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Boldt has said that, if he isn't able to recover his work, he may have to drop out of school. For that reason, he is offering a cash reward for the return of his laptop. He told CTV.ca, "The computer can be replaced. It's what's on it that can't. Even if they want to save everything on a hard drive and give me that, that's fantastic." Of course, he could have (and should have) saved online using services like Dropbox or Google Docs, or just kept his back-up drive in a different place than his computer. (Those tactics are not only helpful in instances of theft, but essential in the event of a fire or flood, too). Still, a student without research and a missing thesis is a sad sight indeed, so here's to catching the thieves.
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Subscribe to commentsihaterichAug 31st 2010 12:52AM
This guy is kind of an idiot. Having only one backup of something that important is irresponsible. Why on Earth would he not have some sort of back up online? When I was in school, I would email a copy of every paper I wrote to myself, just in case something happened. Google docs, dropbox, etc. Plenty of options. At the very least he should have had his thesis backed up on a jump drive he could leave at home.
Not to mention, leaving a laptop in your car is asking for trouble.
RicAug 31st 2010 8:36AM
@ihaterich
Gee, I wish everyone could be as smart and as organized as you. And, if everyone was also as understanding and compassionate
as you, what a great place we'd all live in. You go, man. Keep all those sympathic comments coming.
ihaterichAug 31st 2010 8:46AM
@Rico41 Are you the same sarcastic douche I see on every internet forum or are there millions of you?