[TriLUG] Private note - Re: Hardware problem

[Steve Litt]

On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:46:18 -0400
"Peter Neilson" <neilson at windstream.net> wrote:

> On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:41:42 -0400, Seva Adari <oddissyus at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> >> I have some pretty big hammers. I'll wave one of them about and
> >> try not to
> >> hit myself, my computers or my horses with it.
> >
> > What has this to do with computer hardware?
> 
> When hardware fails, I always feel tempted to hit it with a hammer
> until it works. I almost never actually do so, but the thought of
> punishing bad hardware with hammers makes me feel better.

Hammers are my solution for wiping hard disks. When none of the remains
of any platter exceeds one square centimeter, I'm pretty sure that
reading my information would cost six figures. If they want it that
badly, they can have it.

I also bust up the circuit board in the hard drive.

SteveT