tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post3550387321558964813..comments2024-03-28T13:01:53.949-07:00Comments on Laws of Gravity: Digital ArmageddonLiz A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-16759965302426250162016-04-07T20:02:41.124-07:002016-04-07T20:02:41.124-07:00I would cry. I would really cry. lol Last year we ...I would cry. I would really cry. lol Last year we had internet issues for over a week with no access to that part of my e-life though I could access saved files at least. But it was a nightmare not being able to get into accounts to pay them, deal with social media (it's my actual job), emails, etc for so long. Plus most of my recipes are saved online plus my music files and my tv shows are linked to online. It was horrible being so disconnected. Anna (herding cats-burning soup)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17422129120413380189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-59599326328947061002016-04-07T12:16:37.580-07:002016-04-07T12:16:37.580-07:00Oh, I'm kinda afraid of that story...Oh, I'm kinda afraid of that story...Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-66713188272445501022016-04-07T12:16:08.949-07:002016-04-07T12:16:08.949-07:00Ouch! That's awful.
I wonder what we would do...Ouch! That's awful.<br /><br />I wonder what we would do as a world, then. Good questions.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-81195843402085201912016-04-07T02:50:13.225-07:002016-04-07T02:50:13.225-07:00ohhh I need to think about this one, actually does...ohhh I need to think about this one, actually does fit in with the novel I am writing :) <br /><br />Thank you for your visit to my blog, have a great A to Z!<br /><a href="http://www.sylviavanbruggen.com" rel="nofollow">Sylvia van Bruggen</a>Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05519691494230856599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-91607159239657511112016-04-06T23:07:55.988-07:002016-04-06T23:07:55.988-07:00I was thinking about how this has already happened...I was thinking about how this has already happened to me a few years ago. Hard drive and back up were both corrupted at the same time. :( And it would be $1000+ to get back files assuming anything was retrievable. That was a hard pill to swallow considering I was losing everything from approximately 5 years of my digital life. (Perhaps more b/c when transferring files to the computer when it was new, I deleted a bunch!)<br /><br />Anyway, I see in your comments that you meant: what would become of the world if this happened to everyone everywhere all at once?<br /><br />And I have no idea! That would be scary. I think there'd be a lot of re-learning.<br /><br /><br />Do you think people would try to rebuild electronics in new and better ways? In ways where that kind of information wipe out wouldn't happen again? … Do you think it's possible to do that? Or are we always at risk?Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415510811585368037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-72228101352563018992016-04-06T07:51:00.092-07:002016-04-06T07:51:00.092-07:00I certainly hope not!I certainly hope not!Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-65750147487566730412016-04-06T07:50:40.319-07:002016-04-06T07:50:40.319-07:00Oh, the whining! I can imagine it now.Oh, the whining! I can imagine it now.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-37682357126383727312016-04-06T07:50:23.829-07:002016-04-06T07:50:23.829-07:00It's interesting how many things that started ...It's interesting how many things that started in the '70s are still with us...Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-70968154974096025742016-04-06T07:49:49.571-07:002016-04-06T07:49:49.571-07:00Ah, but *all* digital files are corrupted. So, not...Ah, but *all* digital files are corrupted. So, nothing electronic would work.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-91390796516314629142016-04-06T07:49:19.212-07:002016-04-06T07:49:19.212-07:00But what if the "back ups" weren't w...But what if the "back ups" weren't working as well? (Nothing digital survived.)Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-61291397856747987172016-04-06T07:48:46.678-07:002016-04-06T07:48:46.678-07:00Yeah, but what if you couldn't get it back?Yeah, but what if you couldn't get it back?Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-85409951105036356392016-04-06T07:48:29.823-07:002016-04-06T07:48:29.823-07:00Yeah, emergency services would be crippled, wouldn...Yeah, emergency services would be crippled, wouldn't they?Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-56316111847262766282016-04-06T05:00:59.055-07:002016-04-06T05:00:59.055-07:00I'm sure it's in the works. Someone has us...I'm sure it's in the works. Someone has us targeted. I agree with Pinky...the Amish seem like a happy folk.Jennifer Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303079974406921717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-27624027228398984982016-04-06T04:25:41.738-07:002016-04-06T04:25:41.738-07:00If there was a solar flare it could happen. We'...If there was a solar flare it could happen. We'd have to all be Amish. Gawd help the teenagers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174682655234764319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-44610030359816360902016-04-05T21:00:41.139-07:002016-04-05T21:00:41.139-07:00We might be goi g back to 1975:) we just relrean w...We might be goi g back to 1975:) we just relrean what we grew up with. This would be much harder for the young peopleBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-51266431943320012442016-04-05T20:13:50.093-07:002016-04-05T20:13:50.093-07:00Liz,
What a horrible thought! I back up everythi...Liz,<br /><br />What a horrible thought! I back up everything on an external drive, so I'd have most of my files. I would really miss the internet though. I Google stuff all the time.<br /><br />Sunni<br /> <br />http://sunni-survivinglife.blogspot.com/Sunnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12671891696662548892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-70781819120753616682016-04-05T19:04:27.795-07:002016-04-05T19:04:27.795-07:00Years ago, that happened when an old laptop of min...Years ago, that happened when an old laptop of mine suddenly shut down one day. We took it to one of those "laptop doctors," but they couldn't retrieve anything. So that's why I try my best to remember to back stuff up.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912167351889969855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-21702008143045607362016-04-05T18:58:05.591-07:002016-04-05T18:58:05.591-07:00NO biggie. That literally happens to be me like ev...NO biggie. That literally happens to be me like every 3 years or so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-20321472047979875682016-04-05T18:45:19.945-07:002016-04-05T18:45:19.945-07:00I'd hope that for essential services, there wo...I'd hope that for essential services, there would be a backup, but I doubt there is. We have had planning for earthquake disasters in our area for a while, but not really for a computer wipe. . .scary thought.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-72089961081406812472016-04-05T18:36:27.957-07:002016-04-05T18:36:27.957-07:00I knowI knowLiz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-41478511147493544312016-04-05T18:36:12.115-07:002016-04-05T18:36:12.115-07:00I'd downgrade that to about 40ish. I'm not...I'd downgrade that to about 40ish. I'm not quite 45, and I made it through high school without the internet. And college.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-82998658090428542192016-04-05T18:15:12.090-07:002016-04-05T18:15:12.090-07:00That would be a huge loss! SO much info is kept on...That would be a huge loss! SO much info is kept online now. Even our photos and personal correspondence.<br /><br /><a href="http://yvonneventresca.com/blog.html" rel="nofollow">Yvonne V</a>Yvonne Ventrescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06935915085584796351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-86557586652748045962016-04-05T18:01:47.458-07:002016-04-05T18:01:47.458-07:00Sadly, this is not a science fiction type question...Sadly, this is not a science fiction type question - it could happen all too easily. As long as a generation that lived much of its life without the Internet (i.e. anyone about 45 or older)is still on Earth, I think we could make our way through it. But it wouldn't be easy. Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-41525685871753244642016-04-05T16:20:20.492-07:002016-04-05T16:20:20.492-07:00Might be the best thing to ever happen to us...if,...Might be the best thing to ever happen to us...if, ha-ha, for a brief time only---say, a day? Love my technology!!<br /><br /> <a href="http://shells-tales-sails.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Pioneer Women in Aviation A-Z</a><br /><br /><br />Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-87158137787557145852016-04-05T15:08:17.632-07:002016-04-05T15:08:17.632-07:00It would present a challenge, and no doubt informa...It would present a challenge, and no doubt information would be lost, but I think we'd be up an running pretty quick. Even the hackers would want to help get the internet back...which could make for an interesting scenario...perhaps. <br /><br />I have all my old stuff on paper, but all my new stuff is on my computer or saved onto cd. If all that info got corrupted, I'd be horrified. Hmm...maybe I should printing...just in case.mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.com