A bunch of local companies had an incident when a datacenter fire triggered an extinguisher without proper nozzles installed and the shock wave of the gas killed a bunch of HDDs at once.

Now I wonder if I should move my speakers further away from my desktop machine...

https://soundcloud.com/djfernandamartins/tough-waves-36-rudosa

@buherator The vibrations from the washing machine at the other end of my flat kill all HDDs >6TB. (I have no proof, but different models from different vendors all died in less than a year, and the one thing that changed is the washing machine showing signs of old age.)

@schrotthaufen that must be a beast of a washing machine :D

@buherator The drum became unbalanced, and the ground isn’t even. And new-ish washing machines don’t have that handy concrete slab at the base anymore…

@schrotthaufen Kids these days won't know how it is to move your friends 3rd floor apartment without an elevator, half-drunk on a narrow staircase. Sad!

@buherator Staircase Sokoban^^