[PLUG] Re: Disk Wipe on Linux

[M. Edward (Ed) Borasky]

Two words (in Latin, yet): /Aqua Regia/



Ron Braithwaite wrote:

>On Wednesday 20 April 2005 03:35 pm, Russ Johnson wrote:
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>>Wil Cooley wrote:
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>>>Nothing is wholly reliable aside from physical destruction of the media
>>>(and even that may be subject to just how much money someone would want
>>>to spend trying to put the pieces back together).
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>>Hmm, most platters are made of aluminum...
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>>Aluminum melts at ~660 degrees F.
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>>I know I've melted aluminum pans on a stove....
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>>I think that would pretty much negate reassembly, and it's not that
>>expensive... :)
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>>Of course, I have no idea what the platter coating would emit while the
>>aluminum was melting.
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>Hell, Russ, you're getting soft in your dotage.
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>Don't let a small bit of noxious gas get in the way of enlightenment. Crank up 
>that oven to CLEAN and pop that little sucker in there to just see what 
>happens.
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>Best do it when the wife's not home, if ya know what I mean. Just make sure 
>you've got all the doors and windows open.
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>Say!
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>Tomorrow's supposed to be a nice day! Why don't you stay home from work and 
>see if you can discover the correct methodology to perform the ultimate data 
>destruction possible. 
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>Helping,
>-Ron
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>PS. If you have a spare oven in the garage, you might want to try it with that 
>one first.
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>PPS, Don't forget to holler those immortal words: "Hey, Y'all, Watch This!"
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