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With the seeming ubiquity of cloud storage and fast internet connections, as well as rising prices of storage, does anybody still carry external drives or flash drives?

I have a few older HDDs that i used throughout school to backup full system images, files, photos, etc., it was just the way I’d grown up and what I’d seen my dad do. I actually still have them. But as I got new devices I also got much larger integrated storage in them and got a little bit lazier, so I haven’t really used them in quite some time though I have debated getting an external ssd to store/backup photos onto across devices. Thinking of just keeping it in my bag along with my laptop the same way I used to with my HDD’s, (also used to have some desktop that stayed at home, along with a NAS and things like that) but prices and lack of “need” make me hesitate.

As for flash drives I also used to basically constantly have one on me throughout school. Whether it was for quick document transfers, using a printer, storing important files I could access, even having an encrypted file with my passwords, I just always had one on me. I kinda miss it, but struggling to see if it would have any utility in my daily life now. Also see though that it could be one of those things that when I actually need it could save me.

I even remember having plenty of SD cards and micro SD cards and even Sony memory stick pros I kept in a little box, along with a little usb universal adapter so then I’d use them in the same was as a flash drive.

So just wondering, do people still regularly use these technologies or carry them around? What is y’all’s use case? Or have most just moved to large local storage and/or cloud storage technologies? (The latter is something I struggle with because I just hate everything being some form of subscription but that’s a separate discussion)

Any use in sharpening or reshaping the tips of some old pry bars? Got a pair off marketplace for a solid deal, recognized them to be some old SK USA handled ones, the tips are kind of beat up and I'm just wondering if there's any use in taking them to a stone or grinding wheel to just touch them up some? Anybody do/done this before?

Looking into getting myself a nicer flashlight compared to the relatively cheap ones I’ve always had laying around and am a bit overwhelmed by all the lumen specs, so my question is, how many are actually needed?

As in at what point do you start noticing diminishing returns versus an actual solid difference in functionality? At what point are the added lumens just a “flex” and more for bragging rights or very specific scenarios compared to actual added utility

I don’t need a bat signal, and don’t need one that blinds people, just kind of a general purpose one. Something to light up a dark room or area, to help navigate while walking a bit, read something, maybe help if needing to look at something under the hood of my car at night, etc., - how many lumens is good for that?

There’s a coffee shop near me that has a “honey brew” and it’s fantastic. It’s cold brew with honey but they don’t add it in, it’s premixed it appears. I’m wondering if they steep the grounds with honey in the water or if it’s just added after to the batch, would it make any difference? I’ve been doing it myself by just adding after but contemplating doing it with the steep and wondering if anybody else has tried it out?

So my metal toolbox is a bit heavy (65ish lbs total, Kennedy 1022). As of now the handle seems to be holding up but was thinking if there was a way to perhaps support it a bit with supplemental straps? The idea was something like a couple straps that wrap around the bottom and you just grab them up top if that makes sense. Could even do this with one large loop? This way the weight is being supported by the bottom instead of teh handle on top and 4 rivets (more worried the sheet metal will bend than the handle breaking)

Has anybody done anything like this? How? Do premade systems exist that are better?

Got a new (to me) Kennedy 1022 cantilever toolbox and want to line the bottoms to dampen the sound as well as protect both box and tools a bit. I’m currently a bit confused on what material to use as a liner. The catalogue from 1989 has felt, foam, and cork listed

I kind of steered away from felt as I feel it will move around unless I glue it down which I’d prefer not to do, also tools would slide quite a bit on it imo

So then I’m between cork and the liner foams. I’d also prefer to buy something in person

For the foam or normal toolbox liner I was thinking perhaps the Harbor Freight option. Unless the Home Depot husky or Lowe’s craftsman options are significantly better. For the cork I was actually thinking maybe some gasket material like this felpro cork rubber (they have 3/32 and 1/16)

Big questions are which is best in y’all’s opinion. Any other materials I should consider? Also will these degrade and stick to the bottom or damage the original interior paint? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Edit: adding a question for when I online it, should I just do the bottom or should I kind of creep up the sides as well, perhaps like an inch or so?

Does anybody keep a small scale in their roll or kit? Does it provide any regular utility if you do it does it collect dust? If you do, which one?

Few days back, my car updated, standard procedure of downloading in the background then h allowed it to update when I turned it off one night. System info is now showing the 0890, which after googling correlates with the newest version or software update push they put out. All good and fair.

I was curious what it all entailed so I went to the app into the service tab, then ota updates, and it’s not showing this most recent update at all. Only thing it’s showing is one from August of last year, oula 01. Is there any reason for this? Is something wrong or is the lag/delay normal?