[ale] OT - Hard Drive Warranties

[Geoffrey Myers]

Brian Mathis wrote:
> Almost all hard drives today use fluid dynamic bearings, which will
> never wear out, but other parts can still wear. 

Never say never.  Surely they won't last 3000 years.

Reminds me of a story from years ago.  My parents were shopping at an 
S&H green stamp store.  The sales person handed my Dad a plate and said 
it was unbreakable.  New fangle stuff.  Anyway, Dad, being the kind of 
guy that takes you at your word, promptly slapped the plate against the 
counter and it shatter in pieces.  He then looked at the salesperson and 
said: "No it's not".  Then asked how much he owed for the broken plate.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

"I predict future happiness for America if they can prevent
the government from wasting the labors of the people under
the pretense of taking care of them."
- Thomas Jefferson