[Tfug] Destroying a hard drive

[Predrag Punosevac]

What happened to that dual screen configuration of PC-BSD? XOrg has  
released
the version 7.3 with additional support for hot plug-ins and multiple  
screens.
My guess that it will be in the ports within a week.

What about Internet? Can you use Internet in PC-BSD.


On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 02:30:27 -0700, Sean Warburton <hl2addict at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> what do you guys have against hard drives? Wow. Even a .357 mag. When I
> upgrade (they have  500 gig hard drives on sale for 90 bucks shipped) I  
> will
> gladly let the linux community take out it's collective anger on my old
> drives.
>      Sean
>
> On 9/7/07, Jude Nelson <judecn at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Take a "detour" to Mexico, pick up a few M-80s, tape them to the drives,
>> wire fuses into them, place the drives and explosives under an aluminum
>> trashcan that you never want to see again (preferably outside), hide
>> behind
>> a relatively stable barrier (i.e. behind a concrete wall, around a  
>> corner,
>> etc), wire the fuses to you, light them, plug ears, and watch the drives
>> shatter and the trashcan achieve orbital altitude :)
>>
>> ...or you could take the boring way out and unscrew the chassis and  
>> remove
>> all the platters (and they're about as destructible as CDs--only a few
>> scrapes are needed for them to be unreadable).
>>
>>
>> On 9/7/07, Matt Jacob <matt.jacob at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Very good suggestions everyone. Thanks!
>> >
>> > People at work (this *is* for official work business, after all) have
>> > all kinds of destructive equipment, so it looks like we're down to the
>> > following:
>> >
>> > a) Power drill with titanium bit (several holes, or until it stops  
>> being
>> > fun)
>> > b) Oxy-acetylene torching to melt the platters together
>> > c) Target practice w/Mossberg 500 Persuader and 12-ga slugs
>> > d) Sledgehammer (self-explanatory)
>> >
>> > We have 5 drives with client data on them, so maybe we'll try a couple
>> > different methods to see which one yields the most entertainment
>> > value. (FWIW, someone at work suggested using a "professional" data
>> > destruction service, but that would completely negate the
>> > aforementioned entertainment value.)
>> >
>> > Pictures to follow in the next couple weeks...
>> >
>> > On 9/7/07, Matthew Shucker <mshucker at arizona.edu> wrote:
>> > > > On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:40:44 -0700, Matt Jacob  
>> <matt.jacob at gmail.com
>> >
>> > > > wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > > What's the best/easiest way to physically destroy a hard drive?  
>> I
>> > have
>> > > > > some old drives that are completely dead, and thus, I can't use
>> > > > > software such as Darik's Boot and Nuke to wipe them. I'm  
>> thinking
>> > that
>> > > > > a couple holes with a power drill would do the trick, but  
>> security
>> > is
>> > > > > the top priority here.
>> > >
>> > > Build something like this:  
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yISqCAnROh8
>> > >
>> > > ... but with a more explosive target.
>> > >
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