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Rudyx - the Doctor SSC-Forever Points: 43695 More actions · Answer 1

We are trying to exceed HIPPA requirements and a paranoid Compliance area. So we most probably will come closer to DOD standards in the near future. Although I did forward on the link !

RegardsRudy KomacsarSenior Database Administrator"Ave Caesar! - Morituri te salutamus."

Steve Harris-216672 Grasshopper Points: 17 More actions · Answer 2

We have a similar problem with sensitive data on drives and optical media. Our solution has been to store the media in a safe until the data is deemed not-sensitive. Then it is simply discarded in the trash bin. Although to date, nothing has been discarded.

This policy may change because the safe is getting full and I'm not sure if another safe is in the budget.

I wonder what the OHSA regulations are for people being hurt by flying debris when sledgehammers are used to destroy media? Can you imagine the field day the sharks (oppps, I mean the responsible legal system practitioners) would have if someone suffered an injury while performing a media destruction that was directed by a corporate manager?

Bob Hoffman-209065 Hall of Fame Points: 3224 More actions · Answer 3

The last drive I had to destroy contained data more than 5 years old. Not really useful but still needing to be destroyed.

A hand held grinder with the drive locked in a vise was fun but a little harder then I imagined

After I extracted the platters, the rest of the drive went into the appropriate scrap bins for recycling and the platters were used as fishing weights.

Okay, they also went into the bin but next time...

I also have a box of tapes to deal with. I took the first one out and wrapped the tape around a screwdriver mounted into a drill. WOW Who would have thought that 1020 feet of tape would take so long to unwind! Clearly, I need another method to do this job!

Maybe I'll send them over to our glass recycling plant. They have a nice crusher and burner

What's the hardest glass product to recycle?

Shot glasses. They are so small and thick that they can get past the crusher intact and then jamb up in the pneumatic tubing downstream.

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736255 More actions · Answer 4

Shot glasses hard to recycle?

Have to test that theory. Where's my sledgehammer, safety glasses and anvil?

mimorr SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4850 More actions · Answer 5

quote: "What's the hardest glass product to recycle?

Shot glasses"

So that is why I never cut my hand doing Tequila Slammers in college...the glass was too hard to break.

My older self winces at what I did to my body in college!

Michelle

miker-212697 Valued Member Points: 73 More actions · Answer 6

Nobody's posted my favorite method, yet.

It's very fast, very thorough, cheap, and a lot of fun.

Use an Oxy Acetylene cutting torch!

I can slag a loose drive in about 20 seconds.

Rudyx - the Doctor SSC-Forever Points: 43695 More actions · Answer 7

.. ahhh ... memories of my blue collar career 24 years ago ... the smell of air arc, oxy-acetylene torchs, welding rods, white lead oil smoldering on the cutting tools during final pass ...

They say that the sense of smell brings with is the strongest memories, they ar right.

RegardsRudy KomacsarSenior Database Administrator"Ave Caesar! - Morituri te salutamus."

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736255 More actions · Answer 8

Steve Jones - SSC Editor

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January 22, 2007 at 8:30 am

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Now that sounds interesting. Send some pictureS!!!

Rudyx - the Doctor SSC-Forever Points: 43695 More actions · Answer 9

I wish I could Steve. Unfortunately heavy industry had strict policies, then and now, on cameras anywhere on plant facilities. These were steel mills, oil refineries, iron foundaries and machine shops. It was actually a 'terminable' offense right on the spot with an escort to the local police department ! Something to do with 'industrial espionage'.

RegardsRudy KomacsarSenior Database Administrator"Ave Caesar! - Morituri te salutamus."

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736255 More actions · Answer 10

Ah, but maybe we can get an "amatuer" video or image from the driveway. Might be a nice security lessong for the youngsters

miker-212697 Valued Member Points: 73 More actions · Answer 11

Send me your harddrive and I'll send you some pictures!

Otherwise, you'll have to wait until I decommission another machine -- which (Odin willing) will not be for years.

Bob Hoffman-209065 Hall of Fame Points: 3224 More actions · Answer 12

How about some Thermite!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4147847319296070400&q=techtv+thermite

Go just past the 1/2 way point of the video to see the fun!

Bob Abernethy SSCommitted Points: 1946 More actions · Answer 13

This all brings to mind images of Ahhhnold as "The Terminator"... imagine the hard drive that just won't die no matter what you do to it... there is always a flicker of life remaining and somehow it always manages to revive itself. Scary!