Re: Backup's to DVD
On Tue 18 Mar 2014 at 21:50:18 +1100, Myceneaen Magic wrote:
> On 18/03/14 20:54, PAPYRUS TECHNOLOGIES wrote:
> > On Tue 18 Mar 2014 at 11:34:29 +1100, Myceneaen Magic wrote:
> >
> >> On 18/03/14 11:02, PAPYRUS TECHNOLOGIES wrote:
> >>> On Tue 18 Mar 2014 at 08:52:14 +1100, Myceneaen Magic wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On 18/03/14 06:41, PAPYRUS TECHNOLOGIES wrote:
> >>>>> On Mon 17 Mar 2014 at 17:51:15 +0200, Lars Noodén wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> The longevity of flash is still a big unknown.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Well observered, Sir. The same might be said for CDs and
> >>>>> DVDs. Why anyone should entrust their data to such volatile
> >>>>> media is beyond our comprehension.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> We are an very old, established company who operate in the
> >>>>> Dead Sea area of the Middle East.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Our product has a proven record and is used by many
> >>>>> discerning clients who require the data they have entrusted
> >>>>> to us to be accessible at any time. We offer a 3000 year
> >>>>> guarantee that the material we use is suitable for long term
> >>>>> storagei.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> We have scribes who rarely mistake 1s for 0s or vice versa.
> >>>>> Employees who do are weeded out by our Quality Control
> >>>>> Section and transferred to our sister company, Pyramid
> >>>>> Enterprises PLC.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Security of your data is of paramount importance to us; there
> >>>>> is no compromise in this area of our operations. Even
> >>>>> shepherd boys and goats are actively dissuaded from entering
> >>>>> within a 10 km radius of our operations.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Our distinguised clients Nefertiti, Isaiah and Tutankhamun
> >>>>> have many, many good things to say about our services.
> >>>>> Unfortunately, they are offline at present so are unable to
> >>>>> answer your queries.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Forget the Cloud - choose the Cave. You know it makes sense.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Yet another desperate attempt by a failing company to
> >>>> capitalize on this list's readership by pushing unproven
> >>>> technology. A passing fad - what next? Asterix trying to sell
> >>>> bolders as portable?
> >>>>
> >>>> Get with it - tablets are the only way to go. Always have been
> >>>> been, always will be.
> >>>>
> >>>> Yours without wax, Proto Cuneiform
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> -- Clay - it's here to stay and it's goat-proof!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> It's always the same; some attitudes never change. Introduce the
> >>> most exciting invention since that of the abacus (thank you Jobs
> >>> of Memphis) and some Stone Age Old Worlder chips in with a plea
> >>> to continue the depletion of one of the Earth's non-renewable
> >>> resources.
> >>>
> >>> Ever tried transporting the Epic of Gilgamesh from Babylon to
> >>> Thebes in tablet form? Let me tell you, it's horrendous.
>
> Papyrus is the favoured medium of smugglers and other ne'er-do-wells.
> We're an honest company catering to the needs of honest, upright and
> enterprising customers.
>
> All good, informed consumers know the TSA never found a tourist trying
> to smuggle a tablet onto a barge.
>
>
> >>>
> >>> Can't remember the number of donkeys and carts it took but the
> >>> feed bill was astonomical. As for customs at the borders, they
> >>> though we were importing buiding materials so the bribes mounted
> >>> up. And don't have an accident; sticking the broken pieces back
> >>> together is no fun, even after the pain in your toes has worn
> >>> off.
> >>>
> >>> Papyrus: just a few sheets which can be rolled up and put in
> >>> your pocket. Reading it while riding on the back of a camel is
> >>> also a pleasant way of passing the time on a long journey.
> >>>
> >>> Someone who sold blank tablets once said 640 is enough for
> >>> anyone. We envisage information as unlimited and we're expanding,
> >>> with branches opened recently in Athens and Rome. Tomorrow the
> >>> world!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> It 'sounds' very attractive... until the donkey eats your backups.
> >>
> >> Tablets - just do it! (no ink required)
> >>
> >> For a limited time only we'll throw in not one, but two free reeds
> >> with every order from debian user subscribers.
> >>
> >> We built our reputation on tablets (and our office). They're a
> >> solid investment in time proven technology. You can't build
> >> anything substantial with papyrus. There's only one thing it's good
> >> for and that's not writing on - but it does come on a roll.
> >>
> >>
> >> -- Clay - it's here to stay and it's goat-proof!
> >>
> >
> > Are these tablets the same ones which were used to build this tower
> > at Babel? We all know what happened there. You'll have to do better
> > if you want to play with the big boys.
>
> And we all know what happened to the Tower of Papyrus.
>
> >
> > Our R&D Department is also well ahead of you in devising a new
> > product. Innovation means new markets; our objective is 5 in every
> > home in the known world. Let's see you do *that* with clay (wet or
> > sun-baked).
> >
> > Wake up and smell the grass.
>
> Your product is ideal for the privy, but your other claims, like the
> product are flimsy.
>
> >
> > P.S. You appear to have a fixation on donkeys and goats. Medical
> > help is available to deal with the condition.
>
> That's rich coming from a company who fails to tell the customers the
> actual production technique - following reed eating goats around.
Incredible! This is getting close to "you will be hearing from our
lawyers" time. Spreading such rumours in a public forum does little to
attract people to your dying product. A tip: switch to mud baths for a
revenue stream; you can also sling as much as you want while in one.
> Papyrus, only found near rivers with goats. Clay - available almost
> anywhere (with the added benefits of kaolonite). We know intelligent
> customers prefer a solid, time tested and proven product and we've been
> listening.
Production methods for papyrus are fully described in Patent No. 17,
which may be consulted at the Patent Office in Giza. Look for the big
building (still standing, incidentally) with a point at the top.
There is also extensive documentation published; on papyrus, of course.
It is distributed under a GNU (Goat 'n Ungulate) compatible license.
> Do your customers know that when Steve found your product failed to
> match the claims as the NeXt "big thing" he returned to a company built
> on solid products? He's now heading our portable tablet division in
> Thebes working on the latest additions to our Linear-B range.
One of our customers did have a model from this range but he stumbled
and dropped it while coming down Mount Sinai. His verbal reaction is
irrepeatable but he now swears by our Rosetta portable we gave him for
free.
> Our tablets have rounded corners (patents pending).
You'd be well advised to read Patent No. 17. And don't even think of
reverse engineering our newly released papelback format.
> The first and only sexy inanimate objects!
>
> Now available in our unique walled garden.
>
>
> Yours without wax, Proto Cuneiform
>
> --
> Clay - it's here to stay and it's goat-proof!
Do you have the same animosity towards sheep?
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