Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I suspect our local recycling yard would buy a HD for a few pennies, like any other metal scrap. It wouldn't pay for the gas needed to drive out there, unless I emptied all of the junk from my garage, and that is just too much work in hot weather............. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 12:39 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Strictly OT: System Crash > > Le 10 juin 11 ? 07:09, Frank Filippone a ?crit : > >> >> Data on a HDD is there and recoverable by the knowledgeable ( and not >> necessarily honest) man. No, delete does nothing to the data, it just >> erases the file pointers. Got last years' ( or 10 years ago) tax data >> on >> it? Someone can recover that data ( including the social security >> number, >> your employee number, maybe even your bank account numbers) to use in >> nefarious ways. >> >> To wipe the disk really clean takes special SW. A hammer is easier and >> faster, and works remarkably well. Uses less electricity as well. It >> is >> also remarkably permanent. >> >> Just because Doug takes a hammer to his drive, does not mean that the >> parts >> can not be recycled at that point....After all, all the parts are still >> there. >> >> In our community in California, electronic waste is collected at special >> locations, and recycled appropriately. About twice yearly. I have 2 >> computers that will go out in about a month. They send them to India >> and >> China where poor people are paid pennies to remove IC chips for the gold >> wire. > > Why India or China? Don't local people need that fuel and work (money)? > >> They sit over vats of caustic acids, breathing in noxious fumes, for >> hours daily. The metals are recycled. The health of the lives involved >> are >> ruined.. >> > > This way of > >> Recycling Is not all it is cracked up to be...... >> > > So in the end shooting a HD and dumping the mash in the countryside is > less harmful to man and society than recycling it if I get it right. > I'm off to buy a gun now. > > End of the start of polemics ;-) > > Tongue in cheek > Ph, a bird and Leica R lover > > >> Frank Filippone >> Red735i at earthlink.net >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf >> Of >> philippe.amard >> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 9:42 PM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Strictly OT: System Crash >> >> >> Le 10 juin 11 ? 02:45, Ken Carney a ?crit : >>> So now we also use the sledge hammer - it just feels right, plus no >>> ammo cost. >>> >>> Ken >>> >>> >> >> The question remains, why? >> And why not recycle? >> >> Ph >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >