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Re:HP bricking printers remotely if the client's credit card... by lmm on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @01:31AM (#34689478)
> Moving away from physical objects means you're now doomed to the Sisyphean task of constantly managing a backup & migration strategy and have looming futureproofing issues when the format in question becomes deprecated.

You still get that with physical objects. How are your shelves of VHS tapes and LaserDiscs doing?

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Re:HP bricking printers remotely if the client's credit card... by rzzzt on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @02:02AM (#34689645)
In a post-apocalyptic setup I can build a shelter from VHS tapes (LaserDiscs could be used to reflect sunlight on solar panels). Hard drives are inconveniently heavy to make a chainmail out of, but they could be used for light shielding against ionizing radiation.
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Re:HP bricking printers remotely if the client's credit card... by HPsquared on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @04:08AM (#34690449)
I could see CDs/DVDs working pretty well as light scale armour. Particularly resistant to laser attacks.
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Re:HP bricking printers remotely if the client's credit card... by tenebrisalietum on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @07:31AM (#34691878)
Can also potentially blind enemies during the day and will likely confuse automated image recognition.
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Re:HP bricking printers remotely if the client's credit card... by forgetfreeman on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @03:16AM (#34690118)
Sorry can't hear you over LPs consistently being a thing for over 90 years and counting.
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Re:HP bricking printers remotely if the client's credit card... by asdff on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @04:20AM (#34690522)
Totally fine if you didn't throw away your vcr or laser disk player.
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Re:HP bricking printers remotely if the client's credit card... by account42 on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @09:37AM (#34693297)
Not if you live in a country with high humidity.
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