💾 Unpowered SSDs Are Quietly Losing Your Data
A sharp reminder that SSD speed doesn’t equal permanence—use redundancy, not hope, for data safety.
Solid-state drives can gradually lose data when left without power for long periods because of voltage decay in NAND flash cells. Consumer models using TLC or QLC memory are especially unreliable for archival or cold storage. The article advises following the 3-2-1 backup rule—keeping multiple copies across different media—to prevent data loss, stressing that SSDs are ideal for active, not long-term, use.
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💸 DDR5 Prices Soar Past the PS5 — RAM Hits $600 Amid AI Boom
An insightful look at how AI’s hardware appetite reshapes the consumer tech landscape—gamers and PC enthusiasts are paying the price for the AI gold rush.
DDR5 memory prices have skyrocketed as AI demand overwhelms global supply chains. A 64GB G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo kit now costs nearly $600—more than a PlayStation 5. Analysts predict shortages of DRAM and NAND will continue through 2026 as manufacturers prioritize AI infrastructure over consumer markets, rippling into HDD and SSD pricing.
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🌐 Memories of .US — The Forgotten Domain
A captivating exploration of internet history showing how early DNS design continues to echo through modern web architecture and naming conventions.
This essay revisits the story of the ‘.us’ top-level domain and its envisioned geographic hierarchy outlined in RFC 1480. It explores why the design never took off, as Americans gravitated toward flatter naming like .com and .gov. The author reflects on how these early DNS choices still influence digital identity and usability today.
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🧠 How Good Are Chinese CPUs? Benchmarking the Loongson 3A6000
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📘 Getting Started with Org Social — A Minimalist Decentralized Network
A brilliant example of open-source simplicity—Org Social reimagines social networking as transparent, text-based collaboration.
Org Social is a decentralized network powered entirely by Org Mode text files. Each user maintains a public `social.org` file that others can read via the Emacs client `org-social.el`. With no central servers or algorithms, it enables pure peer-to-peer publishing using plain text and public URLs.
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🧾 Is LaTeX Still Worth It? A Modern Take on an Academic Classic
A thoughtful reflection on how technical writing tools evolve—LaTeX’s beauty meets the reality of modern usability and automation needs.
Philipp Hagenlocher critically examines LaTeX, praising its unmatched typography but highlighting its complexity, rigid workflows, and poor usability. He contrasts it with modern tools like AsciiDoc and Typst, which prioritize collaboration, simplicity, and interoperability without compromising quality.
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