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seriously, why don't any of these services offer something simple as a ftp upload?Some don't have a desktop client for Linux, and I really don't think that backup up TB via the browser is a good idea.
Just considered Amazon glacier, but there's a file size limit of 4GB per file (too little, I have up to 10 or 12, I think).
crashplan might be an idea, but the price seems to be suspiciously low for what I need (150/year).
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I use crashplan.com to back up and store all my travel pics and videos and other things, but right now I have about 400gb stored there and that took about a month to upload. Mind you I throttled the upload speeds quite a bit as to not cause my internet to slow down too much, it was going at like 100-800Kbps and sometimes slower. It runs in the background and keeps my files synchronized for me, so that if I copy new files into any of the folders I've specified, the software will pick them up automatically and upload them to the cloud.
It's unlimited storage and pretty cheap although to be honest I can't really remember how much I'm paying for this at all. A couple bucks a month I think? It might not at all be what you're looking for, but I thought I'd mention it because I've been pretty happy with it overall.
I have heard from the guy who recommended this to me that if you have a LOT of files (like you) then the software is crappy in some way. I don't remember the details though and he said that they are "working on it". So if this sounds promising to you I would look into this potential problem
edit: okay I see that you've already got crashplan on your radar.
I used to use portable harddrives to back up all my travel photos and videos and stuff I never want to lose. But it became such a hassle to copy files over to both external HDs, to keep everything synchronized, etc. Eventually I gave in and am happy to pay $150 a year or whatever it is to just let somebody deal with all the associated headaches. Now I sleep easy knowing my files are safe and that's worth however much I pay for the service (I should really check)
If you're having trouble sleeping because you just have a bit of insomnia, try reading something mildly interesting but not too much, listening to relaxing music, or an audio book... without trying to concentrate on what you're actually hearing.
If you're having trouble sleeping for some medical reason, it's better to ask a doctor, or at least a nurse at a RL clinic. Medical advice on a gaming forum is no guarantee of being helpful.
It's nothing to do with insomnia, it's that my sleep schedule is off. There are times when I absolutely need to go to sleep to meet deadlines but haven't stayed up long enough to be tired.
I've had a lot of situations like that. My grandmother always used to say that even if you just lie down and close your eyes, that's better than no sleep at all. At least it's the first step, and once you get comfortable you might find it easier to fall asleep after all.
I keep a book and crossword puzzles in (yes, literally in) bed. That way I've got them handy to read a page or two, or do a short word puzzle. That and mentally plotting out stories is enough to make me sleepy (not saying I find my own stories boring, but the whole process of telling myself a story is relaxing).
It also helps to have a cat who has decided that I'm one of the places where she sleeps. It's a law of the universe that it's rude to disturb a sleeping cat (I actually successfully used this as an excuse to get out of housework when I was a teenager).
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I know this life. I don't know if there's anything short of long term fixes that would have worked for me until I got to my late 20s.
Snerk
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In my case, going to bed before I'm tired will usually prolong the time it takes to fall asleep. I enter this chronic "in bed but not falling asleep" mode and the hours go by. I get more out of it if I wait until I'm genuinely tired, even if that means a rather short night's sleep.
And yes there are sleeping aid pills you can infrequently take that should be out of your system by morning. Ask your doctor.
And yes there are sleeping aid pills you can infrequently take that should be out of your system by morning. Ask your doctor.
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An advise regarding sleep which won't work all the time but is at least fun: sexual intercourse 
Sleeping pills come at various ingredients and concentrations. There are rather mild products based on common valerian and there is really strong synthetic stuff - My great granddad was famous for regularly falling out of bed without waking up after taking sleeping pills. Sleeping pills can help you fall asleep fast but the slumber will be less refreshing than real sleep and they tend to have plenty of negative effects if taken too often so it is wise to consult a doctor regarding dosage and active ingredients.
In addition I can also recommend to not drink anything the last two hours before going to bed to prevent waking up due to a full bladder - this seems to be a rather common issue for my colleagues working changing shifts.
Sleeping pills come at various ingredients and concentrations. There are rather mild products based on common valerian and there is really strong synthetic stuff - My great granddad was famous for regularly falling out of bed without waking up after taking sleeping pills. Sleeping pills can help you fall asleep fast but the slumber will be less refreshing than real sleep and they tend to have plenty of negative effects if taken too often so it is wise to consult a doctor regarding dosage and active ingredients.
In addition I can also recommend to not drink anything the last two hours before going to bed to prevent waking up due to a full bladder - this seems to be a rather common issue for my colleagues working changing shifts.
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Wait til you're fifty. Then you can drop off to a nap at almost any spare moment.
Mouthwash, a year or two ago I had to reorganise my schedules so that I could live with getting up at 5 am. Late afternoon physical activity helped me crash into bed at about midnight for a start, which at least got my sleep into relatively normal hours.
Teach me, O Great One.
I was lying on the couch, one of the cats was asleep on top of me, and my grandmother asked me to do something - vacuum, do the dishes, or something (I don't remember exactly what it was). I told her, "I can't move."
She noticed the sleeping cat, said, "Okay," and that was the end of the conversation. I didn't move, and the cat slept on.
Is not strictly necessary, especially since it'd be cold storage (save once, never update again).
I considered buying 5 external hard drives (that's around 15 TB), and getting a locker at my bank, but that's somewhat inconvenient.
That's definitely valuable information.
Because I mainly need to dump a huge amount of files (the count on the ftp was like 5 million) once, so if there's trouble with uploading lots of files, then this is an issue.
I'll do some research on that, thanks
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If rearranging the sleep schedule isn't an option and, ahem, self abuse doesn't work for you, the only pill like option Ive sen that i can recommend investigating in good faith is melatonin.
Dont lean on booze. It steals restfulness as it grants unconsciousness.
Dont lean on booze. It steals restfulness as it grants unconsciousness.
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booze is terrible for sleep....non pharmacological methods include sleep hygiene (common sense stuff) and sleep restriction but those are behavioral techniques and require consistency. if you stay in bed for prolonged periods of time WITHOUT falling asleep, you are MORE likely to develop a sleep disturbance (the general rule for insomnia is that bed is for sleep and sex, not tv or homework or x-words)..... use OTC as indicated and at your own risk....if you do seek medical advice, ask a lot of questions, including the how fast the product works, how long it is in your system and the INTENDED/principle use (indication) of the product he/she is willing to prescribe for you... some doctors will prescribe sedative antidepressants or even antipsychotics to avoid prescribing controlled substances
And yet I've had the frustrating experience of falling asleep during TV shows, and all it takes is one or two short word puzzles or a page or two of a book to relax me before I turn off the light.
One thing I can absolutely recommend not to do is listen to mood music of jungle sounds right after reading Mid-Flinx by Alan Dean Foster.
At least not if you're creeped out by a planet that's 100% covered in jungle growth and the hero of the story is the only survivor of a group of humans trapped and unable to get to their ship to get away. The rest of the group all got killed and eaten in various gruesome ways... by the plants.
Oddly enough, that mood music didn't help me sleep at all, after finishing that book.
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Ah...this changes the question. The answer, seriously, is sleep deprivation.
When I was in the navy there were lots of times when people would find themselves saying "I know I will be tired when I'm supposed to go on watch if I don't get some sleep, but I'm not tired now." Eventually we all learned that there is no fighting that. You do whatever you do, then you go on watch tired, and you hope that when you get off watch there is nothing demanding that you stay up and get it done...but usually there is. As you come back around to the same point in the cycle, having had no sleep, you are exhausted and the problem is solved. This is a cumulative effect, and after a fairly small number of cycles you are willing and able to drop off any time, anywhere.
warpus
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That's definitely valuable information.
Because I mainly need to dump a huge amount of files (the count on the ftp was like 5 million) once, so if there's trouble with uploading lots of files, then this is an issue.
I'll do some research on that, thanks
I don't think the problem was related to uploading, but rather the software becoming sluggish once there are a ton of files in it. Mind you this was my friend's experience from a year ago now or so, so I could be misremembering the details. But it's def a thing worth looking into! np
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