Why ? This is ridiculous. Why insure a 300 $ device ?

What I would do is build a second NAS.
Do an initial backup of it and move it to a friends basement/rack and sync it up every week or so.

You forget about expertise and experience.

Why type bufPtr when p will do.

No it does not, most vm software implement a virtual network card at a low level.

In a Russian experiment in 2010 and 2011, six men agreed to be sealed up in a mock spaceship simulating a 17-month Mars mission. Four of the six developed disorders, and the crew became less active as the experiment progressed. 'I think that's just an example of what could potentially happen during a Mars mission, but with much greater consequence,' says Dr. Beven. 'Those subtle changes in group cohesion could cause major problems.'"

That happens on earth as well, it's why you have vacations or risk a burn-out.

Fair(er) pricing.

IIRC Ibm's power 6 architecture outperformed intel's then current offering.

So Hard-drive water cooling ? Isn't condensation always an issue when you freeze ?
You're not filling the baggy with silicagel or something like that, so frozen crystals inside will melt when taken out.
What about putting tape on the electronics (pcb) and condoms/hoodies for the connectors ?

They also have an "encrypting circuit boad" that fails very easily, leaving your data encrypted. Don't buy the MyBooks !

Is this the birth of Godzilla ?

It's also hard to gauge the opponent's level, especially since expertise isn't a stepped ladder but more of a gradient.
We don't know how high up we are and we don't know how low the others are.

And then your brother marries a Chinese woman.
Now you've got to learn Mandarin or Cantonese or shunt her out of your "loved-ones-group".

Compared to Iraq, Libya was a big success.

You're not discussing, you're bullying.