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Gibson commonly writes software that sounds very amazing, but turns out not exactly like it.
I mean, he makes the assimilator: The ASSIMILATOR is a stand-alone, high-performance, application-specific, multi-protocol, dual NanoProbe/GENESIS TCP/IP stack equipped, Internet Protocol Torture Testing Device:

I sure would like to know what a dual nanoprobe/GENESIS TCP/IP stack is... I mean, it sounds amazing, right?
 
Kamen Rider Blade said:
95KB, that's the way things should be.
Nice tight, & efficient.

Not bloated, slow, & crappy like MS Teams.
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It's an application that only does one thing. And even then, one could argue that's bloated for the one thing it does when you consider a 3D game with detailed models, textures, and lighting was able to be pushed into 97KB.

In any case, Teams is made with Electron, which essentially is a stripped down Chromium meant to work as a framework to build applications on top of. Which means developers can focus on building the application itself, rather than the foundation underneath.
 
Wish he would've written this USB detection tool for MacOS as well, which now has over 20% of the market - and Linux.

Which taken altogether have just over 30% of the market. That's a big oversight. Pretty much 1 in every 3 people can't use this without some sort of add-in layer/VM/api/etc.

What would a Linux user or Mac user do to accomplish this same goal?
 
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ezst036 said:
Wish he would've written this USB detection tool for MacOS as well, which now has over 20% of the market - and Linux.

Which taken altogether have just over 30% of the market. That's a big oversight. Pretty much 1 in every 3 people can't use this without some sort of add-in layer/VM/api/etc.

What would a Linux user or Mac user do to accomplish this same goal?
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A tool already exists for Linux: https://github.com/AltraMayor/f3

You could probably compile this on macOS using gcc or clang, assuming the tool doesn't use some sort of weird library.
 
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I like this! Almost everyone I know has fallen for these scams. I just tried the app, and I'm going to start sending this to friends and family. My mom wouldn't have a problem using this. There are no options or multiple-choices; there is just a single button to start the test. Simple and easy (it can take a while, though. But uses close to zero resources, so whatevs. 28MB RAM usage while the test is running.)
 
hotaru.hino said:
It's an application that only does one thing. And even then, one could argue that's bloated for the one thing it does when you consider a 3D game with detailed models, textures, and lighting was able to be pushed into 97KB.
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But compared to the crap that MS is pushing out, it looks incredibly efficient.

hotaru.hino said:
In any case, Teams is made with Electron, which essentially is a stripped down Chromium meant to work as a framework to build applications on top of. Which means developers can focus on building the application itself, rather than the foundation underneath.
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Or they need developers that can work with old schools windows native app development and fire those who can't adapt to more low level app programming.

USAFRet said:
Be that as it may....the supposed bloatedness of Teams has nothing to do with this little application.
(and if you think that is all Teams is/can do, you're mistaken)
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So go on, defend why MS Teams is so bloated?

What does it do that requires so much storage space and RAM?
 
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Alphaswift said:
You mean to say those 16TB thumb drives sold on Facebook for $40 aren't real? I'm so surprised!
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Info - Buyer Beware - 16tb or larger External/Portable SSD/USB drives are fake

You currently cannot buy a real 16tb external SSD or any USB drives larger than 2tb, at all. They don't exist. But if you look on almost any retailer now they show you ssd that are labelled 16tb, 30tb or larger still. These are all fake. Same applies for any USB flash drive bigger than 2tb...
forums.tomshardware.com forums.tomshardware.com
 
that thread looks familiar 😀

should go see if any fake USB 4 drives yet.

There currently aren't any chips that have a USB4 interface on one end and a flash interface on the other. AsMedia has a USB4 to nvme controller that essentially works in pcie gen 3 x4 when used with a USB4 compatible system (with PCIe tunneling). In legacy mode, it will still operate as a USB3 10Gbps device.
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No real ones exist yet... no fakes I can see yet either.
 
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USAFRet said:
Why would I bother going into a completely off topic discussion?

Teams has exactly zero to do with this application.
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A quick binging returns:
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How to Check/Detect Fake USB Devices - Linux Windows and android Tutorials

There are fake USB drives with fake storage space in it. The outlook and everything else seems fine, until you’re on a desperate move and find out that it was a fake. Learn how to detect a fake USB drive.
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11 Freeware To Detect Fake USB Flash Drives, SD Cards And SSD Disk

There are many fake capacity USB flash drives on the market that claim a particular capacity, but only deliver somewhat less than this (particularly the
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Then just be careful from where you download these free tools so that you do not download a copy with included malware.

In the first place:
1. If it's too good to be true, it is not. Don't buy.
2. Buy from a brick and mortar local geek retailer or from a real reputable retailer.

Last but not least, as posted a few weeks ago, IMHO these miscreants are stupid. They should sell storage openly fake for placebo effect and entertainment. Who would not want to show off with a 1 PB flash in front of candid people? Or offer one as a joke to a relative or friend?

Note
/dev/null has unlimited space for write only and 100% data loss.
/dev/random has unlimited space for read, but garbage only.
/dev/zero has unlimited space for read, but 0's only.
 
its hardly a problem that has existed forever, I mean the ability to do it might have but its only in recent years people might start to believe 16tb drives might exist... especially if you aren't paying attention to drive sizes.

Why would an operating system include such a niche tool. If they started installing malware or virus, then maybe there would be a reaction. But they just pretend to be bigger than they are. Not really a problem for the OS.
 
hotaru.hino said:
The only way to verify the storage space is to write the amount of data the drive claims its capable of holding, which is destructive for any data on there and it can take a while if it's a legitimate drive.
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and a really long period of time if the USB 3 drive is really USB 2.0. Since controller will let you overwrite that info as many times as you like, if its reporting a fake value, its generally easier to write a much smaller amount and check the data is correct on it.
 
Colif said:
and a really long period of time if the USB 3 drive is really USB 2.0. Since controller will let you overwrite that info as many times as you like, if its reporting a fake value, its generally easier to write a much smaller amount and check the data is correct on it.
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Sure, but you still have to do it across the entire range the drive claims it can hold. Which is still going to take a while if you have a large drive.
 
Glad to have an additional option than H2testw, which is great but it is dated.

I am more worried about counterfeit Samsung/ Sandisk/Kingston drives you pay high dollar for and suck on performance, as I stopped buying flash drives and micro sd cards off marketplaces long ago. But the counterfeits are hard to detect, not as obvious as 1500 PB drives for $10...
 
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