> Bob Eager wrote:

>> On Sun, 27 May 2007 00:59:25 UTC, framarks@molcho.com wrote:
>>
>>

>>>"Bob Eager" spamcop.net> wrote in news:176uZD2KcidF-pn2-
>>>XORMvgLwU1WC@rikki.tavi.co.uk:
>>>
>>>

>>>>On Sat, 26 May 2007 19:32:09 UTC, framarks@molcho.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>

>>>>>"Bob Eager" spamcop.net> wrote in
>>>>>news:176uZD2KcidF-pn2-s8DoSOpsRxXv@rikki.tavi.co.uk:
>>>>>
>>>>>

>>>>>>On Sat, 26 May 2007 15:14:14 UTC, framarks@molcho.com wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>

>>>>>>>Given what disk overwriters actually *do* (ROCKET SCIENCE!) it's
>>>>>>>amazing there's a market for any software costing that much...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Guess it's all marketing: "If I pay more for it, it must be better!"

>>>>>>
>>>>>>A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. However, perhaps you can tell
>>>>>>us what you *think* they do. It's probably more than you imagine. 20
>>>>>>quid isn't that expensive for a small bit of supported software.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>So, what *do* they do? In detail? Tell us what you believe...

>>>>>
>>>>>Hey! If you think you know better - prove it; post away!

>>>>
>>>>I do know better, but there's a lot of detail to cover. You think it's
>>>>simple, you made the original sweeping statement - so justify it.

>>>
>>>
>>>Ah! The old "it would take me too long to explain, you'll just have to
>>>belive I know better" answer, huh? ;)
>>>
>>>

>>>>If it's *that* simple it won't take long. Your response indicates that
>>>>you have cold feet about justifying it...

>>>
>>>Not at all; though this it a *bit* OT for this NG - you only have to see
>>>their WWW site for what it actually *does*. Like I said; not rocket
>>>science!

>>
>>
>> You've gone all quiet....
>>

> I've got a pottery flowerpot filled with a mixture of aluminium and
> magnesium filings, crushed up rust and the contents of two rockets. It
> is suspended over a stack of 10 old drives.. I was going to wait until
> it got dark and see if my "data wiping" works..
>
> Nah, it's in the yard, not indoors..
>
> Thanks for whoever mentioned Brainiac...well, I'm saying thanks, *now*...