Ep. 62: RAID 1 and Pray
From The Lone Machinists by Jamie Peacock & Curt Van Filipowski (Feat. Jon Dillehay)
March 4, 2026 · 1h 8m · Season 1 · Episode 62
About this episode
The episode discusses RAID backups, data recovery methods, and various technology-related topics with a humorous twist.
This week on The Lone Machinists, Jamie and Curt spiral (responsibly) through ultra-paranoid RAID backups, fiber lines getting excavated into oblivion in South Africa, and the launch of the brand-new Noughtical Workholding Shopify store. We dive into mirrored drives, M-Discs, offsite backups, and why losing your childhood photos is a trauma you only need once. Then things escalate: Haas machines booting up with ads, ChatGPT hallucinating wiring diagrams, gimbals doing unnecessary 360° flips, and the very real possibility that we're speed-running the darkest timeline. It's machining, media, marketing, mild conspiracy, and a healthy dose of "just hold it properly" — all in one episode. Links Discussed: * Noughtical Work Holding: https://www.noughticalwh.com/ * Easily Replaceable USB-C Port Spawned By EU Laws: https://hackaday.com/2026/02/26/easily-replaceable-usb-c-port-spawned-by-eu-laws/ The Lone Machinist: * Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ * Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content * Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store * Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinists Need Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at…
People in this episode
Hosts: Jamie Peacock, Curt Van Filipowski
Guest: Jon Dillehay
Topics covered
- RAID backups
- data recovery
- machining
- technology
- media
- marketing
- conspiracy
Keywords
- RAID 1
- backups
- fiber lines
- Noughtical Workholding
- Haas machines
- ChatGPT
- M-Discs
- offsite backups
- childhood photos
- conspiracy
Sponsors
Toolpath
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Noughtical Workholding, Subtract Manufacturing, Toolpath, EU, Haas, Hackaday, Instagram, Patreon, Jspec Engineering
Places: South Africa
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