Any thing that reduces the volume of banal chatter from Facebook is a pro-civilisation move.

The problem is the answer that takes into account that he hasn't taken a backup in 8 months is "you are screwed, learn from it and move on."

The gp was trying to be more helpful: don't bitch at him because the op was foolish.

Q4 2011 was IBM's most profitable in it's 100 year history.

You're just making stuff up.

I disagree with your statement: India is one of, if not the, most corrupt democracy in the world.

It wasn't always. Under British Rule Civil Servants were paid a good wage and enforced the law. When they gained independence their wages were cut severely and so they developed new sources of income to maintain their status and the result is endemic corruption.

I see the lockdown as a positive thing. A lot of the internet is a cesspool and I'm pleased that most of it is kept out of my iPad. (I just wish there was a spam filter in Mail).

If you want the freedom to swim in that crap Safari won't stop you.

Apple's walled garden isn't a price you pay for using an iPad, I see it as a positive feature.

"Widely reported here in Slashdot" so it must be true?

Slashdot is a rumour, opinion and gossip site with the odd poster who will provide a link to some other source which may or may not be authoritative.

Security covers Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability.

So turning off your computer would increase C but at the expense of I (the data becomes out of date) and A.

You have heard of the Channel Tunnel haven't you?

They dug from both ends and met in the middle, under much deeper water than the Thames, and were only a centimetre out.

Demesne, which is pronounced 'domain'!

Some counter points.

Sulfur (the US spelling) is more archaic than Sulphur (the English spelling).

Meter is English, Metre is French (they invented the metric system).

I suppose you would also want all other homophones to be spelled the same way, right, rite, wright, write?

English has never been a phonetic language, neither the UK nor the US version.