Outlook is webmail now? If I want to use a program then Thunderbird is as good or better than Outlook and also has the threads feature (a plugin). However, I would rather use webmail (self hosted). And I have not been able to find one that works with threads as well as Gmail. That doesn't mean there isn't one, just that I have been unable to find it.

I like the auto threading so much it prevents me from using a different webmail software (on my own domain). While Thunderbird has a plugin that is almost as good as Gmail (almost), I have not found a webmail software (that I can run on my own server) that is as convenient as Gmail for the threads. Roundcube can kinda do it, but it cannot show the entire thread at once.

I like the fact that 100 or so email long conversation is grouped under one heading and is visible on a single page.

Some of my old film cameras have a feature where I can press a button and then the camera takes a picture after some time - usually long enough for me to get back in front of the camera.

Probably a lot if it's a brand new car. Probably not a lot if it's a cheap used car. If you do not drive a lot then the fuel efficiency of a newer car does not compensate the much higher initial price, so a cheap used car is a very good option.

Also, "needing to write many pages of text without a computer/electricity at some point in my life" argument just makes me want to buy a typewriter, not learn cursive writing (or rather how to write cursive so other people can read it).

Or I just put them in the trunk of my car and carry them home or wherever.
If somebody nukes my whole city, I most likely won't care anymore about the data.

Is that 480USD/month or a one time cost? Last time I bought tapes, I did not have to sign a contract saying that now I'll be paying for them every month. Bought, paid for them, do not have to pay any more.

My LTO-2 drive can read tapes recorded 5 years a go just fine. The cartridges themselves are older than 5 years though (bough them used).

With the exception of HVD, the latest and greatest Ultra320 SCSI is fully backwards compatible with 5MHz SCSI-1. I can connect an old device to a new HBA (need the connector adapter from 68 to 50 pins) as well as connect a U320 LVD device to the 5MHz HBA (still have one).

And my Verbatim brand CD-Rs recorded in around 2000 read with multiple errors. A few audio CDs will not play on a computer, but play on a LD player with very distorted audio. One CD-R (a presumably low run legitimate recording I bought) does not play at all. Thankfully I have the same album on cassette, it plays perfectly. I should probably record a new CD from that cassette.

Usually USB flash drives have really poor write endurance and reliability in general compared to proper SSDs.

Depends on the power supply - some Corsair models, for example, can deliver more power than rated and stay intact for some time (just that the efficiency falls below what is needed for the 80+ silver or whatever certification).

I have four APC UPSs - Smart-UPS v/s 650, Smart-UPS 700, 2200, 3000. These are older models, 10-15 years old. They work fine, but all have one design problem - poor cooling.

Smart-UPS v/s 650 has no ventilation holes and get very hot inside, I use CSB HRL series batteries (longer life and higher discharge efficiency) and even they fail quickly. I solved the problem by drilling ventilation holes in the case and attaching a fan to one side of the UPS.

Smart-UPS 700 has ventilation holes but no fan. Attaching a fan made the batteries last longer.

The big UPSs have fans, but the fans only operate when the UPS is discharging or charging. It does not matter that the battery temperature is 40C or higher otherwise. I modified these UPSs to spin the fan at a lower speed always and at full speed during charge/discharge. Solved the short battery life problem.

If the first bomb fails, you don't keep mailing bombs hoping one succeeds, you have to figure out why the bomb failed and fix that problem before you try a second time or some other method of achieving the same goal.

Which means a drive to the server room instead of logging in via ssh and fixing /etc/fstab so /home or /tmp points correctly.

I am similar to the OP in that sunlight makes me want to sleep. I am better at night, but my work is standard 8-17, so I can do stuff at night only on weekends and vacations. The weird thing to me is that I can be sleepy all day, but when the night comes I no longer want to sleep.

However, I have solved the waking up problem, at least for me. I have created a playlist of a few songs (~30min in length) that starts out slow and quiet and finishes with a louder song. I set it to auto play 25 minutes before I need to wake up. The "turn off" button is 4 meters away from my bed. I sometimes wake up when song #1 is playing, sometimes during song #2 and sometimes on the second-to-last song, but I manage to wake up and not be tired or need coffee (I do not like coffee, I drink a lot of tea though). I guess the 25 minutes of music manages to "catch" me in a sleep phase from which it is easy to wake up.

Also, to accommodate my wish to stay up later and need to wake up early I get a 3 hour nap after coming from work (18:00-21:00), then stay up until 00:00, go to sleep and wake up at 05:45. During vacations I go to sleep at 14:00 and wake up at 22:00.

I agree with that.