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02-26-2010, 06:44 PM
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changed his status to single
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Getting rid of desktop
This has been addressed before I'm sure, but I can't find it.
I'm retiring my home desktop. What is the best way to dispose of it to ensure my super duper top secret info stays that way?
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02-26-2010, 06:49 PM
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still says videotape
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Didn't slang shogun an old desk top a few years back? Next time you take the jr PLO out for desert training...
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02-26-2010, 07:12 PM
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Your Bartender
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Location: Philly Burbs, PA
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Send it to me. I'll make sure all your information is properly taken care of.
Or download and run Darik's Boot & Nuke. |
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02-27-2010, 12:17 AM
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The future is unwritten
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I read somewhere the government spooks can read it if it's been recorded over 8 times, but not 9. But that might be old information.
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02-27-2010, 12:24 AM
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Read? I only know how to write.
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Virutally no one can read a reformatted to blank disk. And then we make it just a little harder with that "nuken formatter" program. |
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02-27-2010, 03:51 AM
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Encroaching on your decrees
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Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland
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A local PC service-bloke here swear by running over the hard drive.
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02-27-2010, 07:14 AM
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Doctor Wtf
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Location: Badelaide, Baustralia
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Kill it with fire.
Gun fire. We politely request videos.
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02-27-2010, 08:23 AM
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Radical Centrist
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A T10 bit will let you get into the hard drive. Just opening it destroys it for 99% of recovery places, but a paper clip across the platters will get that extra 1%.
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02-27-2010, 11:57 AM
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Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB.
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I'll have to try that sometime. Chimes drive me nuts, but Mrs. Z likes 'em.
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02-27-2010, 12:21 PM
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I can hear my ears
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My dad used to have a few of those big heavy 24 inch computer discs...back in the late 70s-early 80s. i always wanted to make something out of them, but never found a good use. i tried to find a picture. but failed....they're probably in my mom's attic.
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02-27-2010, 12:54 PM
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Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB.
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You might want to see what you can get for them on ebay. Some computer geek is bound to want them.
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02-27-2010, 05:04 PM
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Read? I only know how to write.
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Most useful item is a scrapped drive - its magnets. Often most required tool to open them - torq wrenches of odd sizes such as T-8 or T-9. Disk platters make lousy frisbees. They do too much damage. |
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02-27-2010, 06:00 PM
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Doctor Wtf
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So as combat frisbees they are superb.
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Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl. |
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03-28-2010, 08:34 PM
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The Un-Tuckian
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