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cloudHQ
Company blog · blog.cloudhq.netproductivityprogramming
cloudHQ is the company blog at blog.cloudhq.net, writing about productivity and programming. Since 2011, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 4 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-30, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
The linked posts come from a cloud file sync and backup vendor's blog. The one comment discusses sync versus backup and how human error causes data loss. It does not assess the writing itself.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Helping your productivity, 1 click at a time.
What Hacker News says?
Yes, sync != backup [1]. I do agree with you but, I can tell you that selling backup service is harder than you think. Also as pointed by paper [2], the human error accounts for ~50% of all system failures. And the worst thing is that majority of users who accidentally delete data, don't even notice data loss until lost data is needed and they don't recollect doing something wrong. What I found out interesting that…
Comment linking /post/33844549768/the-difference-in-data-sync-and-data-backup
on “Dropbox Bug Can Permanently Lose Your Files”Submitted The future computer – not a desktop or a laptop but cloud as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted Google Docs and Data Loss – It’s More Likely Than You Think as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Set It and Forget It - Real Time Synchronization between Dropbox and Basecamp as a story · 3 points
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