I saw this illogical gem snuck into an article I was reading:
   "Relying on local storage on its own can be a terrible decision
   these days, as having a cloud-based storage system can allow
   data to be accessed on multiple platforms, making data loss an
   almost outdated fear. " The fact that you can access data on
   multiple platforms, does _not_ eliminate data loss or fear. A
   terrible decision?
   *sigh*. The Cloud is marvelous and I love it for so many
   reasons. The only thing that makes it superior to many local
   data storage situation is because people are TERRIBLE at backing
   up. The Cloud is paid backup services under a different banner.
   I'm not criticizing the Cloud... just the marketing of it. I've
   seen websites come and go, permanent solutions disappear upon
   mergers and acquisitions. I feel bad for anybody who entirely
   hosts their data on the cloud; it's fine as a backup though. If
   you _are_ relying on the Cloud for everything, remember to back
   up locally as well. For permanent archival, yes: Paper. Old
   fashioned advice? Not at all. Ease of access is _almost_
   everything but it's still not everything. Our short-term
   attention span allows us to forget the recent past very quickly
   in carrots dangled in a hopeful future as if it's today. Maybe
   it is. The Cloud is extremely reliable. But as we've noticed
   with Facebook over the past few weeks, a nice reminder that, no,
   online isn't everything. It may be most things, but not
   everything. Keep an external hard drive handy and save some of
   your most important stuff locally as well. You never know. Stuff
   you JUST CAN'T LOSE EVER? Paper. Yes, paper. Carve in stone if
   it really matters.