... and the reason that is true, even in the Internet Age, is because the speed at which a story travels is proportional to how interesting it is, not how true it is.
Which reminds me:
Nothing travels faster than the speed of light with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws. The Hingefreel people of Arkintoofle Minor did try to build spaceships that were powered by bad news but they didn't work particularly well and were so extremely unwelcome whenever they arrived anywhere that there wasn't really any point in being there.
So, do you need to write to a specific sector? Or do you have to position the data in a specific *place* on the disk (eg 1 cm from center, 20 rads)?
If it's the first, you only need to bypass the filesystem, so just fopen "/dev/sdX" under Linux, or use CreateFile "\\.\PhysicalDriveX" on Windows,
seek to the position you want, and write away. For the latter, you need to bypass the drive's logic, so you will have to either re-write the firmware,
or implement your own controller board.
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You should try COD3. It's much more realistic. Here is a review: http://www.theonion.com/video/ultrarealistic-modern-warfare-game-features-awaiti,14382/ You spend the majority of the gameplay hauling equipment and filling out paperwork. Also, the Wii version comes with a 17 pound controller that looks like an M249!
... and the reason that is true, even in the Internet Age, is because the speed at which a story travels is proportional to how interesting it is, not how true it is.
Which reminds me:
Nothing travels faster than the speed of light with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws. The Hingefreel people of Arkintoofle Minor did try to build spaceships that were powered by bad news but they didn't work particularly well and were so extremely unwelcome whenever they arrived anywhere that there wasn't really any point in being there.
http://www.xkcd.com/598/
Man-made atomic clocks, as opposed to the atomic clocks made by aliens.
Blackmail is not extortion
Of course it's not! The 'x' in extortion makes it sound cool.
The driver's name is not Bobby Droptables, is it?
Just add -fno-implicit-templates in the compiler's options and explicitly instantiate only the ones you need.
I think NASA already has a plan. It was on the news a while back... http://www.theonion.com/content/video/nasa_scientists_plan_to_approach
Yeah, I've seen 'em in beaches too!
So, do you need to write to a specific sector? Or do you have to position the data in a specific *place* on the disk (eg 1 cm from center, 20 rads)? If it's the first, you only need to bypass the filesystem, so just fopen "/dev/sdX" under Linux, or use CreateFile "\\.\PhysicalDriveX" on Windows, seek to the position you want, and write away. For the latter, you need to bypass the drive's logic, so you will have to either re-write the firmware, or implement your own controller board.
This is the first computer that can and can't run Linux at the same time!
My wristwatch detects WiFi! Try that with your cellphone!
No, sir! I didn't see you playing with your dolls again, sir!!!