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Well, I am on my new computer now. Got all my data transferred, got shiny new security and I'm open to suggestions as to what to do with the old one. Suggestions involving explosives will be entertained as long as they're at least borderline legal.

Sell it?

Keep the old one and use it to surf those questionable sites

warpcrafter wrote:Well, I am on my new computer now. Got all my data transferred, got shiny new security and I'm open to suggestions as to what to do with the old one. Suggestions involving explosives will be entertained as long as they're at least borderline legal.

Get someone to professionally wipe the hard drive, then purchase Estes Model Rocket Engines, size E.

Those babies will burn right through the melon-fether.

Joey wrote:Sell it?

It's eight years old, and clogged with cat hair.


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Chowderhead wrote:

warpcrafter wrote:Well, I am on my new computer now. Got all my data transferred, got shiny new security and I'm open to suggestions as to what to do with the old one. Suggestions involving explosives will be entertained as long as they're at least borderline legal.

Get someone to professionally wipe the hard drive, then purchase Estes Model Rocket Engines, size E.

Those babies will burn right through the melon-fether.

Launch it into low orbit and watch the pieces burn up during re-entry?

After wiping out the personal data maybe recycle it? That's what I plan to do with my old one... I wiped the hard drive, installed linux on it, and stored it in the garage... I just have to find a place around here that will take it.

2 words. Wax Slugs. Youll really enjoy yourself. Its about 40 seconds in

Take it apart and use it for terrain bits?

That makes too much sense. Shoot it, youll feel better. Then make someone else clean up the mess.

KingCracker wrote:That makes too much sense. Shoot it, youll feel better. Then make someone else clean up the mess.

I only say that because we aren't allowed to blow gak up over here

Join a shooting club, buy a shotgun, go into a sound proof basement, KACHOW! blow gak up. Or move to America, which ever is cheaper/easier for ya. Im a solutions guy my friend. Your welcome

Oh we can shoot. I've done a fair bit. But I doubt many ranges would let you bring a computer down to fill full of holes

Step 1: Open the computer, remove the hard drive.

Step 2: Depends what's on the hard drive. If it's just your personal info/credit cards and junk, crack it open, pull out the platter and smash it to bits with a hammer. If it's actually sensitive material, take the platter to a grinding wheel and tear it up. Then, break it up with a hammer. Then, throw it in a furnace and melt it all down. Then, cool and take the lump and completely dissolve it in acid.

Step 3: Take the rest of the computer, and recycle it. Be kind to the environment.

The only time I'd physically destroy platters if if it had sensitive information on it, such as tax returns, credit card info in plaintext, that sort of thing; and I was selling it on Ebay. For the average computer user, I would think DBAN is more then adequate. It's free, you install it to a USB stick, and it's DoD approved.