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Debian has updated kernel packages out for the stable release. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-43284

I kind of get your point, but they responded pretty quickly here.

Most of us were using Zip drives to backup our files and then put the disks on shelf. There was no cloud backup, and 100MB was often enough for all your personal files.

There’s a pretty good explanation here: https://exrocketman.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-seal-failure-in...

For a lot of items I’ve looked into, Newegg and Microcenter had comparable prices. Several small items were cheaper at microcenter, presumably because Newegg marked up the prices for low cost items to cover the free shipping.

Don’t forget about power. If you’re trying to build a low power NAS, those hdds idle around 5w each, while the ssd is closer to 5mw. Once you’ve got a few disks, the HDDs can account for half the power or more. The cost penalty for 2TB or 4TB ssds is still big, but not as bad as at the 8TB level.

https://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=3576 Maybe this one?

There’s always Backblaze’s SSD stats. https://www.backblaze.com/blog/ssd-edition-2022-drive-stats-...

The Atlantic had a good article about this last summer. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/07/pennsyl...

Yep. I think you may be right, it’s EOL and probably doesn’t have any more updates available. I have a VM for when I need old Java, but I was going to need an older VM to run Flash, and that just wasn’t how I wanted to spend my time. :D

Even worse was one of mine last year that needed Flash. Apparently we neglected to update it. I can handle ancient Java, but trying to get Flash setup was going to be futile, so I just went to the data center.

If this topic interests you, the “Last Seen” podcast will be worth listening to. https://www.wbur.org/inside/2018/07/19/wbur-and-the-boston-g...

Sparkleshare does something kind of similar. It uses git as the backend automatically sync directories on a few computers. https://www.sparkleshare.org/

I was not a reader as a kid. I just didn’t ever read books. But around age 13, I had to read a book for school. I picked up Eon at the library, and I read it, and actually wanted to read the whole thing.

After that I got my hands on every book he had written. Moving Mars is possibly the only book I ever read twice.

Later in life reading sci-fi is no longer an interest of mine, however his books were transformative for me.

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Just the people that need to, usually the security or operations team that handles creating or deleting accounts, or setting up billing stuff, or creating the initial roles or users that will be needed. All the other responses just say, “don’t use the root account”. That’s true, but there are some things that need the root account, and in a midsized company that shouldn’t be controlled by one person, but usually a small team. I don’t use the root account for anything outside of what it’s explicitly needed for, but I do need access to it for those times, and the rest of my team need that access too. And we have audit trails that let us know whenever someone uses the root account. Tada.

You can use the TOTP 6 digit code method, but instead of just scanning the QR code with your phone, you save the “serial” in your password manager and then all your employees can add that serial to the app on their device. Did that make sense? That’s what I do.

IIRC there was a brief period of time in the US where manufacturers could omit putting airbags in cars if they used an automatic seat belt instead. So a couple manufacturers did this to keep their costs down, but eventually airbags were required in all cars and the automatic seat belts went away.

This is kind of funny to me. I’m on an iPhone 8 from October 2017, so it’s just a hair shy of 5 years. I haven’t had a case or screen protector on it for at least the last 4 years. It still runs the latest iOS version. As someone who is concerned about waste, I just didn’t buy a new phone every 2 years, and it’s working out okay for me.

If you’re on an Apple product, Strongbox might fit your requirements. https://strongboxsafe.com/

You are correct. https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/C...

They already do that. There are weight and position sensors in the passenger seat that will disable the airbag if it detects an object under certain weight and height parameters. The airbag won’t go off if the seat is empty either. If you want a simple example, put a 40lb box of paper or books in the passenger seat and buckle the seat belt. You’ll see that the light on the dash will indicate the passenger airbag is off. I could describe how the system works in more detail, but if your genuinely interested, Im sure there are some good resources on the internet that explain it better than I would.

debsums https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/jammy/en/man1/debsums.1...

The bandwidth is good enough, but it’s the latency that gets me.

I think CentOS 7 still does.

The problem is that you don’t know how long the outage will be when it starts. I once saw a large outage start, everyone jumped on to troubleshoot, thinking it would be an hour. 8 hours later it’s still an outage, and everyone is still on and burned out. Management should have told half the people who jumped on at the start to go away and be prepared for a phone call in 8 hours to provide relief.

Another factor I haven't seen mentioned in the responses yet is safety to human bodies. You (or your kid) can stick a wet finger in a 12V DC charger socket in your car and not get an electric shock, including any of the exposed contacts under the hood, including the battery terminals. But once you're up to 40-60V, the risk of electric shock to humans is actually something that needs to be factored in.