My 1PB storage setup drove me to create a disk price tracker—just launched the mobile version

Hey fellow Sysadmins, nerds and geeks,
A few days back I shared my disk price tracker that I built out of frustration with existing tools (managing 1PB+ will do that to you). The feedback here was incredibly helpful, so I wanted to circle back with an update.

Based on your suggestions, I've been refining the web tool and just launched an iOS app. The mobile experience felt necessary since I'm often checking prices while out and about—figured others might be in the same boat.

**What's improved since last time:**

* Better deal detection algorithms
* A little better ui for web.
* Mobile-first design with the new iOS app
* iOS version has currency conversion ability

**Still working on:**

* Android version (coming later this year - sorry)
* Adding more retailers beyond Amazon/eBay - This is a BIG wish for people.
* Better disk detection - don't want to list stuff like enclosures and such - can still be better.
* better filtering and search functions.

**In the future i want:**

* Way better country / region / source selection
* More mobile features (notifications?)
* Maybe price history - to see if something is actually a good deal compared to normally.

I'm curious—for those who tried it before, does the mobile app change how you'd actually use something like this? And for newcomers, what's your current process for finding good disk deals?

Always appreciate the honest feedback from this community. You can check out the updates at the same link, and the iOS app is live on the App Store now.

I will try to spend time making it better from user feedback, i have some holiday lined up and hope to get back after to work on the android version.

Thanks for your time.

iOS: [https://apps.apple.com/dk/app/diskdeal/id6749479868](https://apps.apple.com/dk/app/diskdeal/id6749479868)

Web: [https://hgsoftware.dk/diskdeal](https://hgsoftware.dk/diskdeal)

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Does anyone know how would the linux driver support be for the MSI prestige 14 AI EVO C1M??

Im planning on buying the aforementioned laptop, and im thinking of putting linux on it.

What im mainly concerned about is the touchpad drivers, because i simply can not find ANYTHING for my previous laptop. I must say linux does come with ALOT of drivers, but since this laptop doesnt have official support im worried about some things not working (mainly that touchpad driver as i said.

Any idea on the support will be appreciated !!

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To the people who were working when the Y2K bug was relevant: What was the UNIX world like before Linux?

Was there a lot more fragmentation in the “ecosystem”? Maybe mainframes were way more relevant? DOS on servers? What were all the BBS and other server software hosted on?

Forgive me for having very little idea about anything, I've only joined the workforce recently.

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How to get nvidia GPU to come down to P8 state at idle

My 1080ti will consistently be at P0 or 60w at idle. I have two monitors one is 3440x1440@144 and a 2560x1440@144

I notice that if I reduce both to 60hz, it goes down to P8 and idles at 15w. Is there anyway to force it to stay at P8 even with this monitor setup?

I had the issue on windows and fixed it via nvidia inspector’s multi display power saver, so I know it’s possible to run these displays in P8 state, the driver just doesn’t let it.

Running Arch Linux, Zen Kernel, Wayland KDE, tried X11 and no difference. Nvidia proprietary drivers.

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The tipping point for Linux

I have been following Linux on the side lines over years, the last couple of years I've been more engaged, it had become better, I have been running an Alpine server for more than a year, occasionally used a Qubes OS laptop and had a few Linux VMs. Nobara is what changed the game for me, now I'm converting 100% to Linux, 99% of what I want to do I can do in Linux now and it's easy.

I still don't think Linux is a drop in replacement for Windows, but I think we're close and what is needed is really more commercial support for Linux, more hardware and app support from commercial entities. Microsoft forced steam to think Linux and that has been really good for Linux. AMD has been open to Linux and that has been really good too. The more we get on our team, the better Linux will work.

Right now I think Linux is good enough for many and there is enough consumer irritation about Windows/Microsoft/BillGates/USA e.t.c. to move a lot of people in the direction of Linux. We even occasionally see gaming benchmarks where Linux does better than Windows in frame rates, which for sure motivates some hardcore gamers to move.

Sure, there will be issues, there will be some that get burnt, there will be frustrations on the newbies side and there will be some that would like more peace in the community, but isn't it as a whole for Linux better that we move as many over to Linux as possible? Better app selection? Better hardware support?

Right now, I think Linux needs open source marketing, we need to become good at making commercials the way the community made operating systems. We need to show what open and honest marketing looks like. We have video tools in Linux, we should show off what we can do with our tools in Linux, what great commercials we can make with Linux and just let diversity happen, let the best commercial survive and go viral.

Let's get every country in the world to do Like Norway, let's get to 20% desktop market share in all the other countries too!

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Switched from Windows to Fedora — Looking for a OneDrive Alternative That Works Seamlessly with Godot Projects

Hey everyone,

I recently switched from Windows to Fedora, and one thing I really miss is how well OneDrive worked for me. I used it to back up everything important, including my Godot game projects. The best part was the automatic syncing — I could just open my project in Godot, edit, and everything would sync effortlessly to the cloud without any extra setup or hassle.

Now on Linux, I’m looking for a cloud storage solution that offers similar seamless integration and reliability, especially for game development files. Has anyone found a service or workflow on Linux that matches OneDrive’s convenience and automatic syncing? Ideally something that just works in the background and doesn’t require me to manually upload or deal with complicated syncing issues.

Thanks in advance for any recommendations!

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Game of life using braille characters
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Syncthing 2.0.0 released
https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/releases/tag/v2.0.0

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2025-08-08 Gnome Foundation Update
https://blogs.gnome.org/steven/2025/08/08/2025-08-08-foundation-update/

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The usage of Linux and Open Source (a study on the possible usage of Linux and Open Source on the PC within the European Commission environment)
https://jmaris.me/OSS_at_EU.pdf

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Play Pokémon to unlock your Wayland session
https://github.com/AdoPi/wlgblock

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Introducing Linux App Manager eXtended (LAMX)
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What changes have you found going from windows to Linux?



My main reason to moving to Linux right now is all this AI crap windows pushing. I'm tired of these auto updates every month, BSOD, and my pc not going to sleep and keep waking up randomly.


Just want to know what else you found good about moving to Linux?


And how about the cons moving to Linux? Probably socially I can't tell people I use Linux lool.

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I'm just blown away by what I found out about Hollywood movies.
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Nope, AI-assisted code will be burdensome, and the irony is difficult to distinguish....meh...but, the kernel community has been proactive regarding that to safeguard so many people's hard work.
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My cute retro Tux
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Just a moment...EU proposal to scan all private messages gains momentum
https://cointelegraph.com/news/eu-chat-control-plan-gains-support-threatens-encryption

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[Phoronix] Linux Address Space Isolation "ASI" Revived After Lowering 70% Performance Hit To 13%
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-ASI-Lower-Overhead

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Chromium 141 will now use Wayland
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DEBIAN 13: I could actually use it as my desktop, now!
https://peertube.wtf/w/qE5JMjLDKyDAUGFNZS9a8n

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NVIDIA 580 graphics driver release - improved support for wayland

### Some highlights
- Improved Wayland Support: The driver introduces support for the fifo-v1 Wayland protocol on Vulkan, enhancing compatibility with Wayland environments. A bug that caused GTK 4 applications to crash when using the Vulkan backend on Wayland has also been fixed.

- Low-Latency Display Interrupts: A new feature reduces the time spent in the interrupt top half for low-latency display interrupts by deferring work. This feature is disabled by default but can be enabled with the parameter NVreg_RegistryDwords=RmEnableAggressiveVblank=1.

- Reduced Stutter in VR: The RMIntrLockingMode feature is now enabled by default, which may help reduce stutter, particularly in virtual reality applications. Users can disable this feature using NVreg_RegistryDwords=RMIntrLockingMode=0.

- Updated GPU Clock Reporting: The driver updates GPU clock value reporting in the nvidia-settings panel, NVIDIA Management Library (NVML), and nvidia-smi to show clocks before thermal and idle slowdowns, aligning with functionality on Windows systems.

- OutputBitsPerComponent MetaMode: A new attribute allows control over the number of bits per color component transmitted via a display connector. If unspecified, the driver selects an optimal color format.

- Bug Fixes and Compatibility Improvements: The release addresses multiple bugs to enhance compatibility with Bigscreen Beyond head-mounted displays, HDMI displays, single-buffered GLX applications on Xwayland, pre-Turing GPUs, 32-bit x86 applications, and Vulkan applications.


All highlights etc.: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/252613/

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