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This kind of thing is why I love Hacker News. Someone runs into a strange technical situation, and someone else happens to share their own obscure, related anec

This kind of thing is why I love Hacker News. Someone runs into a strange technical situation, and someone else happens to share their own obscure, related anecdote, which just happens to precisely solve the mystery. Really cool to see it benefit HN itself this time.

dang 4y ago
It's also an example of the dharma of /newest – the rising and falling away of stories that get no attention: HPE releases urgent fix to stop enterprise SSDs conking out at 40K hours - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22706968 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22706968 - March 2020 (0 comments) HPE SSD flaw will brick hardware after 40k hours - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22697758 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22697758 - March 2020 (0 comments) Some HP Enterprise SSD will brick after 40000 hours without update - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22697001 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22697001 - March 2020 (1 comment) HPE Warns of New Firmware Flaw That Bricks SSDs After 40k Hours of Use - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22692611 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22692611 - March 2020 (0 comments) HPE Warns of New Bug That Kills SSD Drives After 40k Hours - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22680420 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22680420 - March 2020 (0 comments) (there's also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32035934 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32035934, but that was submitted today)
- dredmorbius 4y ago
  Popularity is a very poor relevance / truth heuristic.
  - gpshead 4y ago
    I wanted to upvote this comment but that just feels wrong.
    - dredmorbius 4y ago
      You're a good man, Charlie Brown.
- yahelc 4y ago
  Easy to imagine why this didn’t capture peoples’ attention in late March 2020…
  - dang 4y ago
    Yes, an enterprisey firmware update - all very boring until BLAM!
  - lupire 4y ago
    [dead]
  - mcv 4y ago
    Was HN an indirect casualty of Covid?
- winternett 4y ago
  Interesting how something that is so specifically and unexpectedly devastating, yet known for such a long time without any serious public awareness from companies involved, is referred to as a "bug". It makes you lose data and need to purchase new hardware, where I come from, that's usually referred to as "planned" or "convenient" obsolescence.
  - mulmen 4y ago
    The difference between planned and convenient seems to be intent. And in this context that difference very much matters. I wouldn’t conflate the two.
    - winternett 4y ago
      Depends on who exactly we are talking about as having the intent... Both planned and convenient obsolescence are beneficial to device manufacturers. Without proper accountability for that, it only becomes a normal practice.
      - mulmen 4y ago
        > Depends on who exactly we are talking about as having the intent... The manufacturer, obviously. Who else would it be? Could be an innocent mistake or a deliberate decision. Further action should be predicated on the root cause. Which includes intent.

dang 4y ago

It's also an example of the dharma of /newest – the rising and falling away of stories that get no attention: HPE releases urgent fix to stop enterprise SSDs conking out at 40K hours - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22706968 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22706968 - March 2020 (0 comments) HPE SSD flaw will brick hardware after 40k hours - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22697758 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22697758 - March 2020 (0 comments) Some HP Enterprise SSD will brick after 40000 hours without update - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22697001 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22697001 - March 2020 (1 comment) HPE Warns of New Firmware Flaw That Bricks SSDs After 40k Hours of Use - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22692611 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22692611 - March 2020 (0 comments) HPE Warns of New Bug That Kills SSD Drives After 40k Hours - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22680420 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22680420 - March 2020 (0 comments) (there's also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32035934 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32035934, but that was submitted today)

dredmorbius 4y ago
Popularity is a very poor relevance / truth heuristic.
- gpshead 4y ago
  I wanted to upvote this comment but that just feels wrong.
  - dredmorbius 4y ago
    You're a good man, Charlie Brown.
yahelc 4y ago
Easy to imagine why this didn’t capture peoples’ attention in late March 2020…
- dang 4y ago
  Yes, an enterprisey firmware update - all very boring until BLAM!
- lupire 4y ago
  [dead]
- mcv 4y ago
  Was HN an indirect casualty of Covid?
winternett 4y ago
Interesting how something that is so specifically and unexpectedly devastating, yet known for such a long time without any serious public awareness from companies involved, is referred to as a "bug". It makes you lose data and need to purchase new hardware, where I come from, that's usually referred to as "planned" or "convenient" obsolescence.
- mulmen 4y ago
  The difference between planned and convenient seems to be intent. And in this context that difference very much matters. I wouldn’t conflate the two.
  - winternett 4y ago
    Depends on who exactly we are talking about as having the intent... Both planned and convenient obsolescence are beneficial to device manufacturers. Without proper accountability for that, it only becomes a normal practice.
    - mulmen 4y ago
      > Depends on who exactly we are talking about as having the intent... The manufacturer, obviously. Who else would it be? Could be an innocent mistake or a deliberate decision. Further action should be predicated on the root cause. Which includes intent.