Stolen laptop contains cancer research data
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Stolen laptop contains cancer research data
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#2I would have thought the value of a possible cure for prostate cancer would be far more than $1000.
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#3People need to learn the basics of working with a computer. I can't imagine working for years on an important project without any backup system whatsoever. Getting your computer stolen is only one of the tens of the possible scenarios of things that could happen.
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#4The more interesting question, to me at least, is whether or not the U of Oklahoma will be taking some kind of disciplinary action against her.
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#5Time Machine. It works.
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#6I would have thought the value of a possible cure for prostate cancer would be far more than $1000.
Was thinking the same thing. Maybe they're hoping the thief doesn't read Hacker News (or CNET) and learn that little tidbit.
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#7People need to learn the basics of working with a computer . I can't imagine working for years on an important project without any backup system whatsoever. Getting your computer stolen is only one of the tens of the possible scenarios of things that could happen.
> I can't imagine working for years on an important project without any backup system whatsoever.
I've "worked with computers" since I was a teenager, but for a long time I didn't make backups even though I knew it was something I should have been doing. It wasn't until I actually had a hard drive crash on me that I got backup religion.
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#8That's grossly negligent behavior on her behalf.
Family pictures, unpublished novel and a gigabyte of emails? Fine. But research data that only exists on one consumer-level machine? Work that was financed by her employer and various other organizations? Holy shit.
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#9so years of work to find the cure for cancer is on a white macbook and the guy didn't backup it? yeah right.
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#10People need to learn the basics of working with a computer . I can't imagine working for years on an important project without any backup system whatsoever. Getting your computer stolen is only one of the tens of the possible scenarios of things that could happen.
When you are up against human nature, no amount of learning can help you.
Of course, she knew about backing up, but who has the time to do it? After all, who wants to figure it out, install stuff, port stuff or even choose a service! Who has the time...
Such things really aren't a result of ignorance, but laziness. Yet again are we any different?