Comments on: Hack the Gibson – Episode #72

By: Cd-MaN

Cd-MaN — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 17:12:08 +0000

How can I hear about SpinRite destroying a disk, when the sole source of information is GRC's marketing stuff (there isn't even a demo version which I can try legally). The scenario I presented is a theoretical one.

On the other hand I've been working with computer with at least for 15 for now and I never witnessed of a harddisk physically dying.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 17:08:21 +0000

I have never heard of spinrite destroying a disk, and (by your own admission), neither have you! Yes, it “stresses” the hard drive by reading data. Most people cannot afford to send the disk off to a professional data recovery firm. If your dirt example were reality, moving the drive at all would risk damaging it further. I think your comment on spinrite was a cheap shot.

By: Cd-MaN

Cd-MaN — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 18:31:50 +0000

Care to elaborate on it? I welcome any feedback that has arguments attached to it. Anything I say on the blog is free to attack, however if you provide no argument, you didn’t made a useful contribution to the world. Because this is about generating useful information. When I’m wrong, I admit it and so should everybody else to eliminate as much misinformation as possible.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 18:28:17 +0000

You’re an asshole.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 18:28:09 +0000

The twit podcasts are very informative.
However the promos for some of their sponsors are a bit too blatant.
It sort of sounds like an Amyway commercial or meeting.
Guess they are getting carried away with their own success and have come up with what they think is an original idea- of self promotion.
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