When the data is literally dust · Proposed air date:
Dr. Dave describes modern hard drives as “Mission Impossible” drives that may destroy themselves after very little use. He has opened failed units and found only dust where recoverable data should have been, giving his backup warnings a compact and memorable physical image.
This excerpt runs from 8:53.666 to 9:23.582 within its preserved source recording.
Proposed recording date: 2008-08-30. The exact broadcast date may differ.
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