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Re:My MacBook Pro exploded and burst into flames by jakelazaroff on Friday June 21, 2019 @08:45AM (#20242004)
I agree with you in general, but the username is whitepandamusic; if they're actually White Panda they're a fairly prominent DJ and producer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Panda

Edit: Looks like it is! https://twitter.com/whitepanda/status/1133847982317723648

Re:My MacBook Pro exploded and burst into flames by EnderMB on Friday June 21, 2019 @09:05AM (#20242149)
Yep, he's very well-known in certain circles, having started working on singles with solo artists alongside the previous duos mashup work.

If this resulted in substantial data loss, it could be really bad.

Re:My MacBook Pro exploded and burst into flames by Filligree on Friday June 21, 2019 @09:58AM (#20242511)
The thread says he hasn't taken a backup in a year, so that's that I guess. The SSD is unlikely to survive a fire.