• BorgDrone@feddit.nl
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    6 hours ago

    Who the hell still uses flash drives in 2026? Especially a slow-ass USB-A one. I can’t think of a single use-case for them.

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      2 hours ago

      Me. Linux distros (either install media or straight live boot disks like Tails), moving files larger than like fucking 2gb without relying on spyware or self hosting a cloud service, redundant backups of your most important files, rescue disks, and MORE! Only $16.99 for a limited time while supplies last see comment for details.

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        2 hours ago

        Linux distros (either install media or straight live boot disks like Tails)

        What’s the advantage of using a slow USB drive instead of just network-booting the install media or mounting it through IPMI?

        moving files larger than like fucking 2gb without relying on spyware or self hosting a cloud service

        Just send the data between machines using SCP, much easier and faster.

        redundant backups of your most important files

        Backups you do either to a NAS or to a Thunderbolt-connected SSD, not a USB-A drive. Again, much too slow to use a USB drive.

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          29 minutes ago

          What’s the advantage of using a slow USB drive instead of just network-booting the install media or mounting it through IPMI?

          Why spend 30 minutes setting up the networking when I could just plug in the USB and go do something else for 5 minutes?