The HDD died already. I opened it, moved the stuck head with my fingers and shoved it back in. I have good backups, and as someone else said, if it was important, it would not run on a recycled laptop behind my desk.
That hard drive event showed me how disposable the machine itself has become thanks to docker.
I didn't miss the point. You singled out my ThinkPad and I'm answering your questions.
My point was about having portable code on generic hardware, which in my opinion is a better bet than writing Amazon software for Amazon servers, and praying their prices don't change much.
