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   Steve Fryatt <li...@stevefryatt.org.uk> wrote:
> On Thu, July 22, 2010 12:40 pm, Dr Peter Young wrote:

> > As I want to be kind to my hard drive, I haven't dared
> > go beyond 10649. Sorry, developers!

> In what way do you expect the logging to be unkind to
> your hard drive? Discs are designed for use; that's what
> they're for.

Are discs not subject to wear and tear, like any other
moving equipment?

I would imagine that spinning up and spinning down causes
more wear than just spinning, but surely just spinning
causes more wear than no movement at all?

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