#datahoarders — Public Fediverse posts

hi frens 👋 today I’m looking for your recs for #USBsticks that are actually USB 3.2 (at least #Gen1, prefer #Gen2 or better if possible) & if possible where to find them locally ( #Canberra )

I accidentally picked up a couple of cheapies that are only USB 2.0 (in the year of our $deity 2026!!?!?! 🤪) and I just. cannot. with the slowwwwwwness 😩

trying to find which stores might actually have USB sticks for sale that actually meet the brief is impossible as every single item listing has contradictory info about USB class & speeds – but then again when Sandisk also has incorrect & inconsistent class & speed info on their own product pages on their website ** I guess you can’t expect such tiny mum-and-dad stores like… ⚹checks notes⚹ …OfficeWorks** or JB Hi-Fi to care about such trivial things as “getting the specs correct” 💁‍♀️ 😤

so yeah, which are the brands that actually deliver high-speed USB sticks & where can I buy them?

eta: #DataHoarders 👀

hi frens 👋 today I’m looking for your recs for #USBsticks that are actually USB 3.2 (at least #Gen1, prefer #Gen2 or better if possible) & if possible where to find them locally ( #Canberra )

I accidentally picked up a couple of cheapies that are only USB 2.0 (in the year of our $deity 2026!!?!?! 🤪) and I just. cannot. with the slowwwwwwness 😩

trying to find which stores might actually have USB sticks for sale that actually meet the brief is impossible as every single item listing has contradictory info about USB class & speeds – but then again when Sandisk also has incorrect & inconsistent class & speed info on their own product pages on their website ** I guess you can’t expect such tiny mum-and-dad stores like… ⚹checks notes⚹ …OfficeWorks** or JB Hi-Fi to care about such trivial things as “getting the specs correct” 💁‍♀️ 😤

so yeah, which are the brands that actually deliver high-speed USB sticks & where can I buy them?

eta: #DataHoarders 👀

hi frens 👋 today I’m looking for your recs for #USBsticks that are actually USB 3.2 (at least #Gen1, prefer #Gen2 or better if possible) & if possible where to find them locally ( #Canberra )

I accidentally picked up a couple of cheapies that are only USB 2.0 (in the year of our $deity 2026!!?!?! 🤪) and I just. cannot. with the slowwwwwwness 😩

trying to find which stores might actually have USB sticks for sale that actually meet the brief is impossible as every single item listing has contradictory info about USB class & speeds – but then again when Sandisk also has incorrect & inconsistent class & speed info on their own product pages on their website ** I guess you can’t expect such tiny mum-and-dad stores like… ⚹checks notes⚹ …OfficeWorks** or JB Hi-Fi to care about such trivial things as “getting the specs correct” 💁‍♀️ 😤

so yeah, which are the brands that actually deliver high-speed USB sticks & where can I buy them?

eta: #DataHoarders 👀

hi frens 👋 today I’m looking for your recs for #USBsticks that are actually USB 3.2 (at least #Gen1, prefer #Gen2 or better if possible) & if possible where to find them locally ( #Canberra )

I accidentally picked up a couple of cheapies that are only USB 2.0 (in the year of our $deity 2026!!?!?! 🤪) and I just. cannot. with the slowwwwwwness 😩

trying to find which stores might actually have USB sticks for sale that actually meet the brief is impossible as every single item listing has contradictory info about USB class & speeds – but then again when Sandisk also has incorrect & inconsistent class & speed info on their own product pages on their website ** I guess you can’t expect such tiny mum-and-dad stores like… ⚹checks notes⚹ …OfficeWorks** or JB Hi-Fi to care about such trivial things as “getting the specs correct” 💁‍♀️ 😤

so yeah, which are the brands that actually deliver high-speed USB sticks & where can I buy them?

eta: #DataHoarders 👀

hi frens 👋 today I’m looking for your recs for #USBsticks that are actually USB 3.2 (at least #Gen1, prefer #Gen2 or better if possible) & if possible where to find them locally ( #Canberra )

I accidentally picked up a couple of cheapies that are only USB 2.0 (in the year of our $deity 2026!!?!?! 🤪) and I just. cannot. with the slowwwwwwness 😩

trying to find which stores might actually have USB sticks for sale that actually meet the brief is impossible as every single item listing has contradictory info about USB class & speeds – but then again when Sandisk also has incorrect & inconsistent class & speed info on their own product pages on their website ** I guess you can’t expect such tiny mum-and-dad stores like… ⚹checks notes⚹ …OfficeWorks** or JB Hi-Fi to care about such trivial things as “getting the specs correct” 💁‍♀️ 😤

so yeah, which are the brands that actually deliver high-speed USB sticks & where can I buy them?

eta: #DataHoarders 👀

#Kotatsu is EOL?!?>!?!?!!?!!!

The #datahoarders were right!! The hits keep coming. This #google thing is going to be a nightmare.

It's getting grim out there.

#Android #Manga #opensource #github

#Kotatsu is EOL?!?>!?!?!!?!!!

The #datahoarders were right!! The hits keep coming. This #google thing is going to be a nightmare.

It's getting grim out there.

#Android #Manga #opensource #github

Okay #hardware #nerd types and #DataHoarders or #DigitalArchivists...

I'm using #Ubuntu #Linux on an old #iMac with #dvgrab to download the exact copies of all my #MiniDV tapes in #DV format.

But I have to say... This thing is a monster.

Can anyone recommend a laptop with #Firewire 800 that also runs Linux well?

Okay #hardware #nerd types and #DataHoarders or #DigitalArchivists...

I'm using #Ubuntu #Linux on an old #iMac with #dvgrab to download the exact copies of all my #MiniDV tapes in #DV format.

But I have to say... This thing is a monster.

Can anyone recommend a laptop with #Firewire 800 that also runs Linux well?

Okay #hardware #nerd types and #DataHoarders or #DigitalArchivists...

I'm using #Ubuntu #Linux on an old #iMac with #dvgrab to download the exact copies of all my #MiniDV tapes in #DV format.

But I have to say... This thing is a monster.

Can anyone recommend a laptop with #Firewire 800 that also runs Linux well?

Okay #hardware #nerd types and #DataHoarders or #DigitalArchivists...

I'm using #Ubuntu #Linux on an old #iMac with #dvgrab to download the exact copies of all my #MiniDV tapes in #DV format.

But I have to say... This thing is a monster.

Can anyone recommend a laptop with #Firewire 800 that also runs Linux well?

Flash media longevity testing: 🕰️ Seriously, who knew discussing SD cards' lifespan could rival the excitement of watching paint dry? 🎨 Even Reddit's famed 'Data Hoarders' are desperately searching for the unsubscribe button. 🚪🔍
https://old.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/1q6xnun/flash_media_longevity_testing_6_years_later/ #FlashMediaLongevity #SDcardLifespan #DataHoarders #TechTalks #BoringButImportant #HackerNews #ngated

Flash media longevity testing: 🕰️ Seriously, who knew discussing SD cards' lifespan could rival the excitement of watching paint dry? 🎨 Even Reddit's famed 'Data Hoarders' are desperately searching for the unsubscribe button. 🚪🔍
https://old.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/1q6xnun/flash_media_longevity_testing_6_years_later/ #FlashMediaLongevity #SDcardLifespan #DataHoarders #TechTalks #BoringButImportant #HackerNews #ngated

Flash media longevity testing: 🕰️ Seriously, who knew discussing SD cards' lifespan could rival the excitement of watching paint dry? 🎨 Even Reddit's famed 'Data Hoarders' are desperately searching for the unsubscribe button. 🚪🔍
https://old.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/1q6xnun/flash_media_longevity_testing_6_years_later/ #FlashMediaLongevity #SDcardLifespan #DataHoarders #TechTalks #BoringButImportant #HackerNews #ngated

Flash media longevity testing: 🕰️ Seriously, who knew discussing SD cards' lifespan could rival the excitement of watching paint dry? 🎨 Even Reddit's famed 'Data Hoarders' are desperately searching for the unsubscribe button. 🚪🔍
https://old.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/1q6xnun/flash_media_longevity_testing_6_years_later/ #FlashMediaLongevity #SDcardLifespan #DataHoarders #TechTalks #BoringButImportant #HackerNews #ngated

OMG Social media improvement idea!
Option to publish individual posts to be, allowing no further edits except emphasis.

Like, you can change the formatting forever onward to be:
"make this bit bold", "italicise the other thing", or "strike-through that", "underline whatever".
Maybe add a redaction feature, in case you want to keep a post up, [but remove sensitive info you left in].

Or redact any hacked or bot posts, leaving that portion up as, like, "hey this is when stuff got annoying".

#Social_Media #SocialMedia #SocMed #comms #comm #communication #DataHoarders #internet #post #user #custom #connection #options #alternatives #Data #DataPrivacy #DataGovernance #Accuracy #Precision #Validity #Accessibility

OMG Social media improvement idea!
Option to publish individual posts to be, allowing no further edits except emphasis.

Like, you can change the formatting forever onward to be:
"make this bit bold", "italicise the other thing", or "strike-through that", "underline whatever".
Maybe add a redaction feature, in case you want to keep a post up, [but remove sensitive info you left in].

Or redact any hacked or bot posts, leaving that portion up as, like, "hey this is when stuff got annoying".

#Social_Media #SocialMedia #SocMed #comms #comm #communication #DataHoarders #internet #post #user #custom #connection #options #alternatives #Data #DataPrivacy #DataGovernance #Accuracy #Precision #Validity #Accessibility

OMG Social media improvement idea!
Option to publish individual posts to be, allowing no further edits except emphasis.

Like, you can change the formatting forever onward to be:
"make this bit bold", "italicise the other thing", or "strike-through that", "underline whatever".
Maybe add a redaction feature, in case you want to keep a post up, [but remove sensitive info you left in].

Or redact any hacked or bot posts, leaving that portion up as, like, "hey this is when stuff got annoying".

#Social_Media #SocialMedia #SocMed #comms #comm #communication #DataHoarders #internet #post #user #custom #connection #options #alternatives #Data #DataPrivacy #DataGovernance #Accuracy #Precision #Validity #Accessibility

OMG Social media improvement idea!
Option to publish individual posts to be, allowing no further edits except emphasis.

Like, you can change the formatting forever onward to be:
"make this bit bold", "italicise the other thing", or "strike-through that", "underline whatever".
Maybe add a redaction feature, in case you want to keep a post up, [but remove sensitive info you left in].

Or redact any hacked or bot posts, leaving that portion up as, like, "hey this is when stuff got annoying".

#Social_Media #SocialMedia #SocMed #comms #comm #communication #DataHoarders #internet #post #user #custom #connection #options #alternatives #Data #DataPrivacy #DataGovernance #Accuracy #Precision #Validity #Accessibility

OMG Social media improvement idea!
Option to publish individual posts to be, allowing no further edits except emphasis.

Like, you can change the formatting forever onward to be:
"make this bit bold", "italicise the other thing", or "strike-through that", "underline whatever".
Maybe add a redaction feature, in case you want to keep a post up, [but remove sensitive info you left in].

Or redact any hacked or bot posts, leaving that portion up as, like, "hey this is when stuff got annoying".

#Social_Media #SocialMedia #SocMed #comms #comm #communication #DataHoarders #internet #post #user #custom #connection #options #alternatives #Data #DataPrivacy #DataGovernance #Accuracy #Precision #Validity #Accessibility

Bleeping Computer: American Archive of Public Broadcasting fixes bug exposing restricted media. “​A vulnerability in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting’s website allowed downloading of protected and private media for years, with the flaw quietly patched this month. BleepingComputer was tipped about the flaw by a cybersecurity researcher who asked to remain anonymous, stating that the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/24/bleeping-computer-american-archive-of-public-broadcasting-fixes-bug-exposing-restricted-media/

Bleeping Computer: American Archive of Public Broadcasting fixes bug exposing restricted media. “​A vulnerability in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting’s website allowed downloading of protected and private media for years, with the flaw quietly patched this month. BleepingComputer was tipped about the flaw by a cybersecurity researcher who asked to remain anonymous, stating that the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/24/bleeping-computer-american-archive-of-public-broadcasting-fixes-bug-exposing-restricted-media/

Bleeping Computer: American Archive of Public Broadcasting fixes bug exposing restricted media. “​A vulnerability in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting’s website allowed downloading of protected and private media for years, with the flaw quietly patched this month. BleepingComputer was tipped about the flaw by a cybersecurity researcher who asked to remain anonymous, stating that the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/24/bleeping-computer-american-archive-of-public-broadcasting-fixes-bug-exposing-restricted-media/

American Archive of Public Broadcasting allowed access to restricted media for years https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/09/american-archive-of-public-broadcasting-allowed-access-to-restricted-media-for-years #datahoarders #Privacy #News #AAPB

“Librarians are Dangerous.” —an appreciation

#librarypunk, #librarians, #datahoarders

https://bradmontague.substack.com/p/librarians-are-dangerous

Yo! You #datahoarders Do y'all really back up your 'linux iso's". I like wanna keep them, but I can always just get them back....right! Save space or OCD shit!

#selfhosted #selfhosting #data #hoarding

Just wanted to say what an absolute joy my feed is at the moment.. realise there is a lot of fear and chaos in the world but also a lot of positive stuff especially around #activism #datahoarders #permaculture #FoodSurplus #HeritageSeeds A very big shout especially to the #kdrama crowd on here who made me splurt my tea out as I laughed so much at the current screenshot 'conversation'! 😆🫖

Just wanted to say what an absolute joy my feed is at the moment.. realise there is a lot of fear and chaos in the world but also a lot of positive stuff especially around #activism #datahoarders #permaculture #FoodSurplus #HeritageSeeds A very big shout especially to the #kdrama crowd on here who made me splurt my tea out as I laughed so much at the current screenshot 'conversation'! 😆🫖

Just wanted to say what an absolute joy my feed is at the moment.. realise there is a lot of fear and chaos in the world but also a lot of positive stuff especially around #activism #datahoarders #permaculture #FoodSurplus #HeritageSeeds A very big shout especially to the #kdrama crowd on here who made me splurt my tea out as I laughed so much at the current screenshot 'conversation'! 😆🫖

Just wanted to say what an absolute joy my feed is at the moment.. realise there is a lot of fear and chaos in the world but also a lot of positive stuff especially around #activism #datahoarders #permaculture #FoodSurplus #HeritageSeeds A very big shout especially to the #kdrama crowd on here who made me splurt my tea out as I laughed so much at the current screenshot 'conversation'! 😆🫖

Just wanted to say what an absolute joy my feed is at the moment.. realise there is a lot of fear and chaos in the world but also a lot of positive stuff especially around #activism #datahoarders #permaculture #FoodSurplus #HeritageSeeds A very big shout especially to the #kdrama crowd on here who made me splurt my tea out as I laughed so much at the current screenshot 'conversation'! 😆🫖

#DataHoarders - "Just because we are paranoid doesn't mean we are wrong."

The rest of us -

I’ll go first, based on a previous post:

https://archive.org/details/20250128-cdc-datasets

#USBackup #DataHoarders #Torrent #InfoCon #USPol

I’ll go first, based on a previous post:

https://archive.org/details/20250128-cdc-datasets

#USBackup #DataHoarders #Torrent #InfoCon #USPol

I’ll go first, based on a previous post:

https://archive.org/details/20250128-cdc-datasets

#USBackup #DataHoarders #Torrent #InfoCon #USPol

I’ll go first, based on a previous post:

https://archive.org/details/20250128-cdc-datasets

#USBackup #DataHoarders #Torrent #InfoCon #USPol

I’ll go first, based on a previous post:

https://archive.org/details/20250128-cdc-datasets

#USBackup #DataHoarders #Torrent #InfoCon #USPol

31 boosts but no replies. I’m going to assume we need to create a # tag for this. How about #USBackup ?

#DataHoarders #Torrent #InfoCon #USPol

31 boosts but no replies. I’m going to assume we need to create a # tag for this. How about #USBackup ?

#DataHoarders #Torrent #InfoCon #USPol

31 boosts but no replies. I’m going to assume we need to create a # tag for this. How about #USBackup ?

#DataHoarders #Torrent #InfoCon #USPol

31 boosts but no replies. I’m going to assume we need to create a # tag for this. How about #USBackup ?

#DataHoarders #Torrent #InfoCon #USPol

31 boosts but no replies. I’m going to assume we need to create a # tag for this. How about #USBackup ?

#DataHoarders #Torrent #InfoCon #USPol

Is there a # tag for tracking torrents of U.S. Gov data the #DataHoarders are preserving?

While not related to our archive mission we do have spare disk and bandwidth to help.

#Torrent #InfoCon #USPol

New blog post!

In which I talk about Pinchflat, a self-hosted tool to automate downloading videos from Youtube, both old and ones, and new as they are released.

There's also a comparison between Pinchflat and Metube, two tools for downloading YT videos.

https://stfn.pl/blog/45-archiving-youtube/

#Youtube #datahoarders #ytdlp #SelfHosting #homelab

Testing Samsung's Portable SSD T9! With max read/write over 1000MB/s will this tiny durable drive handle 4K video projects and massive photo libraries? My review: https://www.cryovex.com/samsung-t9-ssd-review-best-portable-external-drive/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #SSD #DataHoarders #PortableHardDrives

@JulietJFall @logan Not sure if the #InternetArchive would be the right place for this but I would love to have it there. And they do know about scanning books so maybe also doing reproductions of these?

Otherwise #Datahoarders (on Reddit +__+ or maybe now Lemmy might be able to give tips (amd would probably also love the artworks ^__^).

Question for the #DataHoarders or those fellow geeks with storage inclinations. What is your current backup plan? Do you follow the 3-2-1 guidelines?

I currently have a RAID 10 array for a lot of media files. RAID is NOT a backup, so I have a Backblaze B2 backup for the critical items (photos, documents, etc) that is barely 1 TB. I don't think the rest of the data is critical enough to pay to store, although at $3 per TB, it's not a bad price.