[mwaitjmp]

Having two of everything is actually a pretty decent idea.

Part of the fear of updating though is the time sink.

Even if I attempt to update one mac laptop to the new version (of which I believe there is a new one just released, doesn’t seem long since I last updated…) knowing that I have a safe backup, I dread the thought of spending hours knowing something _should_ be working but is now broken. It can be infuriating. Especially when it’s a pattern/way of working you have become so accustomed to.

[endymi0n]

Having two servers with an unpatched CVE 10/10 vuln will get both pwned in short to no time.

Or just one, exposing your data in a ransom attack.

Dependency and update management is hard. Welcome to IT.

From my experience, extreme viewpoints and religions are convenient in the way they have answers to all hard questions in life that are simple, clear and wrong.

If you like simple and correct answers, you're usually better off choosing simple questions instead.

[deeblering4]

Unpatched? Not necessarily.

Unpatched and unmitigated? Yes.

Taking the time to build “defense in depth” into the architecture has saved my ass on many occasions.

[dtoznayxvf]

dear raul, did you read the article? 'Here's a fair warning: this article is reductio ad absurdum, therefore you shouldn't take it as gospel. '

[kenniskrag]

On "cloud" servers I usually do a snapshot before the upgrade. That way I can revert to it in a few minutes.