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May 2, 2016 14:17:53 GMT -6
Post by Skalle on May 2, 2016 14:17:53 GMT -6
Are they a good thing? The fact that they go bad after a certain number of writes makes me nervous, considering how much I distro hop. Plus, what are you supposed to do about swap space? I dunno; they're fasted, of course, but am I really going to spend all that money on something that I know is going to go bad possibly quicker than an older platter drive?
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May 3, 2016 11:37:48 GMT -6
Post by bowtiev8 on May 3, 2016 11:37:48 GMT -6
I think they are a good thing. The read/write cycle is so high, it will take years for you to "use it up". Also, some are faster for write, others for read, and then a third group is equally fast for read/write. Also, it's important to look into read/write speed, so you're getting something that is fast.
If it's something that should worry you, it would be the firmware, since it's probably all proprietary software. But, that's probably also a problem you will have with old fashioned HDDs.
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May 3, 2016 14:51:08 GMT -6
Post by Skalle on May 3, 2016 14:51:08 GMT -6
Just check out that email I sent you. Having proprietary crap is pretty much inevitable these days, and it pisses me off.
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May 5, 2016 11:30:01 GMT -6
Post by bowtiev8 on May 5, 2016 11:30:01 GMT -6
I agree. Something should be done about it, but not much we can do on our own.
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May 5, 2016 15:30:18 GMT -6
Post by Skalle on May 5, 2016 15:30:18 GMT -6
Forget computer science; let's become electrical engineers and make our own super-awesome libre computer.  |
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May 6, 2016 11:50:59 GMT -6
Post by bowtiev8 on May 6, 2016 11:50:59 GMT -6
We can do both. |
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May 6, 2016 14:02:50 GMT -6
Post by Skalle on May 6, 2016 14:02:50 GMT -6
We'll make an old school workstation with 640KiB RAM and 16MiB hard drive and single-core 33MHz processor. |
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May 11, 2016 12:01:42 GMT -6
Post by bowtiev8 on May 11, 2016 12:01:42 GMT -6
That should be an interesting project. |
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May 11, 2016 15:27:07 GMT -6
Post by Skalle on May 11, 2016 15:27:07 GMT -6
And impossible without doctorates. |
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May 12, 2016 12:03:08 GMT -6
Post by bowtiev8 on May 12, 2016 12:03:08 GMT -6
Maybe. |
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May 12, 2016 16:37:03 GMT -6
Post by Skalle on May 12, 2016 16:37:03 GMT -6
Then again, my grandpa was supposedly an excellent programmer, and he didn't have anything more than an associate's degree, so just because one doesn't have a "higher" education doesn't mean one doesn't know one's stuff. |
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May 31, 2016 11:27:19 GMT -6
Post by bowtiev8 on May 31, 2016 11:27:19 GMT -6
That is true. There is a company in Chicago that has hired more people based on them having a home lab than having a degree.
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Jun 2, 2016 22:04:36 GMT -6
Post by Skalle on Jun 2, 2016 22:04:36 GMT -6
I'm working on mine this weekend. Gonna fix the door so cats can't get in, clear it out, set up a nice station for my Funtoo machine, get all my computer books in there, and hopefully have a nice place to work.
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Jun 6, 2016 12:21:37 GMT -6
Post by bowtiev8 on Jun 6, 2016 12:21:37 GMT -6
Nice. Sounds like you will get a pretty nice place for yourself.
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Jun 8, 2016 13:59:50 GMT -6
Post by Skalle on Jun 8, 2016 13:59:50 GMT -6
A little too small, but oh well. |
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Jun 13, 2016 11:24:51 GMT -6
Post by bowtiev8 on Jun 13, 2016 11:24:51 GMT -6
Just knock down a few walls, and problem solved. |
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Jun 13, 2016 15:05:47 GMT -6
Post by Skalle on Jun 13, 2016 15:05:47 GMT -6
Knocking down walls will result in getting into the front hall closet or into the master bedroom, neither of which Lauren would appreciate. |
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Jun 14, 2016 12:26:54 GMT -6
Post by bowtiev8 on Jun 14, 2016 12:26:54 GMT -6
I'm out of ideas then.
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Jun 14, 2016 20:24:44 GMT -6
Post by Skalle on Jun 14, 2016 20:24:44 GMT -6
Maybe I could get Lauren's crap out of my garage and put all my stuff in there. It does have a gas heater, and I'm already used to not having A/C. |
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Jun 16, 2016 15:37:16 GMT -6
Post by bowtiev8 on Jun 16, 2016 15:37:16 GMT -6
That would at least give you more space. |
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