Actually, the third panel is good advice for life and for digital storage. Both too much time spent on past problems and backing up everything one does on pc can cause confusion, frustration, and might ultimately lead to a crash.
I have 4 copies of my data backed up. That includes photos. One copy is in my safety deposit box. I hear stories of people who don’t do it and lose everything then cry about it. I saw this happen early on in school back in the days of floppies. People would put their assignments on them and not make a copy. Then would come the can opener sound of death, all gone!! It did sound like a can opener when the disk was trash.
Old Earl is absolutely right. Backing up is time-consuming and, as years go by, also almost useless. No computer reads my floppys anymore. And the disks? So many of them, and what’s in is mostly readable only up to Windows 98. Enough! I just “backup” (keep in a drawer) what I draw or print on PAPER.
There’s an old comedy routine on this subject (Abbott and Costello used it, but maybe it predated them). This recreation isn’t an exact transcript, but it captures the spirit of it:
Abbott (passenger in car): “You have to back up to get out of this parking space.”
Costello (driver): “I gotta back up?”
Abbot: “Yes, go ahead.”
Costello puts the car in drive.
Abbot: “What are you doing?”
Costello: “I’m doing what you told me to.”
Abbot: “I told you to back up.”
Costello: “You want me to back up?”
Abbot: “That’s right, now go ahead.”
You can imagine that this confusion continues for a while.
Concretionist about 3 years ago
They’d be back-ward for sure.
sirbadger about 3 years ago
Is the thing behind the laptop an external hard drive, power supply or something else?
Templo S.U.D. about 3 years ago
as a “young people”, that is a good question
Ratkin Premium Member about 3 years ago
Sage shirt, yes. Sage advice, no.
pschearer Premium Member about 3 years ago
Sage advice: Never use too much sage.
Doug K about 3 years ago
Sage question: “Are you going to Scarborough Fair?”
Cornelius Noodleman about 3 years ago
My brother beeps when he backs up.
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member about 3 years ago
Sage advice: use it to dispel evil spirits.
sandpiper about 3 years ago
Actually, the third panel is good advice for life and for digital storage. Both too much time spent on past problems and backing up everything one does on pc can cause confusion, frustration, and might ultimately lead to a crash.
iggyman about 3 years ago
Enjoy your memories but enjoy today and look into the future!
NeedaChuckle Premium Member about 3 years ago
I have 4 copies of my data backed up. That includes photos. One copy is in my safety deposit box. I hear stories of people who don’t do it and lose everything then cry about it. I saw this happen early on in school back in the days of floppies. People would put their assignments on them and not make a copy. Then would come the can opener sound of death, all gone!! It did sound like a can opener when the disk was trash.
cib258 about 3 years ago
It’s a toaster.
Zebrastripes about 3 years ago
Earl just had to put his irrelevant two cents in…LOVE IT!
purepaul Premium Member about 3 years ago
The lesson for foolish Old Pop’s is that it’s not if you are going to crash, but when you will crash. Applies to a lot more the computer drives.
Margherita Premium Member about 3 years ago
Old Earl is absolutely right. Backing up is time-consuming and, as years go by, also almost useless. No computer reads my floppys anymore. And the disks? So many of them, and what’s in is mostly readable only up to Windows 98. Enough! I just “backup” (keep in a drawer) what I draw or print on PAPER.
Steverino Premium Member about 3 years ago
I always thought when a disk is backed up, it runs in reverse.
assrdood about 3 years ago
@sirbadger
The device behind the monitor is a CIA transmitter. Move on, nothing to see here.
verticallychallenged Premium Member about 3 years ago
“Jesus saves.”
Ukko wilko about 3 years ago
Same place. They never listen anyway.
tremaine53 about 3 years ago
“Pretty sure I hear mom calling you, dad…”
COL Crash about 3 years ago
Yeah, but Earl, the sage advice of old farts like us only applies within the framework of things as they have been in the Past.
What most of us miss is that things have been changing all along and have introduced situations where that advice no longer makes any sense.
ChessPirate about 3 years ago
Without data, Earl, that’s where they’d be…
zeexenon about 3 years ago
Sage, either a weed that’s useless to smoke, or a weed that’s made to wander.
jader3rd about 3 years ago
I prefer continuous replication solutions.
timbob2313 Premium Member about 3 years ago
Earl, you are not the only old fart without a clue.
I am a life member in the old farts clubANIMAL about 3 years ago
When I visit my parents, I always feel like a HERO after I help ’em with their tech problems…..
kab2rb about 3 years ago
Sounds like my hubby on reading comics, he goes forward not reverse.
Moonkey Premium Member about 3 years ago
Earl is trying to impart his wisdom to his only child. She sees it for what it is, and seems content. So what if he is basically in another universe?
Jkendr46 about 3 years ago
Could be a bluetooth speaker or a hard drive.
Teto85 Premium Member about 3 years ago
There are two kinds of computer users. Those who back up and those who will at the next crash.
mistercatworks about 3 years ago
I wish I had 2TB of future to go forward to.
paullp Premium Member about 3 years ago
There’s an old comedy routine on this subject (Abbott and Costello used it, but maybe it predated them). This recreation isn’t an exact transcript, but it captures the spirit of it:
Abbott (passenger in car): “You have to back up to get out of this parking space.”
Costello (driver): “I gotta back up?”
Abbot: “Yes, go ahead.”
Costello puts the car in drive.
Abbot: “What are you doing?”
Costello: “I’m doing what you told me to.”
Abbot: “I told you to back up.”
Costello: “You want me to back up?”
Abbot: “That’s right, now go ahead.”
You can imagine that this confusion continues for a while.
mikeywilly about 3 years ago
Their eyes wouldn’t get so much excercise from rolling them at their parents