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Re: BTRFS and debian



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On Fri, Jul 13, 2018 at 05:55:48AM -0400, Dan Ritter wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 07:53:01PM -0700, David Christensen wrote:
> > 
> > [Evi Nemeth, et al on cloud servers] when pets are
> > sick, you expend resources trying to heal them; when cattle are sick, you
> > shoot them [p. 272, fifth paragraph].
> 
> This is because you have many cattle doing the same things for
> you, whereas you have a unique relationship with each pet.

[...]

> Both cattle and pets continue to exist, because they serve
> different needs. The tools that enable cattle can allow you to 
> heal or resurrect a pet, but at a higher upfront cost.

Now what would be interesting is a sociological/anthropological
study on whether some people rather tend to pets and others
tend to cattle, and how cultural, psychological and other factors
influence that :-)

Cheers
- -- tomás
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