Alan Wright 🇬🇧 🇮🇲<p>THE BAREKNUCKLE SSD INSTALLATION OATH<br>By Alan, Retired Jumper-Setting Legend</p><p>I, Alan, do solemnly swear upon this ungrounded carpet,<br>That I shall install this SSD with no wrist strap,<br>No anti-static mat,<br>And absolutely no regard for the gods of ESD.</p><p>I shall:</p><p>Grip this NVMe drive with the same bare hands that once re-seated a 486 CPU while smoking a rollie</p><p>Open this enclosure tool-free, not because it’s designed that way, but because I fear no screw</p><p>Insert this drive at a 30-degree angle, the way nature intended—and maybe swear if it doesn’t click first try</p><p>Connect my superfuckoff USB-C cable like a knight unsheathing Excalibur</p><p>Format the drive in exFAT, not because it’s cross-platform—but because I don’t remember what FAT32 stands for anymore</p><p>And should this drive:</p><p>Boot,</p><p>Mount,</p><p>And store 600GB of Takeout files without exploding...</p><p>Then I shall sit back, arms folded, and proclaim:</p><p>“I told you—never used a bloody earthing strap.”</p><p>Signed under no duress, no RMA,<br>and no bloody jumper caps.</p><p>🖖<br><a href="https://c.im/tags/TechNostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechNostalgia</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/SSDUpgrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSDUpgrade</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/NoStrapNoFear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoStrapNoFear</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/OldSchoolGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldSchoolGeek</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/BuiltDifferent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuiltDifferent</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/PCBuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCBuilding</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/DigitalWarfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalWarfare</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/ModernRetro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ModernRetro</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/GroundedInChaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GroundedInChaos</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/MastodonTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonTech</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/DIYOrDie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIYOrDie</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/BareknuckleBuilder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BareknuckleBuilder</span></a></p>