Recent content by passivecool

The thought, the fallacy is, that there is a giant company with hundreds of employees, each of whom are responsible for and understand data protection 100x better than (I, humble consumer). That the bespoke company would delete the entire account including all backups, or that they would expose...

I'm mostly an anker fan; i feel the 10 or so products I have from them are fairly priced and generally a solid choice. I got replacement parts for my eufy robo vac after 5 years - quick, easy and the price absolutely fair. It's still chugging. The cables are solid. after 10 years, the mouse...

This is what "move fast, break things" means.

@ Exploding PSU RESPECT for your MOAB! I'm way behind you there *shame* A reminder to everyone else here that if it is worth keeping, it needs backups. Data consumption continues to develop exponentially. Got a company with, say, 1000 employees and 1 million customers over 20 years - that's a...

HDDs must be powered up for data reconstitution every year or so HDDs therefore are often left 'online', which makes them resource hungry and vulnerable LTO tapes store cold offline for 20+ years. And Ethan Hunt can't plug a USB drive into a tape reel on his covert way though the system.

Backups. Backups. Backups.

Mod edits the comment, but 12 hours later the headline and first paragraph still contradict: :censored: "...acquired for $54,000 in 2014" ... “Which was bought at 2011 for $54,000.” [sic]

Did not even know this sub-brand existed. Earmarked for my next build. Solid performance, dependability, no screwing around sounds to me what a creative professional wants.

i was thinking soft keyboard, yuck. But actually, an ai-adaptive keyboard that repositions the 'keys' to match my typing instead of the other way around would be very cool. Why should letters be the same size or evenly placed? my fingers sure are not...

This is part of chinas long-published roadmap back to world leadership. It's been a few thousand years and they seem keen and dedicated to swing the pendulum back. CN made a 50-year plan and now follow it, maybe correcting, but unwavering, rigorously, relentlessly, amorally. Solid project...

adobe has been throwing 30 days free test subscriptions at anything that does not run away fast enough for YEARS. Bundled with everything but crakckerjacks. where was the author all this time?

what i don't get and don't see ( or maybe overlooked or just don't understand the basics? gladly, please help out or point): What is the difference in the cable itself? I have a rudimentary understanding of standard electric installation and have crimped quite a few lan cables. So i am trying...

I got the industrial version to upgrade my camping fridge; dust and water proof with high static pressure. Did not want to trust anything else.

Everyone wants something from everyone else, and no one wants to pay for anything for anyone else. It is like moral leukemia. @mods, YES it is OT, you can delete it. ...But it IS true, and you could leave it on for a little bit.

that is what router filters / browser add blockers are for. of course, it is cat and mouse. Fundamental truth: if it costs something to produce, and you consume it without paying, then you are the product and not the customer. in one way or another. No degree of wishful thinking will change...