hi frens 👋 today I’m looking for your recs for #USBsticks that are actually USB 3.2 (at least #Gen1, prefer #Gen2 or better if possible) & if possible where to find them locally ( #Canberra )

I accidentally picked up a couple of cheapies that are only USB 2.0 (in the year of our $deity 2026!!?!?! 🤪) and I just. cannot. with the slowwwwwwness 😩

trying to find which stores might actually have USB sticks for sale that actually meet the brief is impossible as every single item listing has contradictory info about USB class & speeds – but then again when Sandisk also has incorrect & inconsistent class & speed info on their own product pages on their website ** I guess you can’t expect such tiny mum-and-dad stores like… ⚹checks notes⚹ …OfficeWorks** or JB Hi-Fi to care about such trivial things as “getting the specs correct” 💁‍♀️ 😤

so yeah, which are the brands that actually deliver high-speed USB sticks & where can I buy them?

eta: #DataHoarders 👀

#Kotatsu is EOL?!?>!?!?!!?!!!

The #datahoarders were right!! The hits keep coming. This #google thing is going to be a nightmare.

It's getting grim out there.

#Android #Manga #opensource #github

Okay #hardware #nerd types and #DataHoarders or #DigitalArchivists...

I'm using #Ubuntu #Linux on an old #iMac with #dvgrab to download the exact copies of all my #MiniDV tapes in #DV format.

But I have to say... This thing is a monster.

Can anyone recommend a laptop with #Firewire 800 that also runs Linux well?

Unannounced 32TB Seagate hard drive surfaces in Japan for photoshoot — but the IronWolf Pro gets a shockingly high $887 price tag

https://lemmy.world/post/41068918

Bleeping Computer: American Archive of Public Broadcasting fixes bug exposing restricted media. “​A vulnerability in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting’s website allowed downloading of protected and private media for years, with the flaw quietly patched this month. BleepingComputer was tipped about the flaw by a cybersecurity researcher who asked to remain anonymous, stating that the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/24/bleeping-computer-american-archive-of-public-broadcasting-fixes-bug-exposing-restricted-media/

dear #lazyweb and #storage nerds and #datahoarders

i have a couple of of m.2 drives, a 2.5 inch ssd, a couple 2.5 inch hdds, and a pile of 3.5 inch hdds. i kind of want to jam all the 2.5 inch drives and m.2 drives together in a weird array for science.

i saw some external usb raid/jbod enclosures on scamazon that would hold 3.5" drives *and* m.2 drives but nothing for 2.5" and m.2. does such an oddity exist?

boosts appreciated.

“Librarians are Dangerous.” —an appreciation

#librarypunk, #librarians, #datahoarders

https://bradmontague.substack.com/p/librarians-are-dangerous