secure erase drive errors

[Tim]

jd1008:
>> I will be resorting to a powerfull de-gausser :)

Joe Zeff:
> Depending on your tastes, using it for target practice will do the job.

What about, hard drives roasting on an open fire?  (Yes, I did sing it
in my head to /that/ song.)

A strong degausser is a bit of an esoteric thing, and I don't think I'd
trust my CRT degaussing wand to be strong enough.  I've pulled drives
apart before, but that's a lot effort (tiny odd screws, sometimes
seriously jammed into place), then bent the disc platters to buggery.

While seriously annoying and time-consuming to do, it was also quite
satisfying to mangle the bugger to death.

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