Know when a repair is not trivial

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Caller Gil asks whether he can replace his own laptop hard drive, and Dr. Dave refuses to give confidence he cannot justify without knowing Gil’s abilities or data needs. He explains the physical and migration work, calls the job nontrivial and leaves the final judgment with the person who must accept the risk.

2:45 · Consulting Philosophy

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Proposed recording date: 2005-09-17. The exact broadcast date may differ.

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