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On 11/22/2024 6:36 PM, Sand Chimp wrote:


> How the hell does one back up all that?

You suffer through a full backup once, then do incrementals.



> Thank god I only have three computer books on my computer. Two for 
> programming and one for Linux. 


When you're done making pipe bombs and hating on Jews:

https://teachyourselfcs.com/

https://diveintosystems.org/book/

https://www.cs.swarthmore.edu/~newhall/unixlinks.html



> I'm no "DFS". 

Silly primate.  With 3TB of pirated music and books, you're at least 50x 
the hoarder I am.



> That Bozo even collects usenet posts.

https://imgur.com/a/1QsRywW