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I use it to backup my entire machine from /

It's only about 2MB per day to upload. I have a daily cron that does the backup and deletes all but the latest two images.

Quality of service, along with Colin's amazing pricing, make it an easy win for me. I never feel like I need to stop and waste time thinking about other options.

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Genuinely curious, how is this different from using rsync with a shell to S3?

Maybe nothing. I didn't look into other options because Tarsnap is already cheaper than a cup of coffee per month and it's run by someone I trust and want to support.

I'm with you on that it's cheap and also run by someone trustworthy. However, what happens if he decides to retire or something similar? At least S3 is almost surely going to be around.

If he disappears and suddenly my backups aren't available. Then I'll start backing up somewhere else. No biggie.

If he disappears, suddenly my backups aren't available, AND my drive blows up, all at the same time, then I'll be sorry I guess.

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