So I'm finally going to get rid of my collection of dead computers in the closet at the e-cycling thingy in Park Slope on Sunday. Assuming I can't even get the G5 to power on (which is how it wound up in the closet in the first place), removing the hard drive should take care of any personal information on that machine, yes? Am I missing something obvious?
Get up...get up, you stupid piece of... What did you do that for? What's wrong with you? Didn't you hear a word he said? All of you! You think there's someone just going to drop money on you?! Money they could use?! Well, there ain't people like that. There's just people like me.
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
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Jessica - Jan 12, 2011 5:01:26 am PST #15877 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Tom Scola - Jan 12, 2011 5:03:19 am PST #15878 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Remove the hard drive, and you're good, Jess.
tommyrot - Jan 12, 2011 5:05:22 am PST #15879 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Remove any floppies, CDs, backup tapes, memory cards, etc. Also, remove the magnetic core memory and any punch cards still in the case.
eta: Oh, and randomize the DIP switches.
Jessica - Jan 12, 2011 5:23:00 am PST #15880 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Thanks Toms. One of you is being extremely helpful...
le nubian - Jan 12, 2011 7:25:18 am PST #15881 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
tommyrot,
shouldn't she just light it on fire?
Jon B. - Jan 12, 2011 7:59:57 am PST #15882 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
shouldn't she just light it on fire?
As long as she mixes the ashes with four parts peat.
Zenkitty - Jan 12, 2011 8:23:08 am PST #15883 of 25501
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Peat?! God, technology is so complicated.
Laga - Jan 12, 2011 12:51:42 pm PST #15884 of 25501
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
And don't forget to sprinkle salt water as you walk around the hard drive three times counter clockwise.
Tom Scola - Jan 12, 2011 1:45:58 pm PST #15885 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
le nubian - Jan 12, 2011 2:25:25 pm PST #15886 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
FUCK YEAH!