[Bulk] Re:Writing over a drive using /dev/zero

Daniel Wayne Armstrong daniel-HRJVlgn2G/y5aS82P/H3Zg at public.gmane.org
Thu Dec 2 05:40:13 UTC 2010


On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 1:09 PM, Christopher Browne <cbbrowne-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Here lies the non-intuitive part of digital technology, namely the
> fact that it is implemented using what really are inherently analog
> technologies.  0 and 1 aren't absolutes - they represent things like:
> - 0 = signal below some threshold, 1 = signal above that threshold
> - 1 = enough of the region of magnetic surface "charged up," 0 = not
> enough "charged"

That is an interesting observation...
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