[ale] destroy old drives

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This is for non-working drives. I would not discharge a firearm in the neighborhood outside of legal necessity. 

Geoffrey Myers

> On Mar 31, 2019, at 7:42 PM, DJ-Pfulio via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
> 
> 1 pass, random, dban or dd sourced from /dev/urand if they still work.
> 
> Or 4 holes with a 3/8th inch drill if they don't.
> 
> Firearm discharge is highly discouraged in my neighborhood. But they might be
> nice for plinking with a pellet rifle.  Anyone know of they make a satisfying noise?
> 
> "Bundy, you forgot to make the shwoosh."
> 
> 
> 
>> On 3/31/19 4:02 PM, Alex Carver via Ale wrote:
>>> On 2019-03-31 11:48, Geoffrey Myers via Ale wrote:
>>> So, I’m cleaning up the basement.  Got a stack of old drivers I’m working to erase.  Many of which are, not surprisingly inaccessible.  Google says simply remove the platters and hammer them into shards.
>>> 
>>> Thoughts?
>>> 
>> 
>> If you're super worried because they contain the whereabouts of Jimmy
>> Hoffa or the actual identity of the person buried in Grant's Tomb, you
>> grind them up.
>> 
>> If you're pretty worried because they contain your prized collection of
>> Kenny G. you smash them into chunks.
>> 
>> If you're not quite so worried because they only contain cat videos then
>> you run them through a demagnitizer.
>> 
>> If you have no worry at all repurpose them for crafts, you can make a
>> nice clock background out of platters.
>> 
>> If you're crazy like me you try to revive them and use them in another
>> computer just for fun. 
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