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   Da_Gut (da_gut@dice.camp)'s status on Thursday, 11-Apr-2024 02:15:42 JST Da_Gut

   • Thomas 🔭🕹️

   @thomasfuchs Hmm, as someone who used floppy disks (mostly 3.5, but a fair number of 5 inch ones...) I don't think you are right about life expectancy.
   Anecdotally I would say its a load of malarky.

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     Da_Gut (da_gut@dice.camp)'s status on Thursday, 11-Apr-2024 02:22:42 JST Da_Gut

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs And out of a batch of 10 to 20, I've almost always lost up to 25% or so of them.

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     csolisr (csolisr@hub.azkware.net)'s status on Thursday, 11-Apr-2024 02:44:54 JST csolisr

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️
     @thomasfuchs @Da_Gut As long as you jealously keep them away from magnetism and dust, I suppose. Unfortunately that's one of the main reasons why computing moved away from floppy disks, because CDs and pendrives were much more resistant to careless handling.
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     Vorlaser / Seb (vorlaser@chaos.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-Apr-2024 05:30:36 JST Vorlaser / Seb

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️
     • Ars Technica

     @thomasfuchs @arstechnica Shouldn't it be possible to switch the disk drives to some replacement, which can read SD cards or USB sticks?