Ask Noah Show Ask Noah Show 474
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Jan 7, 2026 This week dives into the drama of a dead hard drive that disrupted a Frigate setup, exploring recovery strategies and drive lifecycles. The hosts discuss the challenges of integrating new technology into users' lives, including a fun take on an electric dirt bike firmware flash. Listeners are treated to a tech news roundup featuring updates on software like Shotcut and OpenTTD. A spirited debate on Flatpak versus traditional packaged software showcases differing preferences, while backup strategies for GrapheneOS deliver practical insights.
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You Can't Force What Will Stick
- Noah says you can't force adoption; you must launch multiple options and support the ones users pick. Invest resources into the 'boats' that users choose and let unused ones sink or drift off.
User Choice Beats Developer Intent
- Steve wanted friends to use Image but his wife preferred NT because 'it just works' and syncs extremely fast on iOS. Her behavior changed because NT uploaded photos almost instantly, making deletion after capture impractical.
Frigate Drive Failure And Recovery
- Steve's Frigate NVR died when a 4 TB Seagate NAS drive finally failed after ~80–100k power-on hours. He recovered the config using a SATA/USB adapter and swapped in a colder spare drive from another pool.