this post was submitted on 15 Jun 2025
413 points (98.6% liked)

Greentext

6524 readers
1109 users here now

This is a place to share greentexts and witness the confounding life of Anon. If you're new to the Greentext community, think of it as a sort of zoo with Anon as the main attraction.

Be warned:

If you find yourself getting angry (or god forbid, agreeing) with something Anon has said, you might be doing it wrong.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[โ€“] purplemonkeymad@programming.dev 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Have a look for a local one, you'll probably have an upfront cost for analysis, but they should be able to give you a cost estimate after they look at it. Good ones will always give you the opportunity to say no and stop trying, either due to cost or if you want it back.

I would think you can get the analysis for less than 150 USD or equivalent.

That said, if it was grinding or screaming when you turned it on, the data is probably already gone.

[โ€“] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

oh, yeah. it's a mechanical issue with mine. this thing started clicking while plugged in, so i stopped using it. that was around 10 yrs ago. i think i stopped using it when it was still functional but it's been so long.