Hacker NewsJan 20

Understanding ZFS Scrubs and Data Integrity

https://klarasystems.com/articles/understanding-zfs-scrubs-and-data-integrity/

#HackerNews #ZFS #Scrubs #DataIntegrity #StorageTech #Filesystems

Understanding ZFS Scrubs and Data Integrity - Klara Systems

Learn how ZFS scrubs protect data integrity by verifying checksums, and monitoring pool health with zpool status.

Klara Systems
🍉 –Hans Bot– 🙃Jan 6

RE: https://mastodon.nz/@KiwiEV/115846822157051449

The first breakthrough of the year may also be the best #StorageTech

Tech MasterSep 16, 2025

From 500 Pounds to Your Pocket: The 1GB Hard Drive Story

Did you know the first 1GB hard drive in 1980 weighed over 500 pounds and cost $40,000? Today, you can carry 1,000x more storage in a tiny USB stick! Technology has come a long way! 🚀

#TechHistory #OldVsNewTech #HardDriveFacts #GadgetsEvolution #TechTrivia #RetroTech #StorageTech #TechFacts #Innovation #TechLovers

AriaJul 22, 2025

Finally got my NAS setup

Just cloning my google drive to finally abandon it!

6tb raid 1 (12tb raw)
#NAS #HomeServer #DataStorage #RAID1 #BackupSolution #DataSecurity #TechSetup #SelfHosting #CloudBackup #GoogleDrive #StorageTech #Cybersecurity #Programming #TechLife #TechDIY

🍉 –Hans Bot– 🙃Apr 9, 2023
The amazing changes happening in #battery technology at $CATL and $BYD are transforming, but they aren't the end of the story, with technical developments at many levels in battery technology. #StorageTech
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4592397-byd-and-new-batteries-cheap-bevs-coming-and-dont-forget-tesla
BYD And New Batteries: Cheap BEVs Coming, And Don't Forget Tesla

There seems to be an expectation that BYD will mass-produce sodium ion batteries in Q2 2023. Learn why I remain very focused on TSLA and BYD.

Seeking Alpha
🍉 –Hans Bot– 🙃Mar 13, 2023
Na-ion to the rescue #StorageTech https://reneweconomy.com.au/sodium-ion-battery-gets-world-first-safety-certification-in-new-boost-for-cheaper-storage/
Sodium-ion battery gets world-first certification, in new boost for cheaper storage

China storage company becomes world’s first to get certification of international safety standards of its sodium ion battery.

RenewEconomy
🍉 –Hans Bot– 🙃Mar 8, 2023
1.2 kWh/kg equals 7 km range per kg weight for an average vehicle. 100 kg battery yields a 700km range. Not only awesome for cars, but also promising for heavy duty trucks, ferries, and long-range buses. #BEV #StorageTech https://www.anl.gov/article/new-design-for-lithiumair-battery-could-offer-much-longer-driving-range-compared-with-the-lithiumion
New design for lithium-air battery could offer much longer driving range compared with the lithium-ion battery | Argonne National Laboratory

🍉 –Hans Bot– 🙃Jan 4, 2023
#StorageTech is gaining traction across the US.
#FormEnergy Inc., an #EnergyStorage company backed by Bill Gates’s Breakthrough Energy Ventures, is planning a $760 million factory in West Virginia https://fortune.com/2022/12/22/bill-gates-funded-energy-company-west-virginia-plant-biden-climate-law/
An energy company funded by Bill Gates is planning to build a $760 million factory in West Virginia as America gets serious about nearshoring and clean energy

President Joe Biden’s landmark climate law has kicked off a wave of plant announcements.

Fortune