platters were bent I thought HDD platters were supposed to be too brittle for that.

A family member with no inherent moral compass or empathy, whose eyes, ears, thoughts and agency belong to teams of trained profit-seekers in a different country. I disapprove of this humanization of software.

AI is robbery.

The problem is the cost of each. Right now material is dirt cheap and energy prices are going up. And we are not good at long term planning.

Yeah but considering who's in charge of the government, half of us will be hit with that designation sooner or later.