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    X79 or X99 - which to keep?

    I still have about 5 or 6 x99 machines. There are great processor options, you can drop in xeon chips and get ECC support. Add in a NanoKVM and you have headless, remotely-powered servers.
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    Need help on switching phones and keeping Messages

    I use an app called SMS Backup & Restore to archive all my calls/messages/media and transfer between phones. Been using it for 10+ years with no issues.
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    Linux for NewB question

    As someone who spent a lot of time compiling kernels in the late 90s trying to keep linux working on the desktop, and who is still dismayed at how painful fast moving updates and kernel module support for hardware still are... I disagree. When you're trying to get work done, and /need/ to get...
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    Help request on how to reset Windows 7 PC

    DBAN or Boot and Nuke, and then drill holes in the drive.
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    3.2TB SSD for $240

    The linux drivers come with scripts if you install the fio-sysvinit packages. You can edit /etc/sysconfig/iomemory-vsl.conf and list your filesystems/mdadm arrays/lvms/etc and it'll handle everything for you.
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    3.2TB SSD for $240

    The slow startup times are probably due to device rescanning due to unclean detach. Make sure your apps/filesytems are dismounted prior to driver unload/OS shutdown. You can also enable pci-e power override to increase the max write wattage from 25W to 75W. If the driver can't detect the...
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    3.2TB SSD for $240

    I have my SX 350 3.2TB working just fine in proxmox. Putting your storage volume of choice on top of it is manual though since the GUI doesn't enumerate /dev/fioX devices.
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    RAID backup

    No, I put it under my neighbor's house incase mine burns down.
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    RAID backup

    Or you can hit one firmware bug and/or have some silent data corruption/bit rot and be screwed without a second copy.
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    RAID backup

    3 copies of your data on 3 different media. 1) Online active 50TB array 2) Replica array ideally in another building/datacenter/region 3) Offline copy on external bricks/Iron Mountain/cloud bucket/etc.
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    Plasma is still beautiful and it's image quality rivals any modern tech!

    My downstairs TV is a Panasonic VT50 and it still has very low hours. I just use it for watching movies occasionally and it never disappoints.
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    OCZ SSDS

    I used to work at Fusion-io before SanDisk bought them. We were constantly competing against OCZ since they were so cheap. One of my coworkers went to a PoC install so the customer could kick the tires on our ioDrives and compare vs OCZ. Their first test was to copy files to the ioDrive and...
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    OCZ SSDS

    I have two old 120GB Vertex 2 drives still in operation. They must have contracted these out to someone else for the build, lol!
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    Dude hacks together a "modern" N64

    Time to update my MiSTer then I suppose...
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    Where are mainstream long m.2 SSDs?

    Grab some of the used enterprise m.2 22110s off of ebay then. You can get larger capacities, power loss protection, and better wear life there.
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