Re: OT - how a nobel prize winner opens a hard drive

2013-11-09 Thread John
I'd never seen anyone remove screws with a hammer before. Not sure I've actually seen it this time, since there's a jump cut from him bashing the hard-drive with the hammer to a hard-drive with the screws laying on a fairly UN-bashed top cover. On 11/8/2013 1:26 PM, Attila Boros wrote: That

Re: OT - how a nobel prize winner opens a hard drive

2013-11-09 Thread Igor Roshchin
John, There is an old philosophical question (I might have mentioned it here before): What holds stronger: a screw hammered in with a hammer, or a nail driven in with a screwdriver? :-) Sat Nov 9 11:44:18 EST 2013 John wrote: I'd never seen anyone remove screws with a hammer before. Not

Re: OT - how a nobel prize winner opens a hard drive

2013-11-09 Thread Igor Roshchin
David, As you can see, my direct link to youtube, has that (and it doesn't have to be in XmYYs format, it can be in ZZZs). However, for me it didn't work, and I assumed it was forbidden via configuration of the video. Steve: I think you are right! Well, even Hollywood movies have bloopers. :-)

OT - how a nobel prize winner opens a hard drive

2013-11-08 Thread Igor Roshchin
I know that some PDMLers are very skillful in opening their lenses. In this video: http://www.uctv.tv/shows/Albert-Fert-The-Rugby-Player-Who-Got-the-Nobel-Prize-25570 or directly on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyV208Bqax0#t=457 a Nobel Prize winner, opens a hard-drive (go to 7:37, -

Re: OT - how a nobel prize winner opens a hard drive

2013-11-08 Thread Walt
Ha! On 11/8/2013 11:06 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: I know that some PDMLers are very skillful in opening their lenses. In this video: http://www.uctv.tv/shows/Albert-Fert-The-Rugby-Player-Who-Got-the-Nobel-Prize-25570 or directly on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyV208Bqax0#t=457 a

Re: OT - how a nobel prize winner opens a hard drive

2013-11-08 Thread Attila Boros
That was quick! Now put it back together in a perfectly working condition:) On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 7:17 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Ha! On 11/8/2013 11:06 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: I know that some PDMLers are very skillful in opening their lenses. In this video:

Re: OT - how a nobel prize winner opens a hard drive

2013-11-08 Thread David Parsons
http://youtu.be/jyV208Bqax0?t=7m37s Add =XmYYs to the end of the link and it'll take you right to that time. X is minutes, YY is seconds. On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 12:06 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: I know that some PDMLers are very skillful in opening their lenses. In this video:

Re: OT - how a nobel prize winner opens a hard drive

2013-11-08 Thread Bob W
If you only have a hammer, every problem is a nail. On 8 Nov 2013, at 20:04, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: http://youtu.be/jyV208Bqax0?t=7m37s Add =XmYYs to the end of the link and it'll take you right to that time. X is minutes, YY is seconds. On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at

Re: OT - how a nobel prize winner opens a hard drive

2013-11-08 Thread steve harley
on 2013-11-08 13:04 David Parsons wrote http://youtu.be/jyV208Bqax0?t=7m37s Add =XmYYs to the end of the link and it'll take you right to that time. X is minutes, YY is seconds. Igor's youtube link went straight t0 7:37 for me good interview; amusing to see an old magnetic disk pack