@argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org
2026-08-03 15:36 UTC
@nate
I super duper cannot afford tape. 😂
…Feels a little odd to say that. In the early '80s, it was disk that nobody could afford!
Using LUKS with a backup drive is an interesting idea, but in this case that would be difficult. I would need to divide the drive into two partitions, because there are two different backups with two different keys on it, and I'm not thrilled at potentially running out of space because I sized the partitions wrong…
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@argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-08-03 15:37
@nate It also occurs to me that, if the office burns down, we'd have to somehow find a replacement LTO drive of that exact version, which by then could be a museum piece. I doubt computers will stop having USB ports any time soon.
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@nate@snac.justnat3.com 2026-08-03 15:54
In the early '80s, it was disk that nobody could afford! Yeah, storage media sure has changed a lot :) You could estimate the partition table programmatically- no worries of incorrect sizing as long as you know each final partition size.