{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Oxide and Friends","title":"Barracuda 7200.11: broken firmware is broken software!","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/57a93d18\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3423,"description":"Oxide and Friends Twitter Space: June 7, 2021\nBarracuda 7200.11: broken firmware is broken software!\nWe’ve been holding a Twitter Space weekly on Mondays at 5p (PT) for about an hour. In addition to Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal, speakers included Laura Abbott, Joshua Clulow, Dan Cross, Bill Blum, Rick Altherr, Tom Lyon, and others. The recording is here.\n(Did we miss your name and/or get it wrong? Drop a PR!)\nSome of the topics we hit on, in the order that we hit them:\nThe Seagate ST3000DM001class action\n[@2:01](https://youtu.be/qisoAIx8EE8?t=121) Bryan and Adam’s experience Fishworks\nHGST\nBryan is unable to forget SU0D > This thing damn near ruined our lives\nBroad Institute\nThe Seagate Barracuda product line. 7200.10, 7200.11\n[@8:10](https://youtu.be/qisoAIx8EE8?t=490) Tough customers\n[@10:17](https://youtu.be/qisoAIx8EE8?t=617) Cargo cultism and bad interview questions What is a Good New Englander? We’re not a hugging people.\n[@12:35](https://youtu.be/qisoAIx8EE8?t=755) Adam and Bryan after Sean Manaea’s 2018 no-no\nThe Gift of the Magi, LBA\n[@15:11](https://youtu.be/qisoAIx8EE8?t=911) Adam torments the interns\n[@16:41](https://youtu.be/qisoAIx8EE8?t=1001) Bill and the HP Z620sThe Wisdom of James Mickens\n[@19:21](https://youtu.be/qisoAIx8EE8?t=1161) Rick’s story Fast and loose firmware source control\nWestern Digital’s Sparta drive, flying too low\n[@25:34](https://youtu.be/qisoAIx8EE8?t=1534) Need for open source firmware (see also: Bryan explains why proprietary firmware is a problem ~3mins) Vendor gaslighting\n[@27:48](https://youtu.be/qisoAIx8EE8?t=1668) Tom on custom firmware Rent seeking\nS.M.A.R.T.\nADM-3A “dumb terminal”\n[@32:08](https://youtu.be/qisoAIx8EE8?t=1928) Adam’s firmware horror story flashbacks HBA\nWhen turning it off and on again isn’t enough: unplug and replug\nSun’s ILOM bug\nSun’s embarrassing ticker symbol change\n[@38:10](https://youtu.be/qisoAIx8EE8?t=2290) After Sun > Stay the hell away from hardware...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/cVYTzMGAZ_7gNn2i7iJYSuWlQOM4wHdJAzEuWrnLo9A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80OGI3/NjA5NWY4Yjc4NzE0/ZGI5ZmMzZmY4MjFi/YThiYy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}