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I've used the linked tool (on Windows) and it worked fine. I guess from your comment there's some drama I'm not aware of. Can you elaborate what's wrong with it

I've used the linked tool (on Windows) and it worked fine. I guess from your comment there's some drama I'm not aware of. Can you elaborate what's wrong with it and what alternative you'd recommend?

PrimeMcFly 3y ago
Not talking about the tool you referenced specifically, but Steve Gibson of GRC is known to be a charlatan, making claims that are easily disproven (he was the guy screaming the world would end when XP included raw sockets) and sometimes selling software based on false claims, like his SpinRite software.
- warrenm 3y ago
  Sounds like you don't know what SpinRite is for/does Or that you haven't ever actually listened to him
  - PrimeMcFly 3y ago
    I've been listening to him for far too long, and joining in others to warn people off him. But hey, you want to cheerlead for him with his track record, go right ahead.
    - warrenm 3y ago
      LOL Ok - I've listened to him off and on for about a decade If you want to be upset over him ... go ahead
      - PrimeMcFly 3y ago
        I guess the issue here is you don't have enough knowledge to understand why he's a charlatan. And that's fine, many don't. Which is why it's important those of us that do continue to speak up. Take care.
        antisthenes 3y ago
        How many mistakes/bad predictions does it take to make someone a charlatan in your opinion?
        PrimeMcFly 3y ago
        Gibson didn't just make a few mistakes. He consistently made ignorant and false claims to sell software and boost his own profile, which apparently worked on quite a few gullible people.
        warrenm 3y ago
        You really have it out for this guy, don't you? Let it go
        PrimeMcFly 3y ago
        Buddy you just replied to every single comment I made in this thread to other people. I don't really have it out for this guy, I'm just pointing out that he is a charlatan. You seem to be really offended by that and are cheerleading for him even harder. Bizarre. I'm sorry the truth hurts you so.
        warrenm 3y ago
        >You seem to be really offended by that and are cheerleading for him even harder. Bizarre. I'm sorry the truth hurts you so. Hahahaha Well, "buddy", you seem to have it out for someone with zero evidence you can provide for why you are upset beyond, "if you know, you know" That is not a reason, it is a claim to secret knowledge Which...since you will not share, we have to assume does not exist
        PrimeMcFly 3y ago
        You're too lazy to google yourself lol. You're really one of those 'need to have the last word' types, huh. Well, it's all yours. I have no more time to debate you than a Taylor Swift fan pissed off at me because I said one of her songs wasn't great.
- warrenm 3y ago
  >known to be a charlatan, making claims that are easily disproven Such as ...?
  - PrimeMcFly 3y ago
    Read the thread buddy. Not repeating claims just so you can keep this argument going on yet another front.
    - warrenm 3y ago
      You've yet to source anything But keep thinking you have
      - PrimeMcFly 3y ago
        [flagged]
bityard 3y ago
There is a small vocal cult of secbros on HN and Reddit that have some kind of beef with Gibson because he gets things wrong once in a while and make predictions that don't pan out. You know, like literally all of us. And also he sells ONE product that in 2023 has admittedly dubious value (SpinRite), and I will also admit that the website oversells it quite a bit. But all of the complaints I've seen about it basically boil down to those people not really understanding what it's for or what it does. It's not for "undeleting" data, it's not for fixing your broken filesystem, it can't recover data off a disk with a bullet-hole in it. It only works on spinning rust with _some_ bad physical sectors, if the damage is not severe enough that the data can't be recovered with many, many, repeat readings. I listened to his podcast Security Now for the better part of a decade while commuting and found that he really enjoys getting to the root of whatever he's talking about and _usually_ (not always) does a pretty good job of explaining complex technical subjects verbally. He has always come across as quite humble to me, and _every_ episode began with a list of corrections from the previous episode. When he does make mistakes, at least he admits them.
- PrimeMcFly 3y ago
  lol, it's not a small vocal cult, what a bizarre description. It's simple people in the know who can recognize a charlatan and call him out as such. Maybe you are not old enough to remember or be aware of how ridiculous he used to be. He's been pretty quiet the last decade, likely due to getting batted down every time he would pop up with some nonsense.
  - bityard 3y ago
    Not sure what you mean by pretty quiet, his podcast is still going strong and is quite popular. I don't know what your personal grudge against him is, but it doesn't sound like it's doing you any good.
    - PrimeMcFly 3y ago
      His podcast is but a blip in a giant sea of podcasts, and only listened to by people who don't know enough to know how little he knows. No personal grudge, just the advantage of experience. I'm hardly alone in holding this view. If you did some research, and listened to some actual security podcasts, you might learn a little bit more regarding all this.

I've used the linked tool (on Windows) and it worked fine. I guess from your comment there's some drama I'm not aware of. Can you elaborate what's wrong with it and what alternative you'd recommend?

PrimeMcFly 3y ago

Not talking about the tool you referenced specifically, but Steve Gibson of GRC is known to be a charlatan, making claims that are easily disproven (he was the guy screaming the world would end when XP included raw sockets) and sometimes selling software based on false claims, like his SpinRite software.

warrenm 3y ago
Sounds like you don't know what SpinRite is for/does Or that you haven't ever actually listened to him
- PrimeMcFly 3y ago
  I've been listening to him for far too long, and joining in others to warn people off him. But hey, you want to cheerlead for him with his track record, go right ahead.
  - warrenm 3y ago
    LOL Ok - I've listened to him off and on for about a decade If you want to be upset over him ... go ahead
    - PrimeMcFly 3y ago
      I guess the issue here is you don't have enough knowledge to understand why he's a charlatan. And that's fine, many don't. Which is why it's important those of us that do continue to speak up. Take care.
      - antisthenes 3y ago
        How many mistakes/bad predictions does it take to make someone a charlatan in your opinion?
        PrimeMcFly 3y ago
        Gibson didn't just make a few mistakes. He consistently made ignorant and false claims to sell software and boost his own profile, which apparently worked on quite a few gullible people.
        warrenm 3y ago
        You really have it out for this guy, don't you? Let it go
        PrimeMcFly 3y ago
        Buddy you just replied to every single comment I made in this thread to other people. I don't really have it out for this guy, I'm just pointing out that he is a charlatan. You seem to be really offended by that and are cheerleading for him even harder. Bizarre. I'm sorry the truth hurts you so.
        warrenm 3y ago
        >You seem to be really offended by that and are cheerleading for him even harder. Bizarre. I'm sorry the truth hurts you so. Hahahaha Well, "buddy", you seem to have it out for someone with zero evidence you can provide for why you are upset beyond, "if you know, you know" That is not a reason, it is a claim to secret knowledge Which...since you will not share, we have to assume does not exist
        PrimeMcFly 3y ago
        You're too lazy to google yourself lol. You're really one of those 'need to have the last word' types, huh. Well, it's all yours. I have no more time to debate you than a Taylor Swift fan pissed off at me because I said one of her songs wasn't great.
warrenm 3y ago
>known to be a charlatan, making claims that are easily disproven Such as ...?
- PrimeMcFly 3y ago
  Read the thread buddy. Not repeating claims just so you can keep this argument going on yet another front.
  - warrenm 3y ago
    You've yet to source anything But keep thinking you have
    - PrimeMcFly 3y ago
      [flagged]

bityard 3y ago

There is a small vocal cult of secbros on HN and Reddit that have some kind of beef with Gibson because he gets things wrong once in a while and make predictions that don't pan out. You know, like literally all of us. And also he sells ONE product that in 2023 has admittedly dubious value (SpinRite), and I will also admit that the website oversells it quite a bit. But all of the complaints I've seen about it basically boil down to those people not really understanding what it's for or what it does. It's not for "undeleting" data, it's not for fixing your broken filesystem, it can't recover data off a disk with a bullet-hole in it. It only works on spinning rust with _some_ bad physical sectors, if the damage is not severe enough that the data can't be recovered with many, many, repeat readings. I listened to his podcast Security Now for the better part of a decade while commuting and found that he really enjoys getting to the root of whatever he's talking about and _usually_ (not always) does a pretty good job of explaining complex technical subjects verbally. He has always come across as quite humble to me, and _every_ episode began with a list of corrections from the previous episode. When he does make mistakes, at least he admits them.

PrimeMcFly 3y ago
lol, it's not a small vocal cult, what a bizarre description. It's simple people in the know who can recognize a charlatan and call him out as such. Maybe you are not old enough to remember or be aware of how ridiculous he used to be. He's been pretty quiet the last decade, likely due to getting batted down every time he would pop up with some nonsense.
- bityard 3y ago
  Not sure what you mean by pretty quiet, his podcast is still going strong and is quite popular. I don't know what your personal grudge against him is, but it doesn't sound like it's doing you any good.
  - PrimeMcFly 3y ago
    His podcast is but a blip in a giant sea of podcasts, and only listened to by people who don't know enough to know how little he knows. No personal grudge, just the advantage of experience. I'm hardly alone in holding this view. If you did some research, and listened to some actual security podcasts, you might learn a little bit more regarding all this.