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    From Lynn McGuire@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jul 20 12:48:43 2022
    “Hard Drive Life Expectancy" by Andy Klein
    https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-life-expectancy/

    “For the last several years, we have written about drive failure, or
    more specifically, the annualized failure rates for the hard drives and
    SSDs we use for our cloud storage platform. In this post, we’ll look at
    drive failure from a different angle: life expectancy."

    "By looking at life expectancy, we can answer the question, “How long is
    the drive I am buying today expected to last?” This line of thinking
    matches the way we buy many things. For example, knowing that a washing
    machine has an annualized failure rate of 4% is academically
    interesting, but what we really want to know is, “How long can I expect
    the washing machine to last before I need to replace it?””

    It is never long enough.

    Lynn

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Google User@21:1/5 to Lynn McGuire on Sun Aug 28 16:39:20 2022
    On Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 10:48:48 a.m. UTC-7, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    “Hard Drive Life Expectancy" by Andy Klein https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-life-expectancy/

    “For the last several years, we have written about drive failure, or
    more specifically, the annualized failure rates for the hard drives and
    SSDs we use for our cloud storage platform. In this post, we’ll look at drive failure from a different angle: life expectancy."

    "By looking at life expectancy, we can answer the question, “How long is the drive I am buying today expected to last?” This line of thinking matches the way we buy many things. For example, knowing that a washing machine has an annualized failure rate of 4% is academically
    interesting, but what we really want to know is, “How long can I expect the washing machine to last before I need to replace it?””

    It is never long enough.

    Lynn
    It's becoming worse with planned obsolescence. As a society, it's now survival of the fittest and the wealthiest. Those who are not wealthy (the elite say they choose to be poor) are the one's suffering the most. All we care about is having the latest of
    everything. More importantly, it better look good because esthetics is more important than durability and reliability these days.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Rod Speed@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 3 11:44:56 2022
    On Mon, 29 Aug 2022 09:39:20 +1000, Google User <thomas.majer@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 10:48:48 a.m. UTC-7, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    “Hard Drive Life Expectancy" by Andy Klein
    https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-life-expectancy/

    “For the last several years, we have written about drive failure, or
    more specifically, the annualized failure rates for the hard drives and
    SSDs we use for our cloud storage platform. In this post, we’ll look at
    drive failure from a different angle: life expectancy."

    "By looking at life expectancy, we can answer the question, “How long is >> the drive I am buying today expected to last?” This line of thinking
    matches the way we buy many things. For example, knowing that a washing
    machine has an annualized failure rate of 4% is academically
    interesting, but what we really want to know is, “How long can I expect
    the washing machine to last before I need to replace it?””

    It is never long enough.

    It's becoming worse with planned obsolescence.

    I've never been convinced about the line about planned obsolescence.

    It clearly isnt true of modern cars, or even stuff as basic as stainless
    steel cutlery.

    As a society, it's now survival of the fittest and the wealthiest.

    I have never bought that either. In many ways the wealthiest
    have always done worse, just because they can afford to
    spend lots more on fancy food etc and end up quite obese.

    Those who are not wealthy (the elite say they choose to be poor)

    They actually say they choose their lifestyle which is
    true to some extent, but their genes are also crucial
    and what they are born with mentality wise.

    are the one's suffering the most.

    That is true to some extent, most obviously with those who choose
    to be 'homeless' because they choose to spend what income they
    have on legal and illegal drugs and stuff like alcohol to excess.

    All we care about is having the latest of everything.

    Thats overstated too. I am currently running a rather old desktop,
    still running Win7 tho now that I no longer have anything that can't
    run on Win11, I am in the process of moving to Win11.

    And my car is a 2006 which is still doing fine but it would be useful
    to upgrade to a later model with a decent cruise control. I buy new.

    More importantly, it better look good because esthetics is more
    important than durability and reliability these days.

    Don't buy that either.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Google User@21:1/5 to Rod Speed on Fri Dec 2 18:12:40 2022
    On Friday, December 2, 2022 at 4:45:03 p.m. UTC+11, Rod Speed wrote:
    On Mon, 29 Aug 2022 09:39:20 +1000, Google User > wrote:
    On Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 10:48:48 a.m. UTC-7, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    “Hard Drive Life Expectancy" by Andy Klein
    https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-life-expectancy/

    “For the last several years, we have written about drive failure, or
    more specifically, the annualized failure rates for the hard drives and >> SSDs we use for our cloud storage platform. In this post, we’ll look at >> drive failure from a different angle: life expectancy."

    "By looking at life expectancy, we can answer the question, “How long is
    the drive I am buying today expected to last?” This line of thinking
    matches the way we buy many things. For example, knowing that a washing >> machine has an annualized failure rate of 4% is academically
    interesting, but what we really want to know is, “How long can I expect >> the washing machine to last before I need to replace it?””

    It is never long enough.
    It's becoming worse with planned obsolescence.
    I've never been convinced about the line about planned obsolescence.

    It clearly isnt true of modern cars, or even stuff as basic as stainless steel cutlery.
    As a society, it's now survival of the fittest and the wealthiest.
    I have never bought that either. In many ways the wealthiest
    have always done worse, just because they can afford to
    spend lots more on fancy food etc and end up quite obese.
    Those who are not wealthy (the elite say they choose to be poor)
    They actually say they choose their lifestyle which is
    true to some extent, but their genes are also crucial
    and what they are born with mentality wise.
    are the one's suffering the most.
    That is true to some extent, most obviously with those who choose
    to be 'homeless' because they choose to spend what income they
    have on legal and illegal drugs and stuff like alcohol to excess.
    All we care about is having the latest of everything.
    Thats overstated too. I am currently running a rather old desktop,
    still running Win7 tho now that I no longer have anything that can't
    run on Win11, I am in the process of moving to Win11.

    And my car is a 2006 which is still doing fine but it would be useful
    to upgrade to a later model with a decent cruise control. I buy new.
    More importantly, it better look good because esthetics is more
    important than durability and reliability these days.
    Don't buy that either.
    I'm driving an 05 and from what I read, new vehicles aren't as reliable as old ones (of that year). Ditto with appliances and more. Planned obsolescence is very real. It's been documented and cited.

    Like everything in life, chance, and luck all shape our experiences, beliefs, and perceptions.

    Thanks to gimmicks on YouTube, TikTok and other mediums, (most) people are obsessed with having the latest of everything. They're also influenced by their social circle. As always, there are exceptions (in life).

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Rod Speed@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 3 14:52:24 2022
    On Sat, 03 Dec 2022 13:12:40 +1100, Google User <thomas.majer@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Friday, December 2, 2022 at 4:45:03 p.m. UTC+11, Rod Speed wrote:
    On Mon, 29 Aug 2022 09:39:20 +1000, Google User > wrote:
    On Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 10:48:48 a.m. UTC-7, Lynn McGuire
    wrote:
    “Hard Drive Life Expectancy" by Andy Klein
    https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-life-expectancy/

    “For the last several years, we have written about drive failure, or
    more specifically, the annualized failure rates for the hard drives
    and
    SSDs we use for our cloud storage platform. In this post, we’ll look
    at
    drive failure from a different angle: life expectancy."

    "By looking at life expectancy, we can answer the question, “How
    long is
    the drive I am buying today expected to last?” This line of thinking
    matches the way we buy many things. For example, knowing that a
    washing
    machine has an annualized failure rate of 4% is academically
    interesting, but what we really want to know is, “How long can I
    expect
    the washing machine to last before I need to replace it?””

    It is never long enough.
    It's becoming worse with planned obsolescence.
    I've never been convinced about the line about planned obsolescence.

    It clearly isnt true of modern cars, or even stuff as basic as stainless
    steel cutlery.
    As a society, it's now survival of the fittest and the wealthiest.
    I have never bought that either. In many ways the wealthiest
    have always done worse, just because they can afford to
    spend lots more on fancy food etc and end up quite obese.
    Those who are not wealthy (the elite say they choose to be poor)
    They actually say they choose their lifestyle which is
    true to some extent, but their genes are also crucial
    and what they are born with mentality wise.
    are the one's suffering the most.
    That is true to some extent, most obviously with those who choose
    to be 'homeless' because they choose to spend what income they
    have on legal and illegal drugs and stuff like alcohol to excess.
    All we care about is having the latest of everything.
    Thats overstated too. I am currently running a rather old desktop,
    still running Win7 tho now that I no longer have anything that can't
    run on Win11, I am in the process of moving to Win11.

    And my car is a 2006 which is still doing fine but it would be useful
    to upgrade to a later model with a decent cruise control. I buy new.
    More importantly, it better look good because esthetics is more
    important than durability and reliability these days.

    Don't buy that either.

    I'm driving an 05 and from what I read, new vehicles aren't as reliable
    as old ones (of that year).

    That's bullshit with new cars.

    Ditto with appliances and more.Planned obsolescence is very real.

    Clearly it isnt with cars, stainless steel cutlery, bowls etc etc etc.

    Our irrigation channel control structures are done in stainless steel now.

    It's been documented and cited.

    Its actually just been claimed and the claim
    can't be substantiated with quite a bit of stuff.

    Like everything in life, chance, and luck all shape our experiences,
    beliefs, and perceptions.

    But there will always be some stuff that is never obsolete.

    Thanks to gimmicks on YouTube, TikTok and other mediums, (most) people
    are obsessed with having the latest of everything.

    Don't buy that either, most obviously with cars and houses.

    They're also influenced by their social circle. As always, there are exceptions (in life).

    But you claimed MOST and I don't buy that with houses and cars.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)