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I run one huge media server, one backup, three mini optiplex server (one public, private, and local), and one off site.

• Is there a cheap Pi or something similar I could bring for the optiplex servers and then just let go of the others until I'm back?
• Do I just throw everything in a VPS except for local stuff?

Just made it again this morning and it’s so good on a BLT :)

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.selfhostcat.com/post/432780

I’m writing my PhD and sometimes feel like I’m losing my mind trying to balance home and work tasks, thesis tasks, personal and household habits, and potential connecting these to notes. I really struggle if everything isn’t in one place I can’t keep track of it.

I’ve been using Beaverhabits for habits, Baikal for Caldav connected to iPhone reminders and Thunderbird tasks, and memos and trilium for notes. I also, use a notebook for daily stuff and move it over to digital if it isn’t finished by 5.

Any recommendations? I would really appreciate it. I enjoy thinking about how to do and manage work efficiently but also need a firm system.

I’m writing my PhD and sometimes feel like I’m losing my mind trying to balance home and work tasks, thesis tasks, personal and household habits, and potential connecting these to notes. I really struggle if everything isn’t in one place I can’t keep track of it.

I’ve been using Beaverhabits for habits, Baikal for Caldav connected to iPhone reminders and Thunderbird tasks, and memos and trilium for notes. I also, use a notebook for daily stuff and move it over to digital if it isn’t finished by 5.

Any recommendations? I would really appreciate it. I enjoy thinking about how to do and manage work efficiently but also need a firm system.

On mastodon you can easily read Pixelfed and Lemmy. Is that the best option? Can Lemmy not do the same?

Short answer

It's impossible to guarantee a long timeframe because of entropy (also called death!). Digital data decay and dies, just like any other thing in the universe. But it can be slowed down.

There's currently no fail-proof and scientifically proven way to guarantee 30+ years of cold data archival. Some projects are aiming to do that, like the Rosetta Disks project of the Long Now museum, although they are still very costly and with a low data density (about 50 MB).

In the meantime, you can use scientifically proven resilient optical mediums for cold storage like Blu-ray Discs HTL type like Panasonic's, or archival grade DVD+R like Verbatim Gold Archival, and keep them in air-tight boxes in a soft spot (avoid high temperature) and out of the light.

Also be REDUNDANT: Make multiple copies of your data (at least 4), and compute hashes to check regularly that everything is alright, and every few years you should rewrite your data on new disks. Also, use a lot of error correcting codes, they will allow you to repair your corrupted data!