The Untappd app {https://lemmy.world/c/untappd} !untappd@lemmy.world has a basic recommendation function. Talking with the founding CTO about it a few years ago it is rather rudimentary in the suggestions: “You liked this stout, here are other stouts that are highly rated.” That being said, I have enjoyed many of the suggestions it had so YMMV.

Looking past the folks recommending to sell them, it seems you have a handful of useful responses here (welcome to the internet & endless September). /snark Look past the naysayers, it will be fun and a learning experience just getting these drives up and running - a worthwhile experience IMHO.

I am down a similar path now, with a bunch of SAS drives. What I have learned/experienced so far:

• Forget any USB docking stations or enclosures, they may advertise working for all SAS drives but are hit & miss expensive but cheaply made plastic crap.
• There are a plethora of adapters available online that say you can convert SAS to SATA. Do not believe them - you need a SATA controller that also supports SAS. You may luck out and have a motherboard that has the right SATA chipset that supports SAS, you may not.

As others have mentioned in this thread, the easiest & optimal approach seems to be:

• Get a low end workstation or server that supports SAS in the chipset and the drive bays
• Get a low end workstation or server that supports SAS in the chipset and that you can add the drive bays you need
• Get a low end workstation or server that you can install a controller card that supports SAS

I scored a free workstation from craigslist and one from freecycle, for another project on the workbench.

HTH, and good luck!

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I salute our new overlords… :)

(raises hand) if still needed… been a mod/organizer/community manager for years on the various platforms

I do not see CD trading/swapping mentioned as of yet.

ThriftyAv on Youtube has some good videos on the topic:

• Swap Your Compact Discs: The How-To & History of CD Trading https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gxtx5o8VL-E
• SwapaCD Media Mania! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szFl7YX1XNw
• Has SwapaCD Shattered? Media Mania! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaB2qK_2xJk
• Also Scott Gureck has this SwapaCD wrapper tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y3z4dC_dWM

The two trading web sites are:

• http://musicboomerang.com/
• https://www.swapacd.com/

Short story: You add titles to your have list and whether they are keepers or traders. You add titles to your want list. The web site matches up your copy to trade to an individual requesting (if they are), and vice versa. You get a CD in the mail soon after, hopefully intact and with the options you wanted (with all art, just the disc, etc). Sending out a title gives you a credit to get something in return.

Best keep your expectations in check. Do not expect to send out Cracked Rear View, Tubthumping, or some other bargain bin title since they already have tons of those already being offered. Also, patience is key. I have titles on my want list for years and likely will never get via these sites; then there have been limited edition promos or CD singles that are now part of my collection.

Keep an eye on postage costs, and packaging discs/labeling envelopes or packages so they arrive intact.

Full disclosure: I have been trading for years (since the lala days), am still active on both these sites, and have sent & received titles from ThriftyAv over the years.

There is the personal/home security hand out from the NSA (yea, that NSA) https://www.nsa.gov/portals/75/documents/what-we-do/cybersecurity/professional-resources/csi-best-practices-for-keeping-home-network-secure.pdf?v=1 https://media.defense.gov/2023/Feb/22/2003165170/-1/-1/0/CSI_BEST_PRACTICES_FOR_SECURING_YOUR_HOME_NETWORK.PDF This is an older version, but I appreciate the level of detail on this one: https://www.dni.gov/files/NCSC/documents/campaign/NSA-guide-Keeping-Home-Network-Secure.pdf

Anytime you purchase a car, the PII is shared amount so many companies/organizations. Best submit a “right to be forgotten” request to the data companies as well as the marketers targeting you, and a “do not share” request to your bank, your state DMV, and everyone else that was involved in the transaction. HTH!

EDIT: PHI/PII

Do you have a throwaway email address that could be used instead, not connected to the accounts on that smartcard/yubikey? Perhaps put a phone number or PO box with the message “if lost please call/send to”. This worked for me in a major city, where I dropped my swipe badge and transit card. A nice gentleman called me & we met up a block away to pass it back. I then verified the access has not been tampoered with, and asked for new cards (just in case).