YonderEpochs @ Benjaben @lemmy.world

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I've been through a tremendous number of hard drives over my career. I shudder to think how many.

Thanks for your input.

Thank you, this is the kind of information I posted for, I will almost certainly buy from these folks unless something more compelling surfaces.

Okay that is truly a useful perspective and I appreciate it. I don't understand why asking a community dedicated to passionate enthusiasts for retailers they specifically like should be contentious, it seems like precisely the point of these communities. I will keep your perspective in mind, but I don't intend to just accept whatever even a plurality of retailers think I should be willing to accept. I'm going to hunt down ones I like giving my business to, especially in this day and age, and I think we'd all be better off if we each did the same.

I understand it's small potatoes, I tried to indicate that. It isn't to me.

I also did specifically and exactly call out the seller, Newegg, and even say that I wanted to name and shame right in the initial post, so I just don't know what you want from me there lol. Does Lemmy support the old marquee tag somehow?

Thanks for the info on your experience with drives, I admit I'm slightly uncertain there. But nonetheless I bought new, enterprise grade drives and they were rattling around unprotected in their boxes, I don't know why I should be expected to accept that.

After all I'm literally asking for more thoughtful careful retailers if they exist. And I gave Newegg two tries to get it right with detailed explanations of the problem, I don't think I'm being unreasonable. In this day and age and with all the terrible treatment of all of us by corporations I am just asking this community who they might like better, and my bad experience with this one. Why is that contentious?

No I don't think I will, I think I'll blame the shoddy packing which is very unlikely to successfully protect the goods, due to the well-known challenges of shipping products and especially delicate products that you're describing, and which indeed did fail 2x in a row to protect said goods, but you do you!

Thank you! For reference, here's the copy on their site indicating how their drives are shipped, this is MUCH more what I would expect (though technically this does seem to leave them the option of just using air pockets?) :

Our drives ship in 225lb per sq inch pressure-rated boxes, specifically tested for impact. Inside the box you’ll find suspension brackets, foam inserts, or air filled pockets that secure the drive in place and prevent any possible impact from movement in the shipping process. The drive itself is sealed in an anti-static bag that protects the drive from any electromagnetic interference.

I think if my business saw a $400 return for damaged goods, and I'm sure higher in cases too, I'd ensure I have a robust system to package those orders correctly the second time, no? I'm not complaining about the way it was treated in transit, but the way it was packed. It used only air bubbles, which both times (and on the same side) ruptured or deflated from elevation change, but either way left the drives just freely bouncing around their containing box. And I directly and precisely explained exactly the nature of the failure to them, with photographic evidence (as their process requires). I'm willing to acknowledge that mistakes happen, but c'mon. In addition, shouldn't Newegg of all places know these are fragile devices, and probably savvy customers?

The really gross part is this prick is patting himself on the back for being so high-minded and principled. He might feel even better about his choice now, if sacrifice is the measure of commitment to a cause.

"I may disagree with the leopard that's eating my face, but there sure needs to be a lotta face eating and I can support that despite what I'm going through", he said smugly, looking up from the boot he's licking.

Ah okay. Well I'm with you on part of it, if the people who voted them in agree / would have wanted that, then yes it is appropriate for them to have taken that vote. I do not want politicians deciding for us what we really want / need, full stop. With you there.

Not really with you that it's the job of Dems at all to keep the Congress from becoming a circus. I'm trying to be pragmatic and realistic, I'm aware that Al Green's performance doesn't directly translate to the federal government being suddenly less effective at its crimes and abuses.

But please, remember that whatever your own life circumstances and status, there are very vulnerable people who are being hurt now, and these people want to hurt them worse and more. The people attacking and abusing our countrymen do not respect morality or the rule of law, in any capacity - WE DO NOT OWE THEM CIVILITY and I posit that we have nothing to gain from being civil with them. We need everyone with a microphone to be screeching that they are abusive monsters, daily, disrupting any and everything they attempt to do. They did it to the ACA which tried to be the most compassionate legislation we've seen in a generation, they've done it to every damn thing else that had a hope of helping Americans, we owe them nothing more than the basic human rights we owe anyone.

But we can agree to disagree too, I don't pretend to have all the answers and have been wrong many times in my life. Cheers friend.

I guess I'm not sure what argument you're making. My argument is that asking Congress to uphold decorum is a mistake when you have bad faith actors (fascists) taking advantage of their good will. And you seem to be saying that no, they should still behave politely because we aren't among the absolute worst governments? If that's how you feel, where is your line? What government posture merits abandoning the traditions and norms that your opponents have long since jettisoned and which they now use cynically to thwart your own high-minded efforts?

I hope I'm not being uncharitable towards you. Maybe it's more like "we both got bogged down in defining details and we lost the thread", that's a thing that happens all too often lol.

I've got one of those I've been meaning to re target for a couple weeks now, Signal is gonna be it for sure!

Wait what? Gonna need to hear more there, everything I know about the guy has been positive. That does happen though so I'm open to the possibility of course.

That's the other thing, those people don't usually talk like that 😬 she's going nuclear lol

Pissing off HR is such a colossally self-defeating move in almost every possible context. I actually really hate that's the case, but boy is it welcome here, these folks are really stepping in some shit. HR lead in the first place, and of the fucking IRS? I'd literally take my chances sharing lunch with a bear over inflaming that individual so badly.

Such an unbelievably hateful and nasty thing to do.

Annoying but good for your body :)

I like the line by Killer Mike ("Walking in the Snow"), which I think he says he got from Dick Gregory:

"All of us serve the same masters, all of us nothin' but slaves / Never forget in the story of Jesus, the hero was killed by the state".

Powerful stuff.

Edit to add: honestly that whole track rips and is super relevant right now.

Is it? Speaking from experience? I've heard it both ways and trying to get a better idea of how it works out financially.

Much appreciated and I was happy to see their contact info - check it out!

Call Them. Replace Them.

Attempting to grow a fascist dictatorship, with some success and even support, sure feels near the bottom of government dysfunction to me. But part of what makes all this so maddening is the difficulty in accurately assessing the situation. I acknowledge that in 4 years I may feel that my worries today were overblown, and I sure hope so!