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<CiTay> and remember, some people are that stupid about every
possible aspect of a PC... hardware and software
<CiTay> my granduncle, for instance...
<CiTay> got a virus from the internet and wanted to erase his
hard disk. he built it out and used a strong magnet for the
task.
<CiTay> amazingly, the disk lived
<CiTay> he was surprised to hear that one can erase hard disk
using special software, such as format.com.