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    So is it true you can plug SATA drives into SAS connectors?

    Well, it really depends on which disk shelf and which filer you are talking about as to whether they would be compatible (more from a licensing standpoint than a PHY.)
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    xz-utils backdoored

    When I was like 13 I had a nylon wallet with a ring indent like that lolol.
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    xz-utils backdoored

    No, they are doing an excellent job. My point was in regard to your comment "With so many eyes pouring over the code, there's no chance a backdoor or malicious actor could be kept secret in the open source community." My quote was meant to show that just because you have source code, there are...
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    xz-utils backdoored

    +1 For ZStandard.
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    xz-utils backdoored

    Unfortunately, it is not that easy.
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    Samsung Magician reboots your system automatically AND with no warning

    I may be dating myself lol but actually I had a problem like this with DOS. If you ran the original Sidekick and had an AST Six Pack Plus with 640K total, it would restart at 1:00PM + X Minutes (X being the Day # The Month) every day, with no notice. Borland fixed it in a few days but I still...
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    Windows Storport Errors in Event Log

    It is the storage driver complaining about something. Do you have just SSD in the box? Do you have a SAS HBA with drives connected? First, check the SMART on any of your SSD/Direct connect HDD and see if anything is amiss there. Second, make sure your BIOS/UEFI is current. Do you have other...
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    SOLD:Sound Blaster Z

    PM Sent
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    DVD-like optical disc could store 1.6 petabits (or 200 terabytes) on 100 layers

    Come on. Thor had the Dwarves of Nidavelir forge Stormbreaker, and they have the heart of a dying neutron star in their workshop, how hard could it be for a storage company to make a deal to use that one!!!!
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    DVD-like optical disc could store 1.6 petabits (or 200 terabytes) on 100 layers

    I would love to see this, but there have been press releases about the "next big thing" in Optical/Quartz/3D Crystal/Tape storage, promising hundreds of terabytes to hundreds of petabytes. It is always announced by a small research group at **insert company here** that always says it is "just a...
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    Anyone went strictly to SSDs only yet ?

    Taboo II was a classic!
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    30tb hdd for consumers this year

    They haven't said anything yet. The models we were EVT'ng are SAS dual actuator & HAMR so my guess is 2x-3x the current top-end-capacity enterprise drives.
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    30tb hdd for consumers this year

    Here you go for that. We already have some samples and channel availability should be 0-3 months from what we were told.)
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    30tb hdd for consumers this year

    There are a bunch of ~30TB (or larger) drives available (if you have the budget) Here are some examples.
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    Possible Scam?

    You could probably make bank on OF if you do that (On Video!) :)
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