Imhotep

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The main issue with rare earths is extracting them. It's very polluting and labor intensive.

China sells them so cheap it doesn't make economic sense for most countries to extract them, but there are locations with high concentrations all over the world.

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Good to know, thanks!

Yes older gen is fine, but I don't see that much of a difference on the 4TB drives, they tend to all start at 190-200€. Maybe because there aren't any older gen at that capacity yet? I haven't followed SSDs progress closely.

I won't buy from Amazon either. I don't have much experience with Aliexpress, and haven't looked up their history out of laziness. Will do.

It's hard, if not impossible, to buy ethical tech. I prefer to buy second hand, but that doesn't really make a difference.

Thanks. Yes power consumption is important, so I'll keep that in mind!

Is there a specific term I should look for, or simply "power management"?

It is pronounced z however, and not s

Je sui zun nomme

Oh it's real. There was a big fundraiser at my sons school, with each kid bringing about a dozen eggs.

This was after a documentary on tv which moved a lot of people called "un oeuf is not enough" showing american families not able to afford eggs

yeah, those are candles Tiffany

uat day is that?

Their products are made in China, not in the Netherlands.

For international flights, US citizens can opt out but foreign nationals have to participate in face scanning, [with some exceptions]

I had no idea we were already at that point.

always wanted to visit the US. I guess that won't happen then.

I refuse to participate in this dystopia. But I'm a little worried this will make me a recluse