Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Joel Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.mobile.android,comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: Joel won't, so I will (was Re: Bungling Apple Lost the Plot on Texting Date: Sun, 01 Dec 2024 20:23:38 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 70 Message-ID: References: <071ikjds6op23p9b1vk6lg4l5379t7mv9l@4ax.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 02:23:39 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="f90291e22e0141f24854421d4fc83f72"; logging-data="3071925"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18nnIa1gF4qkkXn87BnOu78fEuhVmwHgnY=" User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 Cancel-Lock: sha1:KIi5ARWIV4uqnssWxVhP/XkR0Og= OS: Debian 12, with Wine 9.0 for WinAPI Bytes: 4198 -hh wrote: >Joel>>>> > >>>> It doesn't suck for an external drive, using an external > >>>> drive sucks as a continuous solution. > >Alan>>> Why? > >Joel>> > >> If I want two drives, I want them both internal. However, since I > >> have no wish to dual-boot Winblows, I don't need a second drive. > >Alan> > > 1. That's not an answer. That's saying the same thing by different > > words. > > > > 2. Having two drives has nothing to do with whether or not you are > > dual-booting. > >My observation is that it depends on what the workflow use case needs >are for if two drives are better (or needed) vs one, as well as if these >are better (or worse) served by both being internal vs >internal/external, etc. > >For example, contemplate the baseline 3-2-1 data backup strategy of >having three backup copies at all times, preferably over two mediums, >and having at least one be remote site located. FYI, 'remote site' is >to mitigate single point failure risks such as a home fire destroying >everything. Ditto lightning strikes if all are continuously plugged in. > >So for a home user, what's the hardware solution for rotating a backup >copy to a remote site? The main simple options today are either to: > >a) pay $$ to rent Cloud storage, >or >b) an external hard drive: unplug and sneaker-net it to the remote. > > >A common trade-off on option (a) is one's ISP: bandwidth speed >limitations and monthly quota restrictions may interfere. > >For option (b), if you want to have an internal bay instead of an >external HDD, that's fine ... but you're now looking at having to shut >down your entire PC, opening the case, and yanking out this internally >installed drive for each transfer to remote. How frequently will >depends on your risk tolerance...a common best practice IIRC is weekly. In fairness, since a Mac system is unlikely to dual-boot, compared to a PC, the hardware from Apple isn't totally terrible. My machine isn't really different, it just divides the SoC into different parts. It's just that if I had some need for Windows, I would be able to install it comfortably, or if I wanted to have a second modern drive for some other reason. -- Joel W. Crump Amendment XIV Section 1. [...] No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Dobbs rewrites this, it is invalid precedent. States are liable for denying needed abortions, e.g. TX.