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Null User Object@lemmy.world to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years ago

“Clearly predatory”: Western Digital sparks panic, anger for age-shaming HDDs

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“Clearly predatory”: Western Digital sparks panic, anger for age-shaming HDDs

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Null User Object@lemmy.world to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years ago
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Drives automatically get a "warning" flag if powered on for 3 years.
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    They do have to reboot to apply kernel updates, and kernels have their share of vulnerabilities.

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      It’s entirely possible to update the kernel without rebooting.

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