Help me recover a corrupt .wav file by modifying the header! [more inside]
posted by orville sash on Nov 10, 2009 - 7 answers

Is there any documentation out there showing that sometimes (memory) corruption can occur when servers are left running for 6+ months? [more inside]
posted by joecacti on Nov 3, 2009 - 13 answers

I want to read investigative reports exposing corruption or scandal on a local or national level. Please provide me with links. [more inside]
posted by reenum on Oct 20, 2009 - 5 answers

Is my data gone? Convoluted data storage question involving two Macs, a Drobo, and some file permission errors... Question on possible recovery options, and questions on how to stop it from happening again. [more inside]
posted by arniec on Sep 23, 2009 - 5 answers

Seeking books or articles on corruption in large building projects, ancient to modern. [more inside]
posted by IndigoJones on Sep 23, 2009 - 12 answers

What countries have laws or legislative rules requiring legislation to stay on-topic? [more inside]
posted by LightStruk on Aug 31, 2009 - 9 answers

I have about 100 gigabytes of MP3 files on my iPod that have been passaged through several iPods and failing laptop hard drives, and about 10% of the tracks have become corrupted and have little audible glitches in them. That's really annoying. Does this kind of damage leave behind some kind of tell-tale signature that I could get my computer to search for and give me a list of tracks that need re-ripping? Is there some kind of Mac (or at a pinch other OS) program that can identify the dodgy tracks? Or do I just need to spend however many hundred hours listening with pen and paper at hand?
posted by nowonmai on Aug 5, 2009 - 8 answers

My data backup procedure is in shambles. What is the best personal data backup scheme to protect my data? [more inside]
posted by burnfirewalls on Mar 24, 2009 - 21 answers

With the current financial crisis highlighting corruption within the banking and auto industries, I'm starting to wonder about other industries that might be a little below the radar. What industries are generally corrupt? [more inside]
posted by roxegirl on Mar 3, 2009 - 26 answers

I'm getting some weird artifacts/corruptions appearing on my macbookpro screen. Any explanations? [more inside]
posted by tanc on Feb 1, 2009 - 7 answers

We have some file corruption on our network drive. Need to search through 1 TB worth of data.... How can I? Example insider. [more inside]
posted by bleucube on Jan 28, 2009 - 8 answers

Please point me towards true stories of small-town corruption. [more inside]
posted by Nonce on Dec 31, 2008 - 32 answers

Are there uncommon ways to repair a corrupt MySQL table? I have a MySQL database that is experiencing some serious corruption. Using the standard instructions, I have repaired all of the tables but one. No matter how many ways I try those instructions on the ornery table, in all cases either a) nothing happens or b) the data file is emptied, which is, obviously, not the result I want. [more inside]
posted by Mo Nickels on Nov 15, 2008 - 6 answers

I have a legacy CDRW which shows up empty when mounted in either Linux or Windows. Extracting an iso image under linux via dd yields greppable strings which indicate files are hiding inside. How do I extract the files without knowing what format or filesystem they are in? [more inside]
posted by benzenedream on Oct 1, 2008 - 4 answers

I have a few mysql tables that keep repeatedly getting corrupted - help! [more inside]
posted by twiggy on Jan 25, 2008 - 12 answers

Are US high schools graduation rates for private, parochial, and target schools real? [more inside]
posted by MrMulan on Oct 11, 2007 - 14 answers

Can anyone identity the source of this saying? "The young die young that they may avoid corruption. The old live long that they may repent." [more inside]
posted by Pater Aletheias on Jul 30, 2007 - 2 answers

In light of a recent mefi post, I'd like to ask a question I've been meaning to ask for a long time. Where can I find the most thorough indictment of the Bush administration and its activities to date? [more inside]
posted by Lockeownzj00 on May 14, 2007 - 13 answers

How much is the going bribe for a Mexican police officer? [more inside]
posted by Totally Zanzibarin' Ya on Jan 26, 2007 - 20 answers

A close relative was attacked, beaten and threatened at gunpoint, and the Sheriff and DA are protecting the attacker. How do we use litigation and/or publicity to force accountability? [more inside]
posted by univac on Nov 21, 2006 - 27 answers

DV / Final Cut Pro question: We just upgraded cameras to a Panasonic DVX100B, largely for the ability to shoot in 24P. However, imported footage still appears interlaced in FCP, and it's unclear to me what our new configuration should be. How will we need to change our workflow in order to edit in 24P? (More specific inside.) On an unrelated note, we just imported a tape which appears to be corrupted. Can it be salvaged? (More details inside.) [more inside]
posted by tweebiscuit on Oct 1, 2006 - 6 answers

RevengeFilter: Help me get back at my town's corrupt mayor. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 22, 2006 - 29 answers

Help! My itunes is acting funny. [more inside]
posted by asavage on Jul 26, 2005 - 4 answers

The 2x250Gb RAID1 array on my desktop system (WinXP) started throwing up 'Delayed write failure' errors and forcing mirroring on reboot. I unplugged the HDs and reinstalled Windows, but suspect a hardware failure. What's the best way to run diagnostics while minimising the risk of corrupted data being mirrored across? Plug in each drive separately, detach the array, or re-mirror and hope for the best?
posted by holgate on Apr 5, 2005 - 1 answer

External USB Hard Drive FAT32 corruption via Mac OS 9! Help me Obi-Wan Kenobe! (More inside) [more inside]
posted by loquacious on Dec 21, 2004 - 1 answer