TaggartFeb 15

You see what's happening right?

They are preventing you from accessing the means of computing, making you reliant on their services in the future they're building.

At astronomical rents.

https://wccftech.com/western-digital-has-no-more-hdd-capacity-left-out/

Western Digital Has No More HDD Capacity Left, as CEO Reveals Massive AI Deals; Brace Yourself For Price Surges Ahead!

HDD capacity from one of the world's largest manufacturers has started to run dry, according to WD's CEO, as major LTAs have been signed out.

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Show threadThe TurtleFeb 16

@mttaggart whaddya suppose they're gonna do when all those drives get old in a few years? Dump them in the ocean? Nope, they will go in big crates and get wrapped in saran wrap and sold in lots of 1000, to guys in industrial suburbs who will uncrate and sell them for thirty bucks each.

"Not good enough for AI, but good enough for you!"

The moment Samsung or Hitachi start selling 10-petabyte drives,all those little terabyte SSDs will suddenly be worth fuckshit except to normal users.

Show threadSun Microdevil Pte LtdFeb 16

@the_turtle @mttaggart It gets sent into the shredder in the name of privacy?  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQoKFovvigI though this is a video by Google from 2013 and I dunno if they're still doing it now

How Google Protects Your Data

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Show threadThe Turtle
@koakuma @mttaggart i am laughing very hard. I used to love the stories on birdsite about all the fun stuff guys would find on "properly wiped" drives discarded or sold in lots from datacenters, or just thrown out back in a dumpster at BestBuy.
Feb 16 at 1:57pmWeb