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  • Yes, the WD Red line used to be for NAS use, but suddenly they started including SMR drives in their WD Red lineup, people got pissed because SMR isn’t a good fit for RAID setups which NASes usually are.

    WD continued the practice, but introduced the WD Red Pro line. So now regular WD Reds could be either CMR or SMR, but WD Red Pro are guaranteed to be CMR.

    In my opinion it’s still misleading to even brand the regular WD Red line as suitable for NAS use, but at least now you can specifically pick a drive that fits your needs.












  • Damn… The more I hear about stuff like this the more I like the Danish police and traffic laws… They certainly aren’t perfect, but man is most of the rest of the world a shit show when it comes to that.

    In Denmark 3 km/h above the limit can get you a ticket. 30% above will get you a “point” to your drivers license and a much larger fine. 60% above and you will immediately lose your license and a large fine or potentially prison.

    A “point” stays on your license for 3 years, and it you get 6 cuts, you lose your license.

    I haven’t heard of anyone keeping their license “because they needed it”… You just have to bike, or take public transport.

    You also get a point for many other offenses, such as using a handheld phone, crossing on red, tailgating, driving the wrong way, or many other things.

    The first 3 years after getting your license, the limit is lower at 4 points, and if you lose your license and get a new license the limit is only 3 points.



  • You are correct for regular hash functions, but a cryptographic hash function has stronger requirements.

    MD5 was supposed be a cryptographic hash function, but it was found to be flawed all the way back in 1996, and has been discouraged ever since… Now it’s too weak to be used in a cryptographic setting, and too slow to be used in non-cryptographic settings.

    This is why hashes like xxhash is considered a non-cryptographic hash function, while SHA-256 is considered a cryptographic hash function.