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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/microblogmemes

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I don't have an UPS 😬

Might invest in one tho

[–] Viking_Hippie 16 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Fun fact: "ups" is Danish for "oops".

Which is probably part of the reason why the parcel service only started operating here a few years ago..

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

you can add this fun fact to your local giggles for UPS

The company UPS started in Seattle during the Alaskan gold rush days to distribute opium.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Same in Slovenian

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

And German

[–] aeronmelon 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

TIL UPS is still trying to break into markets.

Reminds me of how the Chevy Nova failed miserably in Mexico because it sounds like “no vas” which means “doesn’t move.”

[–] Viking_Hippie 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

See also the Hyundai Cunt, the Ford Tiny Penis, the Lamborghini Flat Tire, and others 😆

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Honestly with modern filesystems I haven't seen a need for a UPS. I've had unexpected power outages on my PCs more times than one might think (something something old house, animals and kids) and the most I've had was some ZFS errors in a temporary VM for some temp files that corrupted. Maybe I should get one for my home server, but its already entirely built on a shoestring budget so a UPS would cost more than the entire system

[–] EtherWhack 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I've had to replace 5 SSDs (2x SKHynix, 3x WD) in the past 4 years due to being stuck in either read or write-only mode due to brownouts. A good DC-DC UPS solves it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Ah brownouts would absolutely do it. Brownouts really kill electronics since its not no power but low power (assuming you mean the technical definition of a brownout) and most protection circuitry isn't designed to protect against lower than expected mains voltage/amperage/frequency