LisPiRegarding cooling and computing hardware, fuck manufacturers of drive enclosures that include no cooling.
I've killed drives with that garbage before I narrowed that down as the cause.
Gorgeous na Shock!@lispi314 I have a friend who's addicted to the company that likes to make computers as thin as possible and doesn't believe in fans and she's had so many of them die within a couple years from basically being overworked/left on too long.
I expect that from the guy on Ali Express literally reusing chips from the garbage, not the company that charges multiple thousands for brand new hardware.
@indigoparadox Yeah, I also had hardware die because of copycats that thought that was a nice trendy thing to do.
It's one of the many things that has reinforced my general stance on the #PortableComputer form factor vs laptops (https://mastodon.top/@lispi314/110249596438121252).
LisPi (@[email protected])
#LaptopsWereAMistake. The #PortableComputer form-factor with #standard part #compatibility, proper CPU sockets, standard memory and standard input sockets were better. The battery should never be tightly coupled to a given machine, it prevents #reusability (it should also be external & detached for safety reasons). A standard 100~120/220~240v input socket means you can use any given portable battery pack. Anything else just gives manufacturers free rein to rip-off customers. #Hardware
@lispi314 Actually, this reminds me of another anecdote...
I used to be jr. sysadmin @ a mid-size accounting firm. We were doing a refresh & offered a choice between a thicker 17" model that was rock solid and a featherweight 15" model which would BSOD every 2 hours or so(!)
We were up front about the issue and trying to find a solution but I wasn't hopeful. The HW just didn't like our DB SW or w/e.
Most picked the smaller/unstable option, saying they had to travel to client sites a lot.
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@indigoparadox 😩, indeed.
I partly blame the non-pragmatism of business attire for this one.
For some reason backpacks are unthinkable with that, nevermind when it makes a lot more sense than briefcases (your back can take a lot more weight comfortably than your arms for most people). Vexingly, the same applies to wheeled travel cases (think Pelican) that also would mitigate weight and cumbersomeness issues.
@lispi314 Oh yeah, for sure. Which is funny because they had wheeled audit bags which they used to use when files were paper, but the younger crowd (who overwhelmingly went for the lighter disaster laptops) wouldn't touch 'em for reasons I still don't fully understand.
@indigoparadox Huh, that is quite perplexing.
@lispi314 I mean, like you said, I think they just weren't fashionable lol.