Weapons of mass destruction

[pbray]

Question for the technically inclined, as I go through my dead technology and prepare to recycle.
[Poll #1658500]

Comments

[mtlawson.livejournal.com]

Hydrofloric Acid.

Just make sure that you a) are legally allowed to obtain some, b) have a ventilation hood to work with, and c) work on your maniacal laugh.

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

If you have dragon fire available, use it. Otherwise go with the really really big hammer. That *feels* better than a common hammer.

[ferragus.livejournal.com]

Kidding aside, what you want is a bootable CD (or DVD) that will then erase the hard drive, Darik's Boot and Nuke is a good free choice (http://www.dban.org/)

If you're really paranoid you should be able to locate a commercial disk shredder that will actually grind the disk up (I've worked for companies that go this far!) but if you're looking to donate it, a DoD level wipe from DBAN should keep you safe.

Good luck!

[vespican.livejournal.com]

Just voted for a really big hammer. I think dragon fire would be better, but it can be hard to come by. I'd say, use what is more readily available.
Dave

[wiredwizard.livejournal.com]

Lacking a Mr. Fusion or volcano to drop it into, I vote dragon fire.

=here dragon, dragon, dragon...=

[aeriedraconia.livejournal.com]

Dragon fire, of course!

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I've heard that you should drill a hole in them before disposal.

[melissajm.livejournal.com]

Or more than one.

[slweippert.livejournal.com]

A nail gun, that's what they use at the local PC recycling place. It shoots a nail through all the disks that make up a hard drive and makes them unusable.

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Well I've got the maniacal laugh down pat....

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Exactly what I was thinking. Hulk go SMASH!

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the links, I downloaded the software.

[pbray.livejournal.com]

There's always a waiting list for dragons....

[pbray.livejournal.com]

And after the ring was destroyed, Frodo and Sam set up a nice electronics disposal business on the slopes of Mount Doom....

[pbray.livejournal.com]

It is the gold standard of data destruction.

[pbray.livejournal.com]

I need to check to see if I have any metal drillbits in the tool kit.

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Hey, that's a cool idea. Wonder if I could get the guys at Home Depot to demo a nail gun. Repeatedly.

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Hammer then dragonfire would certainly finish it off.

[wiredwizard.livejournal.com]

=chuckle=

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