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  1. Tom’s Hardware: Internet archival sites struggling to preserve the internet because of skyrocketing hard drive prices due to the AI boom — Wayback Machine and Wikimedia punished by stratospheric storage pricing and stricter anti-scraping measures blocking the wrong bots. “The internet is getting harder to archive because the AI boom has caused a storage crisis, with both NAND and mechanical […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/09/toms-hardware-internet-archival-sites-struggling-to-preserve-the-internet-because-of-skyrocketing-hard-drive-prices-due-to-the-ai-boom-wayback-machine-and-wikimedia-punished-by-stratosphe/
  2. Tom’s Hardware: Internet archival sites struggling to preserve the internet because of skyrocketing hard drive prices due to the AI boom — Wayback Machine and Wikimedia punished by stratospheric storage pricing and stricter anti-scraping measures blocking the wrong bots. “The internet is getting harder to archive because the AI boom has caused a storage crisis, with both NAND and mechanical […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/09/toms-hardware-internet-archival-sites-struggling-to-preserve-the-internet-because-of-skyrocketing-hard-drive-prices-due-to-the-ai-boom-wayback-machine-and-wikimedia-punished-by-stratosphe/
  3. Tom’s Hardware: Internet archival sites struggling to preserve the internet because of skyrocketing hard drive prices due to the AI boom — Wayback Machine and Wikimedia punished by stratospheric storage pricing and stricter anti-scraping measures blocking the wrong bots. “The internet is getting harder to archive because the AI boom has caused a storage crisis, with both NAND and mechanical […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/09/toms-hardware-internet-archival-sites-struggling-to-preserve-the-internet-because-of-skyrocketing-hard-drive-prices-due-to-the-ai-boom-wayback-machine-and-wikimedia-punished-by-stratosphe/
  4. Tom’s Hardware: Internet archival sites struggling to preserve the internet because of skyrocketing hard drive prices due to the AI boom — Wayback Machine and Wikimedia punished by stratospheric storage pricing and stricter anti-scraping measures blocking the wrong bots. “The internet is getting harder to archive because the AI boom has caused a storage crisis, with both NAND and mechanical […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/09/toms-hardware-internet-archival-sites-struggling-to-preserve-the-internet-because-of-skyrocketing-hard-drive-prices-due-to-the-ai-boom-wayback-machine-and-wikimedia-punished-by-stratosphe/
  5. Tom’s Hardware: Internet archival sites struggling to preserve the internet because of skyrocketing hard drive prices due to the AI boom — Wayback Machine and Wikimedia punished by stratospheric storage pricing and stricter anti-scraping measures blocking the wrong bots. “The internet is getting harder to archive because the AI boom has caused a storage crisis, with both NAND and mechanical […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/09/toms-hardware-internet-archival-sites-struggling-to-preserve-the-internet-because-of-skyrocketing-hard-drive-prices-due-to-the-ai-boom-wayback-machine-and-wikimedia-punished-by-stratosphe/
  6. A sneak peek inside the glorious life of a high-tech Data Center Engineer - HINT - it ain't that glorious!

    Decommissioning Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Sierra Supercomputer. wired.com/story/why-sierra-the

  7. I'm trying to put together a #NAS based on the #IceWhale #ZimaCube2, and (spoiler) having a hell of a time finding #HardDrives for the #RAID array. Can you #HomeServer types recommend anything (honestly I'm flexible on most parameters, even size, given that I only "need" a few TB rn), other than waiting for the upcoming datacenter bubblepocalypse, which I'm guessing will cause prices to crater the instant after I fork over my hard-earned cash at the peak... 😭💭💾💸

  8. I'm trying to put together a #NAS based on the #IceWhale #ZimaCube2, and (spoiler) having a hell of a time finding #HardDrives for the #RAID array. Can you #HomeServer types recommend anything (honestly I'm flexible on most parameters, even size, given that I only "need" a few TB rn), other than waiting for the upcoming datacenter bubblepocalypse, which I'm guessing will cause prices to crater the instant after I fork over my hard-earned cash at the peak... 😭💭💾💸

  9. I'm trying to put together a #NAS based on the #IceWhale #ZimaCube2, and (spoiler) having a hell of a time finding #HardDrives for the #RAID array. Can you #HomeServer types recommend anything (honestly I'm flexible on most parameters, even size, given that I only "need" a few TB rn), other than waiting for the upcoming datacenter bubblepocalypse, which I'm guessing will cause prices to crater the instant after I fork over my hard-earned cash at the peak... 😭💭💾💸

  10. I'm trying to put together a #NAS based on the #IceWhale #ZimaCube2, and (spoiler) having a hell of a time finding #HardDrives for the #RAID array. Can you #HomeServer types recommend anything (honestly I'm flexible on most parameters, even size, given that I only "need" a few TB rn), other than waiting for the upcoming datacenter bubblepocalypse, which I'm guessing will cause prices to crater the instant after I fork over my hard-earned cash at the peak... 😭💭💾💸

  11. I'm trying to put together a #NAS based on the #IceWhale #ZimaCube2, and (spoiler) having a hell of a time finding #HardDrives for the #RAID array. Can you #HomeServer types recommend anything (honestly I'm flexible on most parameters, even size, given that I only "need" a few TB rn), other than waiting for the upcoming datacenter bubblepocalypse, which I'm guessing will cause prices to crater the instant after I fork over my hard-earned cash at the peak... 😭💭💾💸

  12. Hype for the Future 155A → Hard Drive Technologies

    Introduction Hard drive technologies have been of significance in the modern technology industry, from early models such as IDE technology to technologies such as EIDE, SAS, SCSI, and SATA, with SAS notable for the fastest drive speeds in revolutions per minute. In any case, however, each technology has since been superseded by similar technologies and succeeding models in the form of solid-state drives, notably with systems based on SATA and later. Read/Write Speeds The transfer speeds […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  13. Hype for the Future 155A → Hard Drive Technologies

    Introduction Hard drive technologies have been of significance in the modern technology industry, from early models such as IDE technology to technologies such as EIDE, SAS, SCSI, and SATA, with SAS notable for the fastest drive speeds in revolutions per minute. In any case, however, each technology has since been superseded by similar technologies and succeeding models in the form of solid-state drives, notably with systems based on SATA and later. Read/Write Speeds The transfer speeds […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  14. Hype for the Future 155A → Hard Drive Technologies

    Introduction Hard drive technologies have been of significance in the modern technology industry, from early models such as IDE technology to technologies such as EIDE, SAS, SCSI, and SATA, with SAS notable for the fastest drive speeds in revolutions per minute. In any case, however, each technology has since been superseded by similar technologies and succeeding models in the form of solid-state drives, notably with systems based on SATA and later. Read/Write Speeds The transfer speeds […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  15. Hype for the Future 155A → Hard Drive Technologies

    Introduction Hard drive technologies have been of significance in the modern technology industry, from early models such as IDE technology to technologies such as EIDE, SAS, SCSI, and SATA, with SAS notable for the fastest drive speeds in revolutions per minute. In any case, however, each technology has since been superseded by similar technologies and succeeding models in the form of solid-state drives, notably with systems based on SATA and later. Read/Write Speeds The transfer speeds […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  16. Hype for the Future 155A → Hard Drive Technologies

    Introduction Hard drive technologies have been of significance in the modern technology industry, from early models such as IDE technology to technologies such as EIDE, SAS, SCSI, and SATA, with SAS notable for the fastest drive speeds in revolutions per minute. In any case, however, each technology has since been superseded by similar technologies and succeeding models in the form of solid-state drives, notably with systems based on SATA and later. Read/Write Speeds The transfer speeds […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  17. I write insane amounts of data to my scratch drives (AI models, VMs, you name it). Currently, that is an SSD. I have worn a few below 100%. And since I don't have enough kidneys to sell for more SSDs, I'm trying something kind of retro.

    I ordered a USB 3.2 DAS, and will load it with 4x 1TB WD VelociRaptor HDDs. This in RAID0 should give me near 1 gigabyte per second, plenty for the purpose. HDDs don't "wear out" from writing. (EDIT: as fast).

    And the sound will be splendid 😁 Stay tuned.

    EDIT: It's working fantastic! tech.lgbt/@Lydie/1163071760956

    #data #datastorage #harddrives #ssd #storage #swap #scratch

  18. I write insane amounts of data to my scratch drives (AI models, VMs, you name it). Currently, that is an SSD. I have worn a few below 100%. And since I don't have enough kidneys to sell for more SSDs, I'm trying something kind of retro.

    I ordered a USB 3.2 DAS, and will load it with 4x 1TB WD VelociRaptor HDDs. This in RAID0 should give me near 1 gigabyte per second, plenty for the purpose. HDDs don't "wear out" from writing. (EDIT: as fast).

    And the sound will be splendid 😁 Stay tuned.

    EDIT: It's working fantastic! tech.lgbt/@Lydie/1163071760956

    #data #datastorage #harddrives #ssd #storage #swap #scratch

  19. I write insane amounts of data to my scratch drives (AI models, VMs, you name it). Currently, that is an SSD. I have worn a few below 100%. And since I don't have enough kidneys to sell for more SSDs, I'm trying something kind of retro.

    I ordered a USB 3.2 DAS, and will load it with 4x 1TB WD VelociRaptor HDDs. This in RAID0 should give me near 1 gigabyte per second, plenty for the purpose. HDDs don't "wear out" from writing. (EDIT: as fast).

    And the sound will be splendid 😁 Stay tuned.

    EDIT: It's working fantastic! tech.lgbt/@Lydie/1163071760956

    #data #datastorage #harddrives #ssd #storage #swap #scratch

  20. I write insane amounts of data to my scratch drives (AI models, VMs, you name it). Currently, that is an SSD. I have worn a few below 100%. And since I don't have enough kidneys to sell for more SSDs, I'm trying something kind of retro.

    I ordered a USB 3.2 DAS, and will load it with 4x 1TB WD VelociRaptor HDDs. This in RAID0 should give me near 1 gigabyte per second, plenty for the purpose. HDDs don't "wear out" from writing. (EDIT: as fast).

    And the sound will be splendid 😁 Stay tuned.

    EDIT: It's working fantastic! tech.lgbt/@Lydie/1163071760956

    #data #datastorage #harddrives #ssd #storage #swap #scratch

  21. I write insane amounts of data to my scratch drives (AI models, VMs, you name it). Currently, that is an SSD. I have worn a few below 100%. And since I don't have enough kidneys to sell for more SSDs, I'm trying something kind of retro.

    I ordered a USB 3.2 DAS, and will load it with 4x 1TB WD VelociRaptor HDDs. This in RAID0 should give me near 1 gigabyte per second, plenty for the purpose. HDDs don't "wear out" from writing. (EDIT: as fast).

    And the sound will be splendid 😁 Stay tuned.

    EDIT: It's working fantastic! tech.lgbt/@Lydie/1163071760956

    #data #datastorage #harddrives #ssd #storage #swap #scratch

  22. Are we measuring wellness in terabytes already? I have some gold :)
    One is clicking, but I don’t know which one. Will put them in a box with other unused hardware for now. Can be useful someday.

    #hdd #hdds #harddrives #harddrive #hardware #wd #seagate #homelab

  23. Are we measuring wellness in terabytes already? I have some gold :)
    One is clicking, but I don’t know which one. Will put them in a box with other unused hardware for now. Can be useful someday.

    #hdd #hdds #harddrives #harddrive #hardware #wd #seagate #homelab

  24. Are we measuring wellness in terabytes already? I have some gold :)
    One is clicking, but I don’t know which one. Will put them in a box with other unused hardware for now. Can be useful someday.

    #hdd #hdds #harddrives #harddrive #hardware #wd #seagate #homelab

  25. Are we measuring wellness in terabytes already? I have some gold :)
    One is clicking, but I don’t know which one. Will put them in a box with other unused hardware for now. Can be useful someday.

    #hdd #hdds #harddrives #harddrive #hardware #wd #seagate #homelab

  26. Are we measuring wellness in terabytes already? I have some gold :)
    One is clicking, but I don’t know which one. Will put them in a box with other unused hardware for now. Can be useful someday.

    #hdd #hdds #harddrives #harddrive #hardware #wd #seagate #homelab