Yes, it totally destroyed most of our chances of a decent life with interviews in our chosen fields. We now 'control' whatever we can. But, AI and their wild ideas will find no home with us.
In 2001 I was emigrating to UK and had a few interviews lined up where the details were on the Hotmail debacle. Debacle as far as I was concerned because on arrival in UK *every* single interview had 'disappeared from my account. Having lost so much, we never trusted any such site again. Categorically I refuse to use a single cloud account. My 'backups' are certain items copied onto drivers in my possession. Not perfect, I know, but our household does not like these 'bullies' (for so they seem to prove to be) and the lines in those missing emails where access was given to me have been a grim reminder ever since.
I bet this must have been so frustrating, especially at such a pivotal moment in your life. I understand why that experience would leave you wary of cloud services. Physical backups might be less convenient, but for peace of mind and control, they’re hard to beat.
And yeah... that's the thing - In today's world, you don't have control over your own stuff... the big companies have all the control... which sucks.
Yes, it totally destroyed most of our chances of a decent life with interviews in our chosen fields. We now 'control' whatever we can. But, AI and their wild ideas will find no home with us.
In 2001 I was emigrating to UK and had a few interviews lined up where the details were on the Hotmail debacle. Debacle as far as I was concerned because on arrival in UK *every* single interview had 'disappeared from my account. Having lost so much, we never trusted any such site again. Categorically I refuse to use a single cloud account. My 'backups' are certain items copied onto drivers in my possession. Not perfect, I know, but our household does not like these 'bullies' (for so they seem to prove to be) and the lines in those missing emails where access was given to me have been a grim reminder ever since.
I bet this must have been so frustrating, especially at such a pivotal moment in your life. I understand why that experience would leave you wary of cloud services. Physical backups might be less convenient, but for peace of mind and control, they’re hard to beat.
And yeah... that's the thing - In today's world, you don't have control over your own stuff... the big companies have all the control... which sucks.