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backupbear

@backupbear@aus.social

Enterprise tech worker focused on ethical advancement of the industry. Heavily into #DataProtection – of the storage/availability kind (particular emphasis on #backup and #recovery). Blog and publish books on it, just for ongoing nerdery on the topic.

Also a huge #PowerPlate fan & user.
Posts are my own, unassociated with any employer. Links at https://linktr.ee/backupbear

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catsalad, to random

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    @catsalad Had a colleague who used to set an OOO message like this - effectively, “When I return, I’ll delete all email received while I was away. If your email is important, please set yourself a reminder to reach out to me on DD/MM/YYYY."

    backupbear, to random
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    No no no, I did not log in to 270 auto-filed emails in my Jira activity folder. Let's restart the day.

    backupbear, to random
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    That thing where you put off dealing with an error for a week because you were certain it was going to be a tedious and frustrating error to deal with, but when you eventually get around to facing it, it was something completely different and you solve it in about 30 seconds...

    backupbear,
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    @jonoabroad lol I was more irritated with myself for not dealing with it earlier. It's been bugging me for a week :D

    backupbear, to random
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    Well, with no lottery wins over the weekend, I guess it’s back to the bump and grind this morning.

    backupbear, to random
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    Crazy idea for : Don’t cover “holiday home” restorations. Screw that shit. If someone isn’t intending to live it in all the time, it’s just bullshit.

    backupbear, to random
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    That’s certainly one big danger noodle.

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-26/huge-brown-snake-found-in-veggie-patch/102774880

    backupbear, to random
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    I will maintain, to my dying breath, that The Kransky Sisters did the best of all time for "Sound of Silence”. And that one time I got to see them sing it live was just perfection.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEQhqNNuicg

    backupbear, to random
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    Today's listening-between-meetings is brought to you by "One Last Song" by Sam Smith.

    backupbear, to random
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    I must admit having now seen the mug shot now a few times, I believe it can go in an Australian dictionary alongside the phrase, "Face like a smacked arse".

    backupbear, to random
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    Suddenly remembering that time (hell, over 15 years ago now) where I received a formal rejection letter for a job application I'd submitted ... 18 months prior.

    backupbear,
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    @jonoabroad Perhaps unsurprisingly it was a government department that took the 18 months to reject me :)

    GossiTheDog, to random
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    @GossiTheDog I thought the secret to getting gardening leave was to just say you were going to work for a competitor, even if you aren’t.

    backupbear, to coffee
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    More. More!

    backupbear, to climate
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    People sometimes ask, "when are the revolutions going to come over ?"

    Here's the dirty little secret: the revolutions are already happening. But they're happening in reverse -- they're happening when supposed modern, freedom-loving governments revolt against their citizens and decide the solution to climate change is to make protesting climate change inaction illegal.

    That's your revolution. The only question is what you do in response to it...

    backupbear, to random
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    Thanks recruiter for hassling me, a Product Manager and senior backup guy to apply for a junior storage contract in another city where I'd have to fund my own relocation. Such wow. So useful.

    riversidebryan, to random

    🚨🚨 Brace for incoming Boosts 🚨🚨

    Spreading lots of joy & beauty that has blessed my timeline in the past few days 🙌🙌

    Art, Nature, Star Trek, Photography, Flowers, Pop Culture, Cats, Dogs & Other Goodies 🥰

    🎨📸📺🎬🖖🐶🐱🐭🐹🐄🐿🪷🌻🌺🌲🌵🌳☘️🐠🦜🪿🦆🐦🐓🐘🦚🦅🐢

    🔁🔁🔁

    Music for today's boost-a-thon:

    https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6W1wlzR3YLUtRgPaLxARcF?si=GRuY9kmSQf-ELzykjjDcmQ

    backupbear,
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    @maikelfrias @riversidebryan @billzismyname @jo @fraktur Technically with my job I'm a terrible indicator of when Australians (overall) are awake.

    Remember, worldtimebuddy.com is the best tool you can get :) As I keep reminding my colleagues across so many timezones...

    backupbear,
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    @maikelfrias Heading up to 7am Wednesday. I'm in Melbourne/Victoria, so currently GMT+10.

    backupbear,
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    @maikelfrias The real confusing stuff happens when flying to the US & back again. Gain a day going over, lose it going back, etc.

    backupbear, to random
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    Have been having a very lazy Saturday morning. Didn’t get up until 4.50am (which is certainly late for me these days) and have spent the last hour sitting around drinking coffee.

    My main goal for today is simple: finish my read-through of the copy-edited proof from my publisher for the “Busy IT Manager’s Guide to ” .

    backupbear,
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    And that’s done! Copy proof submitted to publisher and I can take a well-earned rest!

    backupbear, to random
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    : “This is your last warning.”
    Narrator: It was not the last warning.

    backupbear, to random
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    In a remarkable turn of events, I did not do a single meeting today. Not even any adhoc conversations. That’s basically the first time that’s happened on a working day in the last 12+ months.

    backupbear,
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    @jpm Thankfully they’re auto-filled.

    backupbear, to random
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    OK, so now I’ve switched to aus.social, it seems the instance has a filter for the hashtag auspol – how can I disable that so I can just see said posts?

    backupbear,
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    @jpm @AusSocialMods This is literally my filter setup at the moment:

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