[ale] quick, simple backup

[Robert L. Harris]

Ah, this is when you get my prefered method of CD destruction.  Not
quite as time consuming or costly as the Government method yet does
guarantee destruction.

Take the CD and a paper cup.  Go to the kitchenette area and put the cup
in the microwave, put the CD on top of it.  Nuke for about 15 seconds
depending on the power of the microwave.

It makes great artwork that many will want to hold on to but also
destroys the metal rapidly and without the ability to recover in such a
random fasion it's not worth the trouble.

It's also cool to watch with the lights off.

Robert




Thus spake hbbs at attbi.com (hbbs at attbi.com):

> I see a problem there:  disposal.  After you've racked up 100 CD-Rs, do you
> really want to keep them all?  What do you do with them?  For Government
> purposes, CDs are only really destroyed when they've been ground into sand -
> that may be a bit extreme for most, but you really aren't going to want to throw
> them in the trash whole, either (and they're toxic to melt/burn).  
> 
> CD-RW, I say.
> 
> - Jeff
> > What about CD-R?  In bulk they only cost about $0.20  That would be
> > about $50 a year and they've got historical backups that way.
> > 
> > Jim
> > 
> > Tom & JaVonn wrote:
> > > 
> > > All:
> > > 
> > > Client's Travan tapes are worn.  They back up ONLY 100 MB critical files 
> > daily.  They're computer-shy, and just want to point & click.
> > > 
> > > Shall I recommend:
> > > 
> > > 1) CD-RW ( cheap media, but has to be blanked prior to write )
> > > 
> > > 2) Zip 250 ( modest media cost, proprietary )
> > > 
> > > 3) other ?
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > 
> > > Tom
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