I back up; therefore, I will be. When I look at the title of this chapter, I think about the old Steve Martin stand-up routine in which he said that in philosophy class, "you learned just enough to screw you up for the rest of your life." (Steve studied the important questions, like "Is it OK to yell 'movie' in a crowded fire house?" I promise not to do that.) However, "The Philosophy of Backup" did seem like an appropriate name for this chapter, since we're going to talk about the why of backup. (We'll also talk a little about the how, of course.) |