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Hard drive fail rates

On the subject of NAS hard drive failures HGST (a #WesternDigital company since 2012) isn't simply ahead of #Seagate; its adjusted #HDD failure hazard is less than half of Seagate 's own storage solutions. Western Digital is almost as good as #HGST, & #Toshiba came out in last position. # NAS #Storage https://Makeuseof.com/a-443000-drive-study-finally-settles-the-seagate-vs-wd-debate

PNW voting, 2026 style

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1.  Washington resident? The #SeattleSolution to the Postmaster General's threat to only mail ballots to approved people: DOWNLOAD your ballot, personalized to your precinct w/ all appropriate races & candidates. Print out, mark choices, sign, put in envelope & seal; return anonymously through mail or drop box. Bypass the GOP outbound ballot block. See https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elections/how-to-vote/ballots/how-to-get-your-ballot  if you live in Seattle or King County, or https://voter.votewa.gov/portal2023/login.aspx#/login if you live elsewhere in Washington State.  Simple, ain't it? See this PBS News Hour story .  https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/voters/voter-registration/drop-box-and-voting-center-locations shows your ballot drop box locations and you can track your ballot at https://www.sos.wa.gov/ballot-status-codes 2. OK, so you live in Oregon.  Overseas absentee & military voting ballots were sent 9/19, and out-of-state ballots maile...