US shipping, but 100 g international. To enter, just leave a comment about air conditioning, server farms, or how you back up your important data.
[Fuschia photo is mine, freezing baby and server farm are from an internet search.]
[Fuschia photo is mine, freezing baby and server farm are from an internet search.]
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Love your fuschia! Hummingbirds ♡ them also! I remember the Northeast Blackout of 2003. I'm hoping the server farms have a few backup generators!!!
ReplyDeleteMary, we have lots of hummingbirds around here, and they do love the fuchsias. You're in the drawing.
DeleteI email stuff to myself at another email addy. Also have an external hard drive and a few pen drives with all my important stuff. I have no items on the 'cloud' - dont trust it! I love fuschia's - they remind me of the garden we had when i was a child! :-)
ReplyDeletePats, That's smart to back up your stuff. You're in the drawing.
DeleteI don't keep anything on the cloud, we have various hard drives, and I don't like air con either. Even with hot flashes (first summer with them!)
ReplyDeletezzibbyz, given where I live, no one ever needs air conditioning. The problem is that a lot of buildings built from the 1960s on have windows that don't open. You're in the drawing.
DeleteCan't deal with air con, especially in the office. What happened to windows? I, too, back up on an external drive and file paper docs in a box... Greetings from a hot and humid London at 7am!
ReplyDeleteMoodypaws, it seems I'm not the only one who hates air conditioning, especially in public places where the temperature is in the 50-60s F when it's nice and warm outside. You're in the drawing.
DeleteHonestly I back up to the cloud but you've made me think twice about that. I think I need to print more photos, too. And I don't mind the heat in Western Washington, even at 90° it's not uncomfortable, so a/c is unnecessary. I don't understand why people move to areas where a/c is a must though.
ReplyDeleteChris, we're lucky that it's dry when the temperatures are in the 90s. I think we're in the right spot to deal with global warming. You're in the drawing.
DeleteFinally having AC in the house has been amazing for my breathing issues, I really don't want to go back!
ReplyDeleteI've lost most of my pictures and music a few times for various reasons. Hard copies and digital. As disappointing as it is, nothing lasts forever.
Unknown, you're right that nothing lasts forever, but I don't want to lose things unnecessarily. You're in the drawing.
DeleteCongratulations, Jen!
ReplyDeleteI've never considered ACs and servers to be an issue! Now that you mention it, if AC were to die, that would be a massive problem everywhere since it seems like everything nowadays is partially or fully done on a computer. I try to keep my info in multiple locations too. Though should AC fail, the files are the least of my worries, given the heat in all of the American South.
Parrot, having lived in the US south, I know what it's like! 100+ degrees and 100% humidity is not pleasant. Where I lived there, I didn't have air conditioning, so had to adapt. You're in the drawing.
ReplyDeleteI lived in the US after I graduated. Among Europeans, one of the first important tipps you got was to always bring a cardigan to the movie theater, it was cooled down to what we considered just above freezing point.
ReplyDeleteToday I appreciate air conditioning if it really does get so hot that your brain is fried, but in Europe, it's still not very common. Our summers have gotten a lot warmer in the last decade, though. I would prefer fighting global warming instead of having to run air conditioning everywhere ...
Ursula, great observations. Air conditioners contribute to global warming, so it's a vicious circle. You're entered in the drawing.
DeleteWith 90+ degree days and 90+ % humidity, I do need AC but I try to keep it seasonal. If it’s tank top and shorts weather outside, it’s the same inside. I don’t want to put on a coat when I walk into the house.
ReplyDeleteI have most of my stuff on the cloud but backups of the important things. Unfortunately, I think our dystopian future is closer than we think.
Triniti, I think the dystopian future is pretty much now, and just going to get worse. Like you, I hate having to put on a coat in the summer when I go into a public building from outside. You're entered in the drawing.
ReplyDeleteTriniti, I think the dystopian future is pretty much now, and just going to get worse. Like you, I hate having to put on a coat in the summer when I go into a public building from outside. You're entered in the drawing.
ReplyDeleteIn some ways I consider myself a quasi-Neo-Luddite. I am proud of my flip-phone and I don’t text. My Facebook account lacks personal information and is only used to read. Do a google search and I remain mostly mysterious on the Internet.
ReplyDeleteI do backup important files to a server but I have always tended to print interesting articles or emails. Only this week I decided it best to place paving stones under boxes in a closet filled with years of paperwork adjacent to a bathroom in case of a pipe break.
As for a dystopian future, as you write Ellen, after Trump took office I began saving bottles of water and have a very simple survivalist cache in case he leads us into a war we are not ready for. My prized survival gear is a magnifying glass in case my eyeglasses break so that I can read my hardcover books.
Martin, you're even more of a quasi-neo-Luddite then I am! But I share your concerns about yet another war, wherever it may take place. You're entered in the drawing.
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