While planning my NAS build, I had a sobering realization. My "Bus Factor" at home is exactly 1.

I'm going to spend so much time securing my data against drive failures and hackers but what about my family? If something happens to me, my homelab becomes a digital tomb that no one has the keys to.

I dug up this repo I bookmarked a while ago: eol-dr (End of Life / Disaster Recovery). It’s basically a framework for documenting your digital life for your loved ones.

GitHub: https://github.com/potatoqualitee/eol-dr

Configuring a RAID array is easy. Writing a "How to access our photos when I'm gone" guide is the hard part. Probably, the hardest. But it's arguably the most important backup you'll ever make.
Hope it'll be useful for somebody. Just make a star and take a look later when you feel it's a time.

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Probably a new weekly record: 6,187 minutes on #Endel.

I can't speak for people with #ADHD, but for a neurodivergent mind, this app is an absolute must-have. It has become my ultimate tool for staying in the flow and managing focus throughout the day. Total game changer.

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@0mega Toshiba MG series is a solid pick! But I'm honestly nervous about waiting. With the way things are going, I'm worried we'll see prices spike even more by 2027. I'm trying to jump on the "last wagon" now before high-capacity drives become a luxury. Do you really think they'll drop, or are we just watching the end of the "cheap storage" era?
TBH I plan to buy just 2x12TB and wait a bit. Must be enough for the first time for me.

Time to choose the heart for my upcoming home NAS.

I've been eyeing those 12TB-16TB Seagate Exos, but the "Enterprise vs NAS-specific" debate is real. One is a loud tank, the other is a relatively quiet reliable workhorse.

If you were building a 4-bay setup today, what would you trust your data to? Reliability is key, but noise levels are... a thing. I'm thinking about Exos since they're pretty reliable and cheaper.

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In 1969, NASA landed humans on the Moon with 4KB of RAM (really).

In 2026, a simple chat app needs 400MB of RAM just to show a blinking cursor.

We've traded optimization for developer velocity, and while I love modern frameworks, sometimes I miss the era when software felt "light". Is it efficiency we lost, or just the respect for the user's hardware?

#SoftwareEngineering #Programming #Tech #RetroComputing #Efficiency #Coding #Fediverse #Thoughts #Blog #Software

Heads up, everyone! Thunderbird for iOS TestFlight is finally open and there are still spots available. Grab yours before it fills up!

Link: https://testflight.apple.com/join/ER3hRBSz

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@0mega Finally, some survivorship bias that I actually like! Good point on the WD Re vs Red distinction! I've never heard about Re before to my surprise. But an enterprise-grade tech definitely feels like a safer bet when buying second-hand. Thanks for sharing a positive data point!

I’m considering a used Synology DS916+ 4‑Bay NAS with 4x 12 TB Seagate Exos X12 drives.
I've heard that this model isn’t the most reliable, but the plan is to replace the drives one by one over time. Building such a setup from scratch would cost more than $2000, especially with rising HDD and memory prices and ongoing supply issues.

Any insights or horror stories about used NAS gear?

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Thinking about building a home NAS. I've already accumulated nearly 1 TB of critical data, and while I do have backups in AWS Deep Archive, Proton Drive, and Infomaniak KDrive, I still don’t have any local backups - which is starting to bother me. Plus, I'd love to finally set up a proper Plex library.

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