> “There are two types of people: those who have suffered a catastrophic loss of data, and those who will.”
When I was a teenager, I was the reason for data loss for my dad, twice. Both times it was because I was re-partitioning a hard drive to install linux.
You would think that taught me a lesson about backups, instead it reminds me every now and again to be grateful for an awesome dad and aspire to handle situations with my kid similarly :)
Reminds me of a story: I was sitting at a restaurant waiting for my food. I casually notice two young children in the next booth playing with a phone, but pay little attention.
Moments later their dad (presumably) comes back and asks for his phone back and sits down with their food. The kids are eating and the dad is fumbling with his phone with odd looks and I can see his frustration growing.
Then out I hear something like "What did you do to my phone?" repeated loudly over and over. "You erased my phone, it's gone."
The small children (guessing) had figured out how to factory reset his phone.
My thought at the time was something like : How many times did I do something as a toddler I don't remember to piss of my dad like that and that he never got mad or brought it up later (Lots of times knowing myself).
dirkc · · focus · HN ↗
When I was a teenager, I was the reason for data loss for my dad, twice. Both times it was because I was re-partitioning a hard drive to install linux.
You would think that taught me a lesson about backups, instead it reminds me every now and again to be grateful for an awesome dad and aspire to handle situations with my kid similarly :)
wallst07 · · focus · HN ↗
Moments later their dad (presumably) comes back and asks for his phone back and sits down with their food. The kids are eating and the dad is fumbling with his phone with odd looks and I can see his frustration growing.
Then out I hear something like "What did you do to my phone?" repeated loudly over and over. "You erased my phone, it's gone."
The small children (guessing) had figured out how to factory reset his phone.
My thought at the time was something like : How many times did I do something as a toddler I don't remember to piss of my dad like that and that he never got mad or brought it up later (Lots of times knowing myself).
RugnirViking · · focus · HN ↗
The wise man sees that when a fool has broken his system, its no use getting angry at the fool. Make the system better.
Diti · · focus · HN ↗