[2026-03-24T00:27:54Z] <midfavila> apparently the next generation of hard disks are supposed to be crazy
[2026-03-24T00:28:08Z] <midfavila> can't wait for all the "muh spinning rust" chuds to be eternally btfo'd
[2026-03-24T00:28:51Z] <midfavila> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/western-digital-doubles-the-performance-of-hard-drives-with-dual-actuator-high-bandwidth-with-path-to-8x-performance-increase-power-optimized-hdds-will-reduce-power-by-20-percent
[2026-03-24T00:41:06Z] <dery> > Western Digital positions Power-Optimized HDDs for 'active cold' storage tier for AI workloads that generate massive volumes of data — such as datasets, checkpoints, and logs — which must remain quickly accessible (which rules out tape), but cannot be stored on traditional high-capacity HDDs or SSDs due to cost concerns.
[2026-03-24T00:41:11Z] <dery> obviously
[2026-03-24T00:41:14Z] <dery> I'm not complaining tho
[2026-03-24T00:41:41Z] <midfavila> i mean we take those
[2026-03-24T00:42:02Z] <midfavila> if the AI bubble makes older hardware relevant again i'll be cheesed
[2026-03-24T00:42:30Z] <midfavila> ewaste is a serious issue and the first R is to reuse
[2026-03-24T00:42:38Z] <midfavila> well, it's reduce
[2026-03-24T00:42:46Z] <midfavila> which we should also do
[2026-03-24T00:42:55Z] <midfavila> but it's easier to get people to reuse instead of just being less of a consoomer
[2026-03-24T00:47:36Z] <kris_> the "muh spinning rust" chuds are idiots
[2026-03-24T00:47:53Z] <kris_> i wouldnt want a hard drive as my boot or game drive or anything but i use them for mass storage and video recordings and random stuff
[2026-03-24T00:48:04Z] <midfavila> but kris
[2026-03-24T00:48:07Z] <midfavila> sata is deprecated
[2026-03-24T00:48:11Z] <midfavila> hard disks are deprecated
[2026-03-24T00:48:20Z] <midfavila> what's the usecase for sata????????
[2026-03-24T00:48:39Z] <kris_> im pissed that hard drives are so expensive now
[2026-03-24T00:48:46Z] <kris_> a year ago a 22tb seagate exos hdd was like $160
[2026-03-24T00:48:51Z] <kris_> if you knew where to look
[2026-03-24T00:49:01Z] <kris_> that being sellers on ebay that stock companies B stock drives they just dump so they're literally unused
[2026-03-24T00:49:10Z] <kris_> but nobody wants them because they're pre-owned despite being used
[2026-03-24T00:49:14Z] <kris_> other than hobbyists like me
[2026-03-24T00:50:11Z] <kris_> despite being unused*
[2026-03-24T00:51:04Z] <kris_> https://www.ebay.com/itm/156793471343
[2026-03-24T00:51:07Z] <kris_> $318 :(
[2026-03-24T00:51:36Z] <midfavila> lmao get ready for it to be even worse
[2026-03-24T00:51:44Z] <midfavila> we ain't seen nothing yet
[2026-03-24T00:51:49Z] * midfavila checks the Brent
[2026-03-24T00:52:04Z] <midfavila> oh oil is actually down today
[2026-03-24T00:52:06Z] <midfavila> 98USD
[2026-03-24T00:52:14Z] <midfavila> damn i guess nothing ever happens after all
[2026-03-24T00:52:46Z] <midfavila> then again knowing trump and his cabinet they're all doing insider trading
[2026-03-24T00:53:20Z] <midfavila> either way petrol prices are going to be up for months at the least and that's going to roll over into everything else
[2026-03-24T00:53:29Z] <midfavila> up to almost 2CAD a litre here
[2026-03-24T00:54:30Z] <midfavila> https://xcancel.com/afshinrattansi/status/2036115043948048828
[2026-03-24T00:54:35Z] <midfavila> iranians seem to think so anyway
[2026-03-24T00:54:53Z] <midfavila> considering the posturing of iran thus far it makes more sense 
[2026-03-24T00:56:01Z] <midfavila> honestly though computer hobbyists have been too spoiled for too long >:C
[2026-03-24T00:56:26Z] <midfavila> time to put down python and pick up C because raspberry pis are going to cost 500USD apiece and there's nothing you can do about it
[2026-03-24T00:56:44Z] <midfavila> billions must learn to cood
[2026-03-24T00:56:53Z] <midfavila> brb dimmner
[2026-03-24T01:03:42Z] <midfavila> dimmner has commenced
[2026-03-24T01:03:52Z] <midfavila> it is borgir and french fry
[2026-03-24T01:40:30Z] <kris_> i am jealous
[2026-03-24T02:20:53Z] <dery> yum
[2026-03-24T02:32:41Z] <midfavila> very yum
[2026-03-24T02:33:19Z] <midfavila> i was feeling *decadent* (and there was a sale on for the stuff i needed) so i made a *double* bacon cheeseburger 
[2026-03-24T02:33:35Z] <midfavila> with leicester and brioche 
[2026-03-24T02:34:08Z] <midfavila> dessert is tea and hobnobs 
[2026-03-24T03:14:55Z] <kris_> i had fried spam and pineapple sandwich for dinner
[2026-03-24T04:32:23Z] <midfavila> AMERICUH
[2026-03-24T04:32:25Z] <midfavila> FREEDOM
[2026-03-24T04:32:27Z] <midfavila> CAAAAAAW
[2026-03-24T04:49:02Z] <kris_> midfavila: RAAAAAAA
[2026-03-24T04:49:11Z] <kris_> nah i legit love fried spam and pineapple
[2026-03-24T05:52:53Z] * midfavila makes machine gun noises