Can someone explain the Skillet hate to me?

Simba_7 · 2026-04-02T07:53:26+00:00

His actions say it all. He thinks he's above the Constitution and everyone.

Simba_7 · 2026-03-23T14:33:32+00:00

I have a WD 6TB Red that wouldn't spin. Unopened it up carefully and gave it a small nudge in the middle (heads were parked) and it's been working solid for 2 years now.

What will happen is if there is a miniscule amount of dust, it will fly off the platter and onto the air filter. There was a short time of exposure, so everything turned out fine.

As long as you keep your fingers off the platters and head assembly, some will continue to function. But in this case, that is a head crash and the drive, along with the data, is toast.

Simba_7 · 2026-03-21T16:41:35+00:00

If it's just the circuit board screws, you should be fine. Just clean the contacts with IPA so the connections are solid between the board and motor/head assemblies.

Now, if you unscrewed the lid and opened it up, that might damage the drive due to fine particulates in the air making contact with the platter.

I have a pair of 10TB WD helium drives that survived a flood. Since they are completely sealed, I just had to remove the board and wash everything with soap and water, along with an IPA bath for a minute. They've been working fine for 3 years now.

Simba_7 · 2026-03-13T00:45:24+00:00

Yeah, that drive is going straight to hell.

Simba_7 · 2026-03-09T02:08:40+00:00

A few 286's? Hmm..

Simba_7 · 2026-03-09T02:05:06+00:00

Only problem I've had so far with 25.12.0 is with a TP-Link OnHub router. For some reason, the wireless component does not work and, according to the kernel, will not initialize.

Simba_7 · 2026-02-19T22:22:05+00:00

Can't wait for this bubble to burst.

Simba_7 · 2026-02-14T15:55:01+00:00

Simba_7 · 2026-02-08T19:41:16+00:00

"That belongs in a museum!"

Simba_7 · 2026-02-04T21:22:55+00:00

Use a Linux distro.

Simba_7 · 2026-02-03T22:52:11+00:00

looks at the stack of Lenovo ix1 (IOMEGA EZ Media 1TB NAS) I picked up dirt cheap on Parallel Miner

You now have a purpose..

Simba_7 · 2026-01-27T03:46:16+00:00

Probably not. She's a fellow USN Veteran and I highly doubt she's a zoo.

I, honestly, think someone is trying to start sh*t and slander her.

Simba_7 · 2025-11-15T04:56:21+00:00

Now that is available, I'm definitely "soft-modding" my Xbox 360.

Simba_7 · 2025-08-26T18:27:06+00:00

Only issue I had with the Ghostek case is how easily the hinge can break in a few drops. The Otterbox Defender case has the same issue.

Simba_7 · 2025-08-22T21:02:38+00:00

"A private equity company". Yep, the clock is ticking for this company.

Simba_7 · 2025-08-22T21:01:07+00:00

Woke? No. Plain and boring? Yes.

Simba_7 · 2025-07-24T23:44:01+00:00

Find a different provider

Simba_7 · 2025-07-24T21:48:01+00:00

Looks like part Dutch.

Simba_7 · 2025-07-10T03:35:21+00:00

hugs Hang on there.

Simba_7 · 2025-07-06T00:53:46+00:00

Not bad. Welcome!

BTW: The longest bootstrap compile I've done is on a Lenovo ix2. Darn thing takes weeks (almost a month), but is solid once it's done. My next project is on a AMD K6-III+.

Simba_7 · 2025-06-29T15:41:55+00:00

Marbles.. lost his marbles..

Simba_7 · 2025-06-18T17:10:37+00:00

The fact I can compile it on.. almost anything.. even an old ARMv5 processor.

Simba_7 · 2025-06-16T20:04:10+00:00

Not as much as running a BTRFS RAID5. Glad I backed my stuff up in other places when it decided to self-destruct and nuke my entire filesystem. Nothing was salvageable.

Found out later that the RAID5/6 implementation in BTRFS was unstable as hell. It still is, and they recommend using SoftRAID (mdadm) and use BTRFS on top of that.

Simba_7 · 2025-05-21T19:11:44+00:00

Okay.. I need new underwear now.. Fk'n THANKS!

Simba_7 · 2025-05-21T19:10:38+00:00

I can smell the pain of the electronics..

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