On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 6:24 PM Bill Gunshannon via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On 11/18/20 8:16 PM, Warner Losh via cctalk wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 6:00 PM Paul Koning via cctalk <
> > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>> On Nov 18, 2020, at 5:56 PM, Chuck
On 11/18/20 8:16 PM, Warner Losh via cctalk wrote:
On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 6:00 PM Paul Koning via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
On Nov 18, 2020, at 5:56 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
Tangential to this, I've long wondered about some things relating
On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 6:00 PM Paul Koning via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
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>
> > On Nov 18, 2020, at 5:56 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> >
> > Tangential to this, I've long wondered about some things relating to
> > SSDs. Are there any solid figures
> On Nov 18, 2020, at 5:56 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> Tangential to this, I've long wondered about some things relating to
> SSDs. Are there any solid figures on their retention period after years
> of being unpowered?
>
> The reason I ask is that I've long been in the habit
On 11/18/20 4:45 PM, mazzi...@tin.it wrote:
> https://www.elinfor.com/article/E/l/Electron%20and%20temperature%20diagram.jpg
>
> In theory.
> In any case it would not be wise to keep an ssd unpowered for various years.
Yech. So in, say, 5 years, you can call it "toast"?
--Chuck
https://www.elinfor.com/article/E/l/Electron%20and%20temperature%20diagram.jpg
In theory.
In any case it would not be wise to keep an ssd unpowered for various years.
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On Nov 18, 2020, at 4:16 PM, Cameron Kaiser via cctalk
wrote:
>> Another option for these systems is mbedTLS, originally by ARM. It only
>> requires C89,
>
> I looked at mbedTLS (formerly PolarSSL) before I even embarked on it based
> on other recommendations, but it claims to require c99:
Oh,
> > If you have an older pre-C99 system, I've backported a TLS 1.2 library to
> > gcc versions as early as 2.5 as long as it has 64-bit ints (long long,
> > usually) and stdarg.h.
> >
> > https://github.com/classilla/cryanc
>
> Great work, Cameron!
Thanks!
> Another option for these systems is
On Nov 16, 2020, at 10:34 AM, Cameron Kaiser via cctalk
wrote:
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> If you have an older pre-C99 system, I've backported a TLS 1.2 library to gcc
> versions as early as 2.5 as long as it has 64-bit ints (long long, usually)
> and stdarg.h.
>
> https://github.com/classilla/cryanc
Great work,
Chuck,
I am concerned about SSDs because thy can only be written to a
limited number of times. Spinning platters have unlimited write cycles
barring a hardware or electronics failure.
GOD Bless and Thanks,
rich!
On 11/18/2020 4:56 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
Tangential to this,
Tangential to this, I've long wondered about some things relating to
SSDs. Are there any solid figures on their retention period after years
of being unpowered?
The reason I ask is that I've long been in the habit of simply shelving
an old hard drive when I upgrade or replace a system. I've got
On 11/17/2020 7:09 PM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
On 11/17/20 8:53 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
Most "Merikens" just let the bank do the conversion when they buy
from overseas.
On 11/17/20 8:03 PM, Liam Proven wrote:
Argh! I was not posting to the list that I thought I was. I
On 11/16/20 7:27 PM, Richard Pope via cctalk wrote:
In the opinions of you experts out there considering reliability
being number one on the list with speed be number two on the list what
would you folks consider to be the best SATA drives on the market?
Not an expert, but I'm as
Paul,
You are entirely correct when it comes to temperature. Even ten or
20 degrees F can severely shorten the life of a HDD. It looks like I
will be getting HGST drives even though I have had some difficulties
with them.
GOD Bless and Thanks,
rich!
I don't have much to offer; my
> On Nov 18, 2020, at 4:53 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 18 Nov 2020, Ethan O'Toole via cctalk wrote:
Do you think that we can get back to the original question??
>>> Knowing this list, that won't happen.
>>
>> HGST!
>
> I apologize to Al for S/N ratio.
>
> I
On Wed, 18 Nov 2020, Ethan O'Toole via cctalk wrote:
Do you think that we can get back to the original question??
Knowing this list, that won't happen.
HGST!
I apologize to Al for S/N ratio.
I honestly have little or nothing to offer, but appreciate reading it -
lately I have had
Do you think that we can get back to the original question??
Knowing this list, that won't happen.
HGST!
--
: Ethan O'Toole
On 11/18/20 8:57 AM, Richard Pope via cctalk wrote:
Do you think that we can get back to the original question??
Knowing this list, that won't happen.
Most of us "merkens" haven't truly mastered one language.
On Wed, 18 Nov 2020, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote:
I was very surprised to discover a couple of years ago that many in
the USA pronounce "squirrel" as "skwerl". My surprise was subsequently
pushed to its limits when I discovered that
Hello all,
Do you think that we can get back to the original question??
GOD Bless and Thanks,
rich!
On 11/18/2020 10:49 AM, Todd Goodman via cctalk wrote:
At least you didn't call us all "Merkins"...
On 11/17/2020 8:03 PM, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote:
On Tue, 17 Nov 2020 at 15:36, Bill
On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 11:49:44AM -0500, Todd Goodman via cctalk wrote:
> At least you didn't call us all "Merkins"...
I've done that and yes before you ask I know what it means.
*whistles innocently*
_
- d...@freebsd.org d...@db.net http://www.db.net/~db
At least you didn't call us all "Merkins"...
On 11/17/2020 8:03 PM, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote:
On Tue, 17 Nov 2020 at 15:36, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
wrote:
Most "Merikens" just let the bank do the conversion when they buy
from overseas.
Argh! I was not posting to the list that I
On Wed, 18 Nov 2020 at 17:15, Diane Bruce wrote:
>
> My expat FIL was from Lancs. Good part is I learned how to make a decent pot
> of tea. The bad is, I couldn't understand him half the time.
Being from Lancashire myself, I can't see the problem, but the rest of
the UK regards us as
On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 01:02:39PM +0100, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Nov 2020 at 02:53, Fred Cisin via cctalk
> wrote:
> >
> > Most of us "merkens" haven't truly mastered one language.
...
> "balm" and "psalm" is _no longer_ silent and is actively pronounced in
> some regions of
On Wed, 18 Nov 2020 at 04:21, Tapley, Mark B. via cctalk
wrote:
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> On Nov 17, 2020, at 7:03 PM, Liam Proven via cctalk
> mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org>> wrote:
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> Argh! I was not posting to the list that I thought I was. I apologise
> for using that nickname. :-(
>
> Liam, …. does it actually
On Wed, 18 Nov 2020 at 02:53, Fred Cisin via cctalk
wrote:
>
> Most of us "merkens" haven't truly mastered one language.
I was very surprised to discover a couple of years ago that many in
the USA pronounce "squirrel" as "skwerl". My surprise was subsequently
pushed to its limits when I
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