Ribh's D'Coopage

[GregnLety]

Save and backup, save and backup....

That is the best advice.

 

[GregnLety]

Nope. I could never do that. Too much would be lost. I rewrite all the time. I take my hard copy and a red pen.

Yes red.

Wait a day or two.

Then go back over it and rewrite. Often massively. But I need that original thought and I work much better editing on paper than on the computer.

A coworker and I read and edit each other's emails before hitting the send button. I am too blunt so it's good to have a buffer.

 

[LozzyR]

A coworker and I read and edit each other's emails before hitting the send button. I am too blunt so it's good to have a buffer.

That’s a good buffer. I do the same; if I’m feeling rather emotional before sending an email at work, I’ll get a colleague to read over it and edit if necessary.

 

[Ribh]

Save and backup, save and backup....

It was saved. I have never understood back up. On reflection, & no longer in panic mode, I suspect I wasn't using my uni account & my computer went feral on me as I tried to get it to do something it quite literally couldn't do. I must have wandered back into the correct account by accident & for better or worse the wretched thing has been submitted.

 

[Ribh]

I often feel this way at the end of a work day, I am a controls systems lead technician at a Amazon facility. At the end of most work days I feel more tired than if I had been swinging an axe all day.

Mental work can be as exhausting as hard physical labour. I try to keep a balance ~ which is one reason I have chooks.

 

[Ribh]

Good morning/evening everyone

You did find your paper right ??

Yes, thanks Sue. Found & submitted. Steep learning curve.

 

[Ribh]

Nope. I could never do that. Too much would be lost. I rewrite all the time. I take my hard copy and a red pen.

Yes red.

Wait a day or two.

Then go back over it and rewrite. Often massively. But I need that original thought and I work much better editing on paper than on the computer.

I couldn't have done a complete rewrite. The thing was a nightmare to start with. It was a non fiction book proposal complete with cover letter & an analysis of my own writing on the proposal. I like working on the computer as I can cut & paste & edit as I go. I do not like it when things go catawampus. I don't know enough to fix technical mishaps.

 

[Ribh]

This is why I still print a hard copy. Save, print, then do something else. I always have a copy that I can find and recreate if necessary.

Nothing is worse than a massive spreadsheet corrupting because it is too big.

Now this is brilliant, Bob. I will do this in future. At least then if the worst comes to the worst it is just retyping & while a pain not a disaster.

 

[Ribh]

Caturday. Lots of cats=lots of photos.

Toast is toasty lying on the laptop.
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Spooky is toasty in my lap. Check out that sheen all you black chicken lovers!
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Éowyn choose my desk to hide from that meany Toast.
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For reference this is a quarter next to her paw.
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My desk has been declared a demilitarized zone all week. The only really safe place for Éowyn. Toast is keeping track of her though.

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I really feel for Éowyn. Having to share space with someone who doesn't like you is not a happy place.

 

[Ribh]

That happened to me once, only it wasn't retrievable. The rush to retype 3 weeks of thinking was on and I learned to trust myself. It came out better than the first one. I really should delete and rewrite every time.

Oh, MJ!!!! I'm glad it turned out ok but...