Linus Torvalds, Linux Creator, Talks Storage Technology, Compares Hard Drives To "Satan"

The creator of the Linux open source operating system loathes hard drives so much that he has compared the data storage device to the supreme master of evil - Satan.

On Thursday, Linus Torvalds chatted with techies on Slashdot, answering a series of questions on "computers, programming, books, and copyrights."

While Torvalds made a number of scathing remarks in the Q&A (when discussing his views on software patents, for example, Torvalds declared that "there are a lot of f*cking morons on the Internet"), he reserved some particularly scalding comments to express his vehemence for hard drives.

Wired.com writes:...