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BillWoodruff wrote:

Before I reboot after a Windows update, I draw a pentagram, and put a drop of my blood in the center while cursing Microsoft and Google.

BillWoodruff wrote:

There are no ladders around my house I could walk under. There are no banana peels. I have small piles of salt in each room, ready to throw over my shoulder. I have shoulder-mounted mirrors where I can look both ways for oncoming traffic without moving my head.

BillWoodruff wrote:

I draw a pentagram

BillWoodruff wrote:

while cursing Microsoft and Google

(It could, of course, be that we inhabit that parallel Universe )

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“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”
― W.B. Yeats

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The word “hex” is both a noun and a verb which can either be transitive or intransitive. It can refer to the act of practicing witchcraft or the process of putting an evil spell over someone or something. It is also sometimes referred to as a jinx.
It is likewise synonymous with the words “charm” (to chant or recite a magic spell), “enchant” (to influence through incantations and charms), “bewitch” (to cast a spell over), or “strike” (to affect someone or something with a magic spell).

A hex is expected to bring bad luck to the one who is put under it. It is considered as an evil spell because it wishes bad things to happen to whom it is cast. The infliction and removal of hexes are often done by those who practice witchcraft, and they can be found in every society in most parts of the world.

The word “hex” has been used in Pennsylvania since the early 1800s where there were a number of German and Swiss immigrants. It came from the Pennsylvania Dutch/German word “hexe” which means “to practice sorcery or witchcraft.”

BillWoodruff wrote:

the most pluripotent magical sign is the capital letter "I,"

Daniel Pfeffer wrote:

Never curse others; bad karma is only too likely to rebound on to you.

Sander Rossel wrote:

If that one dies I'll be over in the corner crying my eyes out in fetal position

OriginalGriff wrote:

Replace it with a three (or four) disk NAS box running RAID5

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I have most of my files on an external HD

Forogar wrote:

I have at least three copies of everything, four copies for the really essential files, plus additional (encrypted and zipped) copies on OneDrive and Dropbox.

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Five to six copies of everything?

1. A NAS server, to which all PCs and portables in the house are backed up once a week.
2. An image of the NAS server, taken monthly, stored at home. This is rotated with
3. An image of the NAS server, taken monthly, stored off-site.

theoldfool wrote:

Having been involved in recovery from ransomware, twice, pretty well prepared