A mistaken command— /bin/rm -r -f * inputted by
one of the animators on the root folder and the movie started deleting
Galyn Susman ... was working from home
she had a full backup¹ on her home computer
Galyn’s home computer ... in 1998 ... stored the data for the feature film
... [it] required 8 people ... to help carry her computer
from her Volvo in the parking lot, to Pixar's studio
¹[her computer contained] the character database,
the foundational code and models for the characters...
They still had to manually review and restore over 100,000 files
luotuoshangdui•9mo ago
It's amazing that they allowed working from home in 1998 and downloading all the company's assets to a home computer.
WarOnPrivacy•9mo ago
Yes except for the downloading part because it all traveled via physical media. She took it home with her.
brcmthrowaway•9mo ago
In the end, she was laid off too.
If you aren't working on your resume/portfolio this weekend, what the hell are you even doing?
WarOnPrivacy•9mo ago
luotuoshangdui•9mo ago
WarOnPrivacy•9mo ago