Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

David Amador @djlink@mastodon.gamedev.place

2/6/2026, 5:25:00 PM

Public

TIL that SSDs can lose data if left unplugged for long periods of time (only required to hold data up to 1 year), unlike HDDs which as long as the material holds it can take years.

Edit: added link: https://www.slashgear.com/1893447/dont-leave-your-old-ssd-unplugged/

Unlike HDDs that can sit idle for years and still spin back to life, SSDs slowly degrade when left powered off for too long. SSDs use floating-gate transistors to trap electrical charges. Those charges represent your files. But over time, even without use, the electrons stored in these cells can leak. That slow leak is enough to corrupt your data.

According to JEDEC standards, consumer-grade SSDs are only required to retain data for one year when stored at 87 degrees Fahrenheit. Higher temperatures accelerate charge leakage. This means that if your SSD sits in a warm room, you're basically cooking your files. Enterprise-grade SSDs have a shorter span of three months after unplugging. This phenomenon isn't new, but it's often misunderstood. Many assume solid-state means stable forever, but in reality, SSDs are more like batteries than safes. They lose their charge even when unused.

Read More: https://www.slashgear.com/1893447/dont-leave-your-old-ssd-unplugged/

womble @womble@nullpointer.org

2/7/2026, 2:43:50 PM

Quiet public

@djlinkDavid Amador I learned this through bitter experience. 6 months in a warm room was enough to lose everything.

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