Ontopic Random Computer-Electronics Thread

[Valve1138]

Got 2 dozen or more old mechanical drives to recycle. I'm not zeroing them all first.

Drill a through them? That good enough?

 

[gee]

Got 2 dozen or more old mechanical drives to recycle. I'm not zeroing them all first.

Drill a through them? That good enough?

Break out the framing nailer and have some fun.

Or take them apart and oogle the shiny platters. Make a wind chime or something.

 

[Valve1138]

Or smack them with a sledge hammer!

 

[gee]

Make a 120V to SATA adapter!

 

[Valve1138]

Make a 120V to SATA adapter!

Only 120v?

120 volts to the +5 and the ground.

 

[Valve1138]

I’ve got a 4 sided splitting wedge that ought to be quicker than drilling.

 

[gee]

Only 120v?

120 volts to the +5 and the ground.

Whatever's easiest to make. Hack the end off an extension cord or old AC thing you're throwing out, hack up an old molex-to-SATA converter and butt splice 'em together.

I'd suggest using a switched power bar instead of straight plugging the thing into a wall, because you'll probably end up burning up the outlet.

 

[Valve1138]

I’m going to stick to the sledgie.

 

[gee]

Seriously though, do this and record it for us. Will there be smoke? Fire? Will the drive or the circuit breaker pop first? Is it consistent across multiple drives?

This requires some science.

 

[Jehannum]

I’ve got a 4 sided splitting wedge that ought to be quicker than drilling.

You could finally use that fucking ramset that you thought would be great for setting anchors in the cinderblock.

 

[Valve1138]

You could finally use that fucking ramset that you thought would be great for setting anchors in the cinderblock.

Hey! That’s great advice.

Thanks.

Keep it coming.

 

[Jehannum]

Hey! That’s great advice.

Thanks.

Keep it coming.

 

[fly]

How about this as a base:

Missed it.

 

[Jehannum]

Welp, muh goddamned "keep it local, keep it safe" strategy has done blowed up in my face.

Quicken is "expiring" my copy of Quicken 2017, and I won't be able to download transactions after 4/30.

What y'all using for personal finance?
Morgan Stanley's online service does aggregation, but I can't do the same dumb categorization stuff that let me roll up spending over time that Quicken does, and I can't store receipts/pay stubs with their respective transactions anymore either :/

Am I stuck on the new Quicken-subscription treadmill where I pay them for a year, and get to keep using their software, or is there something better?

 

[Domon]

mint is kinda the goto "free" one (also owned by quicken), but it might not have the features you need

 

[Jehannum]

mint is kinda the goto "free" one (also owned by quicken), but it might not have the features you need

ouch, mint got gobbled up? Sad.

 

[Domon]

ouch, mint got gobbled up? Sad.

i guess its technically intuit? who bought quicken... and then spun off quicken into its own thing, and then sold quicken.

 

[Immigrant]

 

[Valve1138]

Made the mistake of swapping the Office and Family room Apple TV’s. So now the office 4K tv has the 4K Apple TV.

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck. I may have just cost myself some money.

 

[fly]

mint is kinda the goto "free" one (also owned by quicken), but it might not have the features you need

OMG CLOUD NO