I don't know if this is real or if this guy is just faking, but...

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The Cheekiest Remarks of Hollywood's Golden Age Sex Symbols

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The Cheekiest Remarks of Hollywood's Golden Age Sex Symbols

Nothing by Mae West

She was as cheeky as there was in her time.

Excellent, thanks ! I like a lot "I have seen things and be places" transformed into "I have been things and see places". Or something like that.

I gotta go with Sophia Loren:
"A woman's dress should be like a barbed wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view." – Sophia Loren

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Data Recovery... (see attachment in previous post)
...Not Going to Happen!  

When you lack cool toys, data destruction can be done low-tech.

"I think you would look much better if you were invisible"

I'm not sure I'd trust the salt to make it that unreadable...and hammering the outside casing only warps the platters a bit. So for a low tech destruction on a drive that can't be electronically burned (or shot...), I go with disassembly, fold the platters in half by hand (surprisingly not that hard), and then hammer a sharp crease in the folded platter.

Then to securely quarantine the bits and pieces, put them in a shoulder bag.  Carry the bag on the MetroMover on Saturday Night in Miami.  It's better than incinerated at Cheyenne Mountain. 

Quote from: Stoic Joker on May 02, 2015, 05:54 PM

I'm not sure I'd trust the salt to make it that unreadable...and hammering the outside casing only warps the platters a bit. So for a low tech destruction on a drive that can't be electronically burned (or shot...), I go with disassembly, fold the platters in half by hand (surprisingly not that hard), and then hammer a sharp crease in the folded platter.

It's certainly not the best way, but entertaining.

Entertainment and catharsis are important, yes.

The salt is just to increase electrical conductivity and help corrode it over time. They're at the bottom of a large garbage bin.

...But this part was really more of a question. Like, for someone with professional data recovery equipment (and a 3 letter name..). What impact would the corrosion really have on the readability of the platters? I'd almost swear I'd seen it done on a DR companies promotional video somewhere.

A few of them really did cave in nicely though. Not as deep as the shotgun blast though.

Here again it's a question of professional DR folk being able to straighten the platter if the metal hasn't been deformed (as in silly putty level stretched) enough to alter the alignment.

Hell, even with the shotgun blowing a quarter sized hole in the platter (blue shirt visible through drive in blown up photo), TBH I'm not entirely sure pros couldn't glean something useful off the remaining (arguably) pristine section of the disk ... Because DR is nowhere near the center of my skillset.

...But this part was really more of a question. Like, for someone with professional data recovery equipment (and a 3 letter name..). What impact would the corrosion really have on the readability of the platters? I'd almost swear I'd seen it done on a DR companies promotional video somewhere.

Quote from: Renegade on May 03, 2015, 02:29 AM

A few of them really did cave in nicely though. Not as deep as the shotgun blast though.

Here again it's a question of professional DR folk being able to straighten the platter if the metal hasn't been deformed (as in silly putty level stretched) enough to alter the alignment.

Hell, even with the shotgun blowing a quarter sized hole in the platter (blue shirt visible through drive in blown up photo), TBH I'm not entirely sure pros couldn't glean something useful off the remaining (arguably) pristine section of the disk ... Because DR is nowhere near the center of my skillset.

Hmm... given that... I do still have a few drives that I was going to give to 4wd, but he lives a ways away from here, and probably won't be able to make it over before we leave... so... NEW IDEA~!

Back once I have evidence...

The hammer is to get holes in the drive to let the salt-water in.  I would have used some sort of awl... but it seemed to work pretty good.

The hammer seemed more violent and entertaining. Next up may be more fun... we'll see though.

EDIT: Drat. Looks like they have those hex-star screws that I don't have a driver for.

Hmm... given that... I do still have a few drives that I was going to give to 4wd, but he lives a ways away from here, and probably won't be able to make it over before we leave...

Sorry about that ... and remember, you said you'd leave some kangaroo behind when you go. 

EDIT: Drat. Looks like they have those hex-star screws that I don't have a driver for.

Use an allen key, or a small flat blade screwdriver, (a tap with a hammer can assist in resizing the "slot" in the screw ).

One word: Thermite.  

I suggested that but the hard part is the acquisition of the Al particles which would either involve a lot of grinding/filing or finding some paint supply that would be willing to sell it.

The PTB here go a long way to restrict our fun.