<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">This is for non-working drives. I would not discharge a firearm in the neighborhood outside of legal necessity. <br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Geoffrey Myers</span></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Mar 31, 2019, at 7:42 PM, DJ-Pfulio via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org">ale@ale.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>1 pass, random, dban or dd sourced from /dev/urand if they still work.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Or 4 holes with a 3/8th inch drill if they don't.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Firearm discharge is highly discouraged in my neighborhood. But they might be</span><br><span>nice for plinking with a pellet rifle. Anyone know of they make a satisfying noise?</span><br><span></span><br><span>"Bundy, you forgot to make the shwoosh."</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>On 3/31/19 4:02 PM, Alex Carver via Ale wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>On 2019-03-31 11:48, Geoffrey Myers via Ale wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>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.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Thoughts?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>If you're super worried because they contain the whereabouts of Jimmy</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Hoffa or the actual identity of the person buried in Grant's Tomb, you</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>grind them up.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>If you're pretty worried because they contain your prized collection of</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Kenny G. you smash them into chunks.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>If you're not quite so worried because they only contain cat videos then</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>you run them through a demagnitizer.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>If you have no worry at all repurpose them for crafts, you can make a</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>nice clock background out of platters.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>If you're crazy like me you try to revive them and use them in another</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>computer just for fun. </span><br></blockquote><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Ale mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Ale@ale.org">Ale@ale.org</a></span><br><span><a href="https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale">https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a></span><br><span>See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at</span><br><span><a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>