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Twenty percent of hard drives used for long-term music storage in the 90s have failed in c/technology@lemmy.zip

[–] justinthegeek@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

S3 archive is on glacier which is all tape

A root-server at the Internet’s core lost touch with its peers. We still don’t know why. in c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works

[–] justinthegeek@lemmy.sdf.org 20 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Yikes, that article is pretty over the top. It could collapse the internet? Nah…

Replacing my Xbox 360 Wireless Controller in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

[–] justinthegeek@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 6 months ago

It’s not the 8BitDo controller, but I have a GuliKit King Kong 2 controller and I bought the Xbox button kit. Works like an absolute dream on Linux.

I have unlimited cellular data on my phone but not if I use it as a hotspot. in c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world

[–] justinthegeek@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 7 months ago

It hasn’t made a difference for me, I’m on Verizon if that matters. I’ve got Wireguard set to always on and all traffic but I still get the usage notifications. IIRC there’s a separate apn for any traffic that goes through the hotspot or tethering connection and that’s how it’s monitored. The traffic will be encrypted, but they can still see it.

I have unlimited cellular data on my phone but not if I use it as a hotspot. in c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world

[–] justinthegeek@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Doesn't matter, it still gets flagged as hotspot traffic.