About this episode
The episode discusses issues with returning defective hardware, domain name mishaps, and ZFS fragmentation solutions.
People trying to return defective hard drives and RAM are finding out why consumer protection laws would be good, GoDaddy accidentally gave someone’s domain name away, and when and how to fix ZFS fragmentation. Plugs Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early episodes Fast Dedup Economics: When Deduplication Beats Buying New Disks News/discussion Toshiba refuses to replace large hard drive that was under warranty — company offers refund at the purchase price, not the higher current retail price GoDaddy Gave a Domain to a Stranger Without Any Documentation Free consulting We were asked about when and how to fix ZFS fragmentation. See our contact page for ways to get in touch.
Topics covered
- consumer protection
- domain name issues
- ZFS fragmentation
- hardware returns
- warranty disputes
Keywords
- consumer protection laws
- GoDaddy
- Toshiba
- hard drives
- RAM
- ZFS fragmentation
- warranty
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: GoDaddy, Toshiba
Products: hard drives, RAM, ZFS
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