[SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][B]Originally written in response to an external Seagate FreeAgent drive problem, but this applies to any hard drive, internal or external:[/B][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]Recently I had a problem where my drive failed to finish writing a segment and displayed a write to disk error: $MFT.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]It was a hot day, so I put the drive in the freezer for 30 minutes, waited, and hooked it up and started it again.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]Now the...

Most of my memories from about 5 on are sequential and run like a movie in my head, only with sensational aspects like smell-o-vision [IMG]http://sc.webmessenger.msn.com/10.1.0323.0/session/images/emoticons/smile_regular.gif[/IMG]

However (and nobody ever believes me on this one) I have extremely clear memories well before the age of 5 - they are simply non-linear and not at all time-associated or language-based ------- instead they are much more intensely tactile and visual. I have...

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[B][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]I happen to like things that dangle [ha ha ha] so perhaps I should advocate the misuse of the participle. Alas, inevitably I would violently regret such indiscretion, as the sanctity of language structure is somewhat more important to me than any pleasure derived from sarcasm or puns.[/SIZE][/FONT]
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