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Fri clean out

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  • 15-09-2017 12:11pm
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    opus
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    We're having a round of dumping at work today :)

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    This junk should have gone a long time ago!


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    Fysh
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    But you never know when you might need a 20Gb PATA drive in dubious condition ;)


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    Mr. G
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    We wanted a drill at work for these :D. Still think it's a useful idea


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    opus
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    I find a hammer is more therapeutic :)


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    ressem
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    opus wrote: »
    I find a hammer is more therapeutic :)

    But the platters are so shiny. And with an electronic speed control the brushless motors can be entertaining.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7vInsUpSaY
    (yet another tech magpie)


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    Mr. G
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    A hard drive shredder. It's like office shredder but so therapeutic. Unfortunately we can't afford one nor do we have room :D


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    Fysh
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 11,016 Mod ✭✭✭✭Fysh


    Mr. G wrote: »
    A hard drive shredder. It's like office shredder but so therapeutic. Unfortunately we can't afford one nor do we have room :D

    Years ago in a previous job my boss finally agreed that we should dispose of the several boxes of hard drives that had accumulated from years of us having to whip drives from machines that were being chucked because either they could have sensitive data on them (medical research etc, since this was at a uni) or someone who'd used the machine might, 6-18 months later, decide that they needed the data back and it would be our fault if they had taken no backups...

    As a result, he found funds to pay for a travelling data destruction service to come on-sight and, under supervision, drill through each of the drives and them drop them through a drive shredder.

    I have rarely witnessed someone derive as much pleasure from their work as that chap ðŸ˜


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