Subj : Re: Am I the only one dum
To   : Rixter
From : Jimmy Anderson
Date : Sun May 04 2025 14:11:00

-=> Rixter wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-

 > Yeah - when I work on stuff for people, or myself, if it's 'trash'
 > (e-cycle bound) I will dismantle the hard drive and break the
 > platters. Maybe I should get in the habit of secure wipe instead
 > and keep those for short term backups?

 Ri> I am bad for hanging on to things, just in case I might need them in
 Ri> the future.

I'm not as bad as I used to be... I used to keep EVERYTHING! :-)

Now if I were a tinkerer to the point of soldering my own boards
and such? That would be different, but I'm more of an assembler. 
:-)

 Ri>    As far as the hard drives go I have actually used many of
 Ri> them as back up drives for personal and BBS related backups or outright
 Ri> drive replacement when needed. When the drives useful is obviously at
 Ri> an end I use a demagnetizer and then an old fashioned hammer. Lol.

That works too, but I usually, like I said, ismantle and break
the platters... I've been known to use them for target practice.
A nice green tip 5.56 will take one out too. :-)



.... The insurace guy to Adam & Eve: I see you're not covered.
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