My remedy was almost always a teaspoon of mustard.

This might sound odd, but keep talking to them like they can hear you. Tell them how you feel. I don't know why, but it helps a lot.

I listened to Project Hail Mary on Audible. Then eventually it recommended The Expeditionary Force series of books narrated by R.C. Bray.

I am on book 8 now... Can't stop.

This from Amazon works for me: https://a.co/d/09FcGlfr SABRENT SATA to USB Cable - USB 3.0 to 2.5” SATA

I've used it with a few Samsung SSDs with Linux Mint, OSX , even works with Xbox.

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