From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Dec 28 3:22:58 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from falcon.prod.itd.earthlink.net (falcon.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.74]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB24637B419 for ; Fri, 28 Dec 2001 03:22:55 -0800 (PST) Received: from dialup-63.214.204.143.dial1.philadelphia1.level3.net ([63.214.204.143] helo=sparky) by falcon.prod.itd.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 16Jv69-0002sW-00; Fri, 28 Dec 2001 03:22:49 -0800 From: Jud To: questions@freebsd.org, Cliff Sarginson Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 06:22:56 -0500 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Reply-To: jud@operamail.com In-Reply-To: <20011228063014.GI12190@raggedclown.net> Message-Id: <83QK1W7PJ05MKEDVS3V4XZWB0OI387.3c2c5610@sparky> Subject: Re: robust copy program required MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: Opera 6.01 build 1019c Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 12/28/2001 1:30:14 AM, Cliff Sarginson wrote: >On Wed, Dec 26, 2001 at 10:05:32PM -0600, Mike Meyer wrote: >> rene@xs4all.nl types: >> > Hi. I have several CDROMs with some scratches etc. >> >> Have you considered trying to polish the scratches out? I've rescued a >> few with toothpaste and elbow grease. > >Mmm, seriously ? >Don't laugh at me, I have a Supertramp CD that I would love to stop my >son from putting into a Microwave oven (he assures me the effect is >spectacular). Yeah, there are commercial *mild* abrasives you can buy that are supposedly made especially for CDs, but toothpaste is certainly in the Open Source (in this case, an opened tube - or do you use the pump?) spirit. Of course you'll likely just ruin it anyway, and then your son can demonstrate his home science project. (Tit for tat: Around Easter time, when they start selling Peeps - y'know, those sugar-marshmallowy chick things? - put one in the microwave for about 20 seconds and it becomes The Chicken that Ate New York. Show the kid that the ol' man still knows a thing or 2.;) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message