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Why, because of the words "hard disk" rather than HDD? Or because the metaphor feels strange?

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Jun 9th, 2009 at 10:34:33 AM EST
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The metaphor is strange.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Jun 9th, 2009 at 10:36:27 AM EST
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I sort of assumed it was hurriedly translated idiom, but if it's not, its weird. Hard drives are something I think of as fragile and volatile and passive, so the metaphor seems opposed to the intended meaning.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Jun 9th, 2009 at 10:54:20 AM EST
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It's the literal and everyday translation of "disque dur". You think of it in the way you do because you're an IT professional. I don't think it's a killer metaphor, but the general sense seems clear to me.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Jun 9th, 2009 at 11:15:32 AM EST
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I guess that's why no-one does backups!

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Jun 9th, 2009 at 11:31:28 AM EST
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From anecdotal evidence, I don't know many people who lost their computer harddrive, but I do know many who lost their external harddrive (the main cause seems to be dropping it).

by nanne (zwaerdenmaecker@gmail.com) on Tue Jun 9th, 2009 at 11:47:40 AM EST
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"Real men don't backup."
"Then real men cry."

- Coder's proverb

If you only spend 20 minutes of the rest of your life on economics, go spend them here.

by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Thu Jun 11th, 2009 at 02:48:34 PM EST
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It's one of lifes lessons that people always learn the hard way.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Thu Jun 11th, 2009 at 02:56:44 PM EST
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