Time Machine - Amazon S3.  Has anyone done this before?

I'm considering setting up a system that mirrors my entire time machine disk to amazon s3. This would allow me to "pull down" a new fully intact time machine disk if something happened the disk I'm currently using for time machine. I was thinking this basic workflow would be work:
Backup:
1. Generate files that are backed up by Time Machine as usual
2. launchd/cron job that runs something like s3cmd's sync command every night to copy the entire contents of Backup.backupdb on my time machine drive to amazon S3
Restore:
1. Attempt to restore from physical disk using normal time machine methods
2. If this fails, buy another disk and retrieve Backup.backupdb from S3, then restore as normal.
Just wanted to see if anyone here already has this (or something similar) set up. I've been googling for a while and can't really seem to find and prior writeup of this "hybrid" backup solution.

That will take forever, more or less, and be quite "iffy."
Plus, any problem on the "primary" backup will be copied to the "secondary" one. And, others may creep in.
Your best bet for large offsite backups is a portable external HD. See #27 in [Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/FAQ.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum) for some suggestions.

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