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Re:I need to copy 2000+ DVDs in 3 days. What are my options? by rconti on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @11:20AM (#18707738)
So the 3 days is for figuring out how to use git, then?
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Re:I need to copy 2000+ DVDs in 3 days. What are my options? by briffle on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @01:02PM (#18708817)
obligatory xkcd: https://xkcd.com/1597/

If anything is out of your few commands, just save work elsewhere, delete the project, and download a fresh copy.

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Re:I need to copy 2000+ DVDs in 3 days. What are my options? by tracker1 on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @01:53PM (#18709377)
I've, frankly, done that many times at this point... when your merge request gets too wonky, it's just easier. I do try to remember to squash, then rebase generally, though there are times I just forget or mess up.
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Re:I need to copy 2000+ DVDs in 3 days. What are my options? by rconti on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @02:26PM (#18709695)
When in doubt, "how does the team here handle these conflicts? At my old job we just did <made up thing> to solve it, I've forgotten the process here."
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Re:I need to copy 2000+ DVDs in 3 days. What are my options? by halis on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @11:23AM (#18707764)
lmao
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