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Black Lives Matter | Free Palestine | COVID never ended | ACAB
I'm passionate about repair, music (singing and enjoying), optical media, and media preservation. Check out my profile summary post (https://thegayagenda.fans/notes/aj7c6av5dhbc0nqb) and intro (https://thegayagenda.fans/notes/ag2dy1nyalbr005o) for more details!
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Follow requests are subject to vibe check. I likely won't follow you if you don't put a content warning on your political, news, or otherwise explicit posts. Same if you boost a lot of that content that isn't behind a CW.
I do my best not to boost anything without a CW or media without alt text - please let me know if I've made a mistake! 💜
Minors, DNI with NSFW, lewd, or 18+ posts (I should have them all cw'd)
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Maddy 🏳️⚧️ - Floofy fops waff :neofox_floof:@maddy@thegayagenda.fans (2026-07-25 06:13:55)
Digital ownership is going GREAT!
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Maddy 🏳️⚧️ - Floofy fops waff :neofox_floof:@maddy@thegayagenda.fans (2026-07-25 04:55:36)
Landlords should be ground into fertilizer.
Maddy 🏳️⚧️ - Floofy fops waff :neofox_floof:@maddy@thegayagenda.fans (2026-07-25 04:54:23)
My partner learned that we can set a 'preferred name' with our landlords.
Partner updates preferred name, saves, receives a confirmation email.
"Dear [DEADNAME]..."
:neofox_facepalm:
Maddy 🏳️⚧️ - Floofy fops waff :neofox_floof:@maddy@thegayagenda.fans (2026-07-24 01:33:56)
It’s gonna be hot when we go for mini-golf, so I tried to dress appropriately.
First time wearing shorts to work! :neofox_happy:
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Maddy 🏳️⚧️ - Floofy fops waff :neofox_floof:@maddy@thegayagenda.fans (2026-07-23 21:10:05)
RE: https://blackqueer.life/users/albinanigans/statuses/116969153070264822
Maddy 🏳️⚧️ - Floofy fops waff :neofox_floof:@maddy@thegayagenda.fans (2026-07-22 03:50:13)
I want you to know that if you're trying to interact or communicate with me in earnest, I wouldn't ever consider you a bother.
I'm autistic, and my preferred communication style is 'no bullshit', so if you bug me, I'll be sure to bring it up with you in hopes of reaching some kind of resolution.
I'm not just gonna hold animosity behind my back and pretend to be nice and friendly on the outside - that's some neurotypical bullshit, and I want none of that.
Maddy 🏳️⚧️ - Floofy fops waff :neofox_floof:@maddy@thegayagenda.fans (2026-07-20 23:21:18)
I've been seeing an increase of positive sentiment for rental stores like Blockbuster, wishing for their return.
You know what (usually) doesn't charge you for renting a title, is generally forgiving about late fees, and can often bring in titles for you from other branches if it's not available at yours?
Your local library! Support your libraries! You can typically request titles if they don't have them at all as well.
Maddy 🏳️⚧️ - Floofy fops waff :neofox_floof:@maddy@thegayagenda.fans (2026-07-20 11:32:00)
As everyone knows, the best and most correct way to enjoy a Christopher Nolan film is on the 480x272 resolution TFT LCD display of the PlayStation Portable. :neofox_3c:
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Maddy 🏳️⚧️ - Floofy fops waff :neofox_floof:@maddy@thegayagenda.fans (2026-07-17 22:57:58)
Can we fucking not use the CW section as a headline or preview of a longer post, especially when the CW contains discussion of a thing that generally would have a CW on it?
Thanks 🖕
RE: https://tante.cc/?p=9885
Maddy 🏳️⚧️ - Floofy fops waff :neofox_floof:@maddy@thegayagenda.fans (2026-07-03 09:19:58)
AwawWAWaAAaaaaAAAAA
My partner surprised me with this giant fops plush :neofox_aww::tailwag:
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Maddy 🏳️⚧️ - Floofy fops waff :neofox_floof:@maddy@thegayagenda.fans (2026-06-04 09:17:18)
VOICE REVEAL!! :neofox_googly_shocked:
Here's me testing a cleaning tape! c:
I've uploaded an AV1 encode of the video here, but if you are able/willing, please check out this YouTube link (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAcx0U7z_iE) to save me bandwidth. :neofox_heart:
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Maddy 🏳️⚧️ - Floofy fops waff :neofox_floof:@maddy@thegayagenda.fans (2026-06-04 09:12:10)
Good news! The same locking bracket fits the smaller drive, and it fits nice and snug!
Additionally, that second connector looks to go to a small board on the back that provides an RJ45 connector, possibly for firmware updates or drive maintenance of some kind. Shouldn’t be necessary for basic drive use.
Next to hook it up and test!
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Maddy 🏳️⚧️ - Floofy fops waff :neofox_floof:@maddy@thegayagenda.fans (2026-06-04 08:10:43)
Holy tool-less drive removal, Batman!
The drive was in there nice and solid, so I figured it was fastened in with screws.
Nah, just with this metal bracket that’s sitting in the drive’s screw holes.
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Maddy 🏳️⚧️ - Floofy fops waff :neofox_floof:@maddy@thegayagenda.fans (2026-06-04 08:03:19)
My parents often told me to “slow down” when I was eating dinner, living with them.
It clearly never worked.
Anyway, here's what I'm dealing with, before tearing it down further. I don't think that connector beside the SAS connection will fit on the LTO 6 drive - they look to have a different pin count and/or connector shape.
I'll see if I can get away with just plugging in the drive with SAS alone.
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Maddy 🏳️⚧️ - Floofy fops waff :neofox_floof:@maddy@thegayagenda.fans (2026-06-04 07:55:05)
The cover slid right off after undoing those four security bits.
I'm taking a break to eat dinner before I get absorbed in this, but on an initial glance, it looks pretty promising!
Will continue and show some pictures shortly. :neofox_happy:
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Maddy 🏳️⚧️ - Floofy fops waff :neofox_floof:@maddy@thegayagenda.fans (2026-06-04 07:51:18)
Torx 20 security bits on the bottom. :neofox_glare:
It's a good thing I have a bit for that, but that's a dick move.
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Maddy 🏳️⚧️ - Floofy fops waff :neofox_floof:@maddy@thegayagenda.fans (2026-06-04 07:50:28)
IBM says “No tools/disassembly”
I say, “Fight me!”
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Maddy 🏳️⚧️ - Floofy fops waff :neofox_floof:@maddy@thegayagenda.fans (2026-06-04 07:48:19)
Gonna take the enclosure apart and see if I can fit my half-height LTO 6 drive in there. I assume there's basically just a passthrough SAS connection to the eSAS plugs on the back. We'll see.
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Maddy 🏳️⚧️ - Floofy fops waff :neofox_floof:@maddy@thegayagenda.fans (2026-06-03 23:09:30)
Now, I said "overnight", but in reality, it only took a little over two hours to write most of an LTO 4 tape encrypted, but uncompressed. I just started it around bedtime, so I didn't see it complete until this morning.
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Maddy 🏳️⚧️ - Floofy fops waff :neofox_floof:@maddy@thegayagenda.fans (2026-06-03 23:06:26)
The 'dashboard' software that works with my PowerVault 124T and its LTO 5 drive doesn't seem to want to work with this tape drive, so I can't read its lifetime usage stats, but I'll hopefully be able to check that out later when I do some digging.
Might have to create an IBM account just so I can download some software from their site. >.>
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Maddy 🏳️⚧️ - Floofy fops waff :neofox_floof:@maddy@thegayagenda.fans (2026-06-03 23:03:52)
Did some light testing of the new (to me) drive late last night. Ran a cleaning tape successfully, so I tossed in an LTO 4 tape I wasn’t afraid to lose, and threw together a backup job to use up most of the tape. It ran overnight successfully! :neofox_aww:
The drive shows up as an IBM ULT3580-TD5 on my computer.
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Maddy 🏳️⚧️ - Floofy fops waff :neofox_floof:@maddy@thegayagenda.fans (2026-06-03 02:29:37)
I got the PowerVault 124T with an LTO 5 drive from my last job for free, and now my buddy offered me a desktop LTO 5 eSAS tape drive that was otherwise on its way to be disposed of.
I bought an internal 5.25" SAS LTO 6 drive off a recycler, untested, for ~$80. I lucked out, and it works fine, despite some bent metal on the chassis.
Haven't had any luck getting a deal on anything newer yet, but I'm aiming for LTO 8 to be my next step up, if the price is right.
Maddy 🏳️⚧️ - Floofy fops waff :neofox_floof:@maddy@thegayagenda.fans (2026-06-03 02:00:58)
If I had a nickel for every time I’ve been offered an LTO 5 tape drive for free, I’d have two nickels.
…which isn’t a lot, but it’s wild that it has happened twice!
Maddy 🏳️⚧️ - Floofy fops waff :neofox_floof:@maddy@thegayagenda.fans (2026-03-24 06:43:50)
ADHDers be like: "Performs well under pressure*"
*at great cost to mental health
Maddy 🏳️⚧️ - Floofy fops waff :neofox_floof:@maddy@thegayagenda.fans (2026-02-28 04:40:11)
The local carrier rep calling the variant of Android that Pixels run "Stock android" is laughable.
If it was actually stock Android (AOSP), the average user would likely hate it, but at least it wouldn't be pre-loaded with so much of Google's trash.
Maddy 🏳️⚧️ - Floofy fops waff :neofox_floof:@maddy@thegayagenda.fans (2025-10-03 02:28:32)
Unwanted facial hair is a fuck.
Blehhhhhhh