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Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers<p>Remember, you can support my work over on Ko-fi and Patreon!</p><p>Seagate’s massive, 30TB, $600 hard drives are now available for anyone to buy </p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/07/seagates-massive-30tb-600-hard-drives-are-now-available-for-anyone-to-buy/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">7/seagates-massive-30tb-600-hard-drives-are-now-available-for-anyone-to-buy/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Seagate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Seagate</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/HardDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HardDrive</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/HDD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HDD</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hardware</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Storage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Storage</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a></p>
Deutschland<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/de/269886/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/de/269886/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Die ersten 30-TByte-Festplatten sind verfügbar <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Deutschland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Deutschland</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Festplatten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Festplatten</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HDD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HDD</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a>&amp;Technology <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Seagate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Seagate</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Server" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Server</span></a>&amp;Storage <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Speicher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Speicher</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Technik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technik</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Wissenschaft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wissenschaft</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Wissenschaft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wissenschaft</span></a>&amp;Technik</p>
Tony<p>Mastodon folks, do you have any recommendations for external hard drives - <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HDD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HDD</span></a>, not <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSD</span></a>? Any brands to avoid? I'm looking for long-term reliability over blazing fast write speeds; I only want something to store media on (photographs and music), as any intensive video work will be on an SSD. </p><p>DuckDuckGo is just giving me generic blog listicles, and some first-hand long-term experience would be preferable!</p>
WinFuture.de<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Seagate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Seagate</span></a> startet Verkauf der ersten 30-<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Terabyte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Terabyte</span></a>-<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Festplatten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Festplatten</span></a>. Mit den neuen Exos M und IronWolf Pro Modellen will der <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HDD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HDD</span></a>-Hersteller vor allem den wachsenden Speicherbedarf von <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KI</span></a>-Anwendungen bedienen. <a href="https://winfuture.de/news,152264.html?utm_source=Mastodon&amp;utm_medium=ManualStatus&amp;utm_campaign=SocialMedia" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">winfuture.de/news,152264.html?</span><span class="invisible">utm_source=Mastodon&amp;utm_medium=ManualStatus&amp;utm_campaign=SocialMedia</span></a></p>
🧿🪬🍄🌈🎮💻🚲🥓🎃💀🏴🛻🇺🇸<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ORICO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ORICO</span></a> CyberData AI-powered <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NAS</span></a> with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GPU</span></a> Dock &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RAID</span></a> Cabinet<br>Up to 256TB|<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Intel</span></a> i5-1240P|Dual 10GbE &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USB4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USB4</span></a> Ports|RAlD 50/60 Support|<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ZFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZFS</span></a>|Cross Platform OS|<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> Features with Local <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LLM</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/oricotechs/orico-cyberdata-ai-powered-nas-with-gpu-dock-and-raid-cabinet?gad_campaignid=22764502974" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kickstarter.com/projects/orico</span><span class="invisible">techs/orico-cyberdata-ai-powered-nas-with-gpu-dock-and-raid-cabinet?gad_campaignid=22764502974</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NAS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homelab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homelab</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HDD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HDD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kickstarter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kickstarter</span></a></p>
Unofficial PetaPixel Bot<p>The Synology-Branded SSDs Required for Latest NAS Systems Are Unsurprisingly Expensive <a href="https://petapixel.com/2025/07/07/the-synology-branded-ssds-required-for-latest-nas-systems-are-unsurprisingly-expensive/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">petapixel.com/2025/07/07/the-s</span><span class="invisible">ynology-branded-ssds-required-for-latest-nas-systems-are-unsurprisingly-expensive/</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/Equipment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Equipment</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/synology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>synology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/workflow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workflow</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/storage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>storage</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>backup</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/memory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>memory</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/hdd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hdd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/nas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nas</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/ssd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ssd</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://vmst.io/@maikel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>maikel</span></a></span> basically, it boils down to the few key features of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Monero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Monero</span></a>:</p><p><code>1.</code> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Anonymity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Anonymity</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a>: Unlike with any other <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> (aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitcoins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shitcoins</span></a>) it's not just pseudonymous in that there is no mandatory linkage between individuals &amp; their wallets, but the entire transaction history and balance is hidden. Unlike say <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bitcoin</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Ethereum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ethereum</span></a> one cannot track the coins from the moment of mining to their destination.</p><p><code>2.</code> Speed: Monero's network does mine one block every 2 minutes. After 10 blocks any transfered balance gets unlocked for spending. That means that a transfer is completed <em>at worst</em> within 6 minutes and the balance is being unlocked <em>at worst</em> after 24 minutes. This makes it faster than Instant-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SEPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SEPA</span></a> which only has a 1 hour SLA.</p><p><code>3.</code> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fungibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fungibility</span></a>: Like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/cash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cash</span></a> all it's coins are equal, since they cannot be tracked. This makes Monero the digital equivalent of cash.</p><p><code>4.</code> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Scalability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scalability</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Stability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stability</span></a>: Monero adaptively self-adjusts block sizes and mining difficulty based upon demand (transactions in it's <code>mempool</code> aka. requested transactions that have to be added to the blockchain) and supply (total blockchain hashrate). Unlike Bitcoin and Ethereum it has a fixed <em>Tail Emission Rate</em> of at least 0,6 <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMR</span></a> (Monero) per block, so the miners solving it get at least 0,6 XMR (+ transaction fees), which is a longterm stable rate. Bitcoin and Ethereum will necessitate huge transfer fees once their last coins are mined to make sense, which will result in the crash of said cryptocurrencies as they'll be too expensive to trade!</p><p><code>5.</code> Anti-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ASIC</span></a> and focussed on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPU</span></a>|s of general-purpose machines: Whilst it does run on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ProofOfWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProofOfWork</span></a>, it's specifically designed to run poorly on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GPU</span></a>|s and not on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ASICs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ASICs</span></a> as the latter one are not just <em>manufactured <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eWaste</span></a></em> but also inherently increase the centralization (with less than a dozen big miners controlling &gt;50% of Bitcoin and Ethereum's hashrate respectably). Thus it's the <em>"least worst"</em> in that regard. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ProofOfStake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProofOfStake</span></a> is not possible due to it's privacy-based setup (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Staking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Staking</span></a> necessitates a public balance) and unlike a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shitcoin</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FileCoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FileCoin</span></a> it doesn't incentivize <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/hoarding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hoarding</span></a> components. (in this case: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HDD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HDD</span></a>|s)</p><p><code>6.</code> Accepted &amp; Convertable: Whilst there is a concerted effort to ban Monero, there are payment processors like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NowPayments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NowPayments</span></a> that accept Monero. It's low transaction fees and good speed make it useable in settings like Restaurants and Online Stores (sadly not retail, because it would need to be like 60x faster)... And even then it's easy to convert to/from Shitcoins.</p><p>That's the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TLDW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TLDW</span></a> of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7sLnmlZ-kU" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Whiteboard Crypto</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrHsFZBab4U" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Mental Outlaw</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H33ggs7bh8M" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Hated One</a>…</p><p>And finally:</p><p><code>7.</code> Monero gets continously developed and enhanced, whereas Bitcoin, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Litecoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Litecoin</span></a> and Ethereum don't even do <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3BF_mE2e6M" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">proper</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/upgrades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>upgrades</span></a> via <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HardForks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HardForks</span></a> (see <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EthereumClassic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EthereumClassic</span></a>)...</p>
Simon Zerafa<p>Be careful when purchasing recertified storage media 🤦‍♂️🫤</p><p><a href="https://share.google/vMYtsnSDmxwtK1JwU" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">share.google/vMYtsnSDmxwtK1JwU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/HDD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HDD</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Recertified" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Recertified</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Storage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Storage</span></a></p>
Fell<p>My /home directory was stored on a RAID 0 composed of two cheapish SSDs, and one of them already has "slow sectors".</p><p>I migrated it to the next best thing I had lying around: An array of 4 mechanical HDDs in RAID 10. (far2 layout)</p><p>You would think that HDDs would be painfully slow, but it's not that bad, actually. </p><p>It's very slightly slower, but it appears that 4 HDDs working together can almost beat a cheap chinese SSD.</p><p><a href="https://ma.fellr.net/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://ma.fellr.net/tags/SSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSD</span></a> <a href="https://ma.fellr.net/tags/HDD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HDD</span></a> <a href="https://ma.fellr.net/tags/Storage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Storage</span></a> <a href="https://ma.fellr.net/tags/Performance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Performance</span></a> <a href="https://ma.fellr.net/tags/RAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RAID</span></a></p>
Ars Technica News<p>Data-recovery firm tests $28, 500GB HDD from Amazon and gets surprising results <a href="https://arstechni.ca/uGK2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechni.ca/uGK2</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Storage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Storage</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/hdd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hdd</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSD</span></a></p>
argv minus one<p>I also remember backing up onto <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/floppy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>floppy</span></a> disks back in the day, but this has always been rather impractical.</p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/IBMPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IBMPC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/XT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XT</span></a> had a 10MB <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/HDD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HDD</span></a> and 360kB FDD, so with a 2:1 compression ratio, you'd need 15 disks to back the machine up.</p><p>This didn't change much in the early '90s. You had a 1440kB FDD, but you also had a 40MB HDD, so you'd need 14 floppies to back it up.</p><p>The introduction of USB HDDs, especially compact bus-powered ones, has *greatly* improved the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>backup</span></a> situation.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>And this isn't even the biggest difference...</p><ul><li>Just the fairest comparison for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> with identical <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardware</span></a>: </li></ul><p>I've seen machines where <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows10</span></a> on a SATA-6G - saturating <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSD</span></a> got creamed by a 7200rpm SATA-II 7200rpm <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HDD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HDD</span></a> with everything else being the same.</p><ul><li>So yeah, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LinuxGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxGaming</span></a> is the superior platform, cuz even <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SteamOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SteamOS</span></a> does run circles around <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows11</span></a>! </li></ul><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJXp3UYj50Q" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=CJXp3UYj50Q</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LinuxDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxDesktop</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/YearOfLinuxDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YearOfLinuxDesktop</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/YearOfLinuxGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YearOfLinuxGaming</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PCgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCgaming</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LinuxMasterRace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMasterRace</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PCMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCMR</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>arstechnica</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ChargeBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChargeBack</span></a> the payment &amp; press charges for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> against the seller.</p><ul><li>Bomus points if they involve the legitimate manufacturer who's product was counterfeilt (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Toshiba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Toshiba</span></a> I assume due to the photo)…</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NotLegalAdvice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NotLegalAdvice</span></a> but <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WhatYouAllowIsWhatWillContinue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhatYouAllowIsWhatWillContinue</span></a>!</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FakeStorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FakeStorage</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CounterfeiltProducts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CounterfeiltProducts</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FakeSSDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FakeSSDs</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FakeHDDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FakeHDDs</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HDD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HDD</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSD</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FakeProducts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FakeProducts</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>When those who are supposedly profiteering the most from <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Storage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Storage</span></a> needs are warning about the extreme over-demand for that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/bubble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bubble</span></a>, you know shit's going bad. </p><ul><li>So like with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitcoins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shitcoins</span></a> (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FileCoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FileCoin</span></a>) before, now you have <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AiBros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AiBros</span></a> and other antisocial assholes going to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/scalper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scalper</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HDD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HDD</span></a>|s, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSD</span></a>|s &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GPU</span></a>|s at the expense of average businesses and espechally <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a>! </li></ul><p>Happy <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Greedflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greedflation</span></a> everyone, enjoy your <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AIslop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIslop</span></a>! </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0inAOVCI1K8&amp;t=735" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=0inAOVCI1K</span><span class="invisible">8&amp;t=735</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sarcasm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sarcasm</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/rant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rant</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittification</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Computex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Computex</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/WD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WD</span></a> launches <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/HDD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HDD</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recycling</span></a> process that reclaims <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/rareearth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rareearth</span></a> elements, cuts out <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a><br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/WesternDigital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WesternDigital</span></a> announced it has created a large-scale <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/harddisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>harddisk</span></a> drive recycling program in concert with <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> and recycling-industry partners <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/CMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CMR</span></a> (Critical Materials Recycling) and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/PedalPoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PedalPoint</span></a> Recycling. The new process reclaims Rare Earth Oxides (REO) containing dysprosium, neodymium, and praseodymium from hard drives, along with aluminum, steel, gold, palladium, and copper. <br><a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/wd-launches-hdd-recycling-process-that-reclaims-rare-earth-elements-cuts-out-china" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/pc-components</span><span class="invisible">/hdds/wd-launches-hdd-recycling-process-that-reclaims-rare-earth-elements-cuts-out-china</span></a></p>
Filianne :verified:<p>I got a Seagate <a href="https://woof.tech/tags/Ironwolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ironwolf</span></a> <a href="https://woof.tech/tags/HDD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HDD</span></a> with 8TB today with an external Dock with Power-Supply. It is currently moving Files from my old Disk but it is like burning hot. I can touch it, but not for long. It also makes like weird clicking sounds ?! (not really loud). Anyone know / had this issue? is this even a issue?</p>
CubicleNate<p>How long do you keep your spinning hard drives in service? Do you have any spinning hard drives? @LinuxSaloon <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/HDD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HDD</span></a><br><a href="https://strawpoll.com/GPgVYrEpMna" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">strawpoll.com/GPgVYrEpMna</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
setebos<p>the first foldable <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HDD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HDD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/it" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>it</span></a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>How 300,000+ hard drives performed in the real world <a href="https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/05/15/backblaze-q1-2025-hard-drive-reliability-report/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">helpnetsecurity.com/2025/05/15</span><span class="invisible">/backblaze-q1-2025-hard-drive-reliability-report/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Backblaze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Backblaze</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardware</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/storage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>storage</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/report" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>report</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/HDD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HDD</span></a></p>
ticho<p>There is a jackhammer being used outside somewhere nearby, and through the closed windows the noise comes in somewhat muted, and I'm going crazy because it sounds exactly like when all the "spinning rust" harddisks were under full I/O load in an old PC under the desk.</p><p>I keep reminding myself that it can't be the disks, that my solid state disks do not spin or make any noises. :)</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/hdd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hdd</span></a></p>