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[robinturner]

One day I will learn not to be so slap happy with the "rm -Rf" command. I spent ages making a crossword with an online program (asymptopia) and trying to format it nicely as a PDF file. I then forgot that it was stored in a directory I use for temporarily mirroring websites. I generally delete all files in this directory whenever I start a web editing session, just to make sure I don't accidentally upload an old file over a new one (a risk when you update a site from two different locations). So here we go - "rm -Rf ./* - DAMN DAMN DAMN!!"

And this is the guy who keeps telling his students to make backups of their essays ...

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[dtlw.livejournal.com]

Thnk yourself lucky. i just spent a whole week typing up a process and standards map for a logistics company (it took me nearly a month to formulate the standards alone), i was happy with my report and subsequent findings, so decided to save them to a floppy before i saved to the hard drive. DOH! Fatal disc error and loss of 1 weeks work. System restore got me back to a point, but lost all my additions. I know the thing is in there somewhere and i'll find it, but God am i pissed off right now.

Anyway, hope your well.........Keep backing up yer files

[solri.livejournal.com]

Ow! I find for really important files it's a good idea to make an occasional backup with a different name, so that it doesn't get written over when the computer gets vicious.

[dtlw.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but your bright and gifted. i'm as thick as pig shit

[solri.livejournal.com]

Come on - we're talking about the man who created DaveWorld!