Comments on: Minnesota Company Recovers Columbia Data http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/12342 Minneapolis + St. Paul Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:28:20 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: vlado4 http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/12342#comment-162905 vlado4 Thu, 08 May 2008 17:47:06 +0000 #comment-162905 Umm nice picture.<br /> <br /> However as is seen below, the hard is in one piece, with no signs of melting or anything. Also the platters look to be in fairly good shape.<br /> <br /> <img width="40%" src="http://computerworld.com/common/images/site/features/2008/052008/NASA%20disk.4.jpg"> Umm nice picture.

However as is seen below, the hard is in one piece, with no signs of melting or anything. Also the platters look to be in fairly good shape.

]]> By: teucer http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/12342#comment-162896 teucer Thu, 08 May 2008 17:07:54 +0000 #comment-162896 Vlado4: "As an expert in magnetic recording, I will say that this is not a big deal....<br /> <br /> ...The head of the drive and circuitry was probably damaged, but the actual magnetic media should be fine unless it was exposed to high temperatures."<br /> <p><br /> <a href="http://s124.photobucket.com/albums/p40/transblucency/?action=view&current=image.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p40/transblucency/image.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> Vlado4: “As an expert in magnetic recording, I will say that this is not a big deal….

…The head of the drive and circuitry was probably damaged, but the actual magnetic media should be fine unless it was exposed to high temperatures.”

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]]> By: vlado4 http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/12342#comment-162889 vlado4 Thu, 08 May 2008 16:46:41 +0000 #comment-162889 As an expert in magnetic recording, I will say that this is not a big deal.<br /> <br /> The hard drive was still in one piece, and the platters (which contain the actual data) appeared to be intact.<br /> <br /> The head of the drive and circuitry was probably damaged, but the actual magnetic media should be fine unless it was exposed to high temperatures. As an expert in magnetic recording, I will say that this is not a big deal.

The hard drive was still in one piece, and the platters (which contain the actual data) appeared to be intact.

The head of the drive and circuitry was probably damaged, but the actual magnetic media should be fine unless it was exposed to high temperatures.

]]> By: kc! http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/12342#comment-162771 kc! Thu, 08 May 2008 14:05:24 +0000 #comment-162771 I know a couple people who work for Kroll. Seems like a good company to work for and interesting work to do. I know a couple people who work for Kroll. Seems like a good company to work for and interesting work to do.

]]> By: jderusha http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/12342#comment-162700 jderusha Thu, 08 May 2008 04:17:46 +0000 #comment-162700 Ooh... ooh... I <a href="http://wcco.com/goodquestion/good.question.2.691788.html" target="_blank">have a Kroll link</a>. Ooh… ooh… I have a Kroll link.

]]> By: kwatt http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/12342#comment-162689 kwatt Thu, 08 May 2008 02:02:55 +0000 #comment-162689 I didn't really understand that article, but I thought I'd put the link in anyway. I didn’t really understand that article, but I thought I’d put the link in anyway.

]]> By: regexp http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/12342#comment-162687 regexp Thu, 08 May 2008 01:58:11 +0000 #comment-162687 The guardian article is overblown circumstantial rubbish. It would be unusual for a company -not- to make the occasional mistake in hiring. The guardian article is overblown circumstantial rubbish. It would be unusual for a company -not- to make the occasional mistake in hiring.

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