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Re:Enemy? by Bert64 · 2008-01-12 00:56 · Score: 1 · on How to Say Goodbye to Old Hard Drives?

Chemicals that are hard to get? Thermite is pretty easy to make, and burns at 2500 degrees C, more than enough to melt anything a hard drive is made of... Some drives have steel cases, which thermite can easily melt... Other drives use aluminum cases, which melts very quickly.

As for how hard these chemicals are to get, what you need is aluminum powder and iron oxide, and something like magnesium ribbon to ignite it... A quick ebay search reveals:

Aluminum powder:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150202139025

Iron oxide powder:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200189637708

Magnesium ribbon:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250203671690

And if your really lazy, a guide for making your own:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180202428709

Or a ready made "thermite kit" which includes everything you need, $10 for 1lb of thermite good to go:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320202959476

Your right about the paranoia aspect, it's unlikely that your data is important enough that anyone would go to significant effort to recover it, but melting drives down is easy, cheap and fun.

Re:Enemy? by Bert64 · 2008-01-12 00:56 · Score: 1 · on How to Say Goodbye to Old Hard Drives?

Chemicals that are hard to get? Thermite is pretty easy to make, and burns at 2500 degrees C, more than enough to melt anything a hard drive is made of... Some drives have steel cases, which thermite can easily melt... Other drives use aluminum cases, which melts very quickly.

As for how hard these chemicals are to get, what you need is aluminum powder and iron oxide, and something like magnesium ribbon to ignite it... A quick ebay search reveals:

Aluminum powder:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150202139025

Iron oxide powder:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200189637708

Magnesium ribbon:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250203671690

And if your really lazy, a guide for making your own:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180202428709

Or a ready made "thermite kit" which includes everything you need, $10 for 1lb of thermite good to go:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320202959476

Your right about the paranoia aspect, it's unlikely that your data is important enough that anyone would go to significant effort to recover it, but melting drives down is easy, cheap and fun.

How about the BEST keyboards of all time? by rickb928 · 2008-01-10 06:41 · Score: 1 · on The 10 Worst PC Keyboards of All Time

For me, at least;

The IBM DisplayWriter http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/vintage/vintage_4506VV9006.htmlkeyboard; excellent click, long travel, just about the best ever. Too bad you could only run MS-DOS 2.1 from 8" floppies on it... And the keyboard was repairable, though I think the key modules were like $8 each in 1989. And you can still gethttp://cgi.ebay.com/Digital-2683239-IBM-Displaywriter-Keyboard-630X-91-XX24_W0QQitemZ190174698129QQcmdZViewItem one!

I like my Deck 82http://www.deckkeyboards.com/boards.php a lot. Nice keys, no click, but the lighting is superb. Save that skull-and-crossbones keycap!

And of course the IBM Model M Space Saverhttp://www.clickykeyboards.com/index.cfm/fa/categories.main/parentcat/9242, which I carried with me from one site to another for 8 years or so, changing cables, and saving space in those damned rack-mount keyboard shelves with no room for anything else but an M and a trackball. grrr... I gave mine away, and I miss it...

More? I didn't name all the best did I?

harrr. My captcha is 'entered'. cute.

IBM also sold a smaller version w/o numeric pad by Anonymous Coward · 2008-01-10 04:40 · Score: 0 · on The 10 Worst PC Keyboards of All Time

http://cgi.ebay.com/1987-IBM-Model-M-Compact-Model-1391472_W0QQitemZ280189607597QQihZ018QQcategoryZ74946QQcmdZViewItem/ (dunno the seller, its just the first link w/picture that google offered) shows some good pictures of one.

Mine still looks and works great with my Mac Mini.

Links by jcaldwel · 2008-01-02 06:15 · Score: 0, Flamebait · on Scammers Continue to Wreak Havoc in MMO's

It's irritating to have links on words if the href has nothing to do with the anchor text .

Time masheen by SleptThroughClass · 2007-12-31 05:40 · Score: 1 · on Online Collaboration Creates 'Map-Making For the Masses'

Well, first just buy the Time Travel Theory and then build your time machine.

Re:Nicely clear rules, easy to follow...NOT! by Obyron · 2007-12-28 08:35 · Score: 4, Informative · on TSA Limits Lithium Batteries on Airplanes

I expect that many spare batteries will simply be seized and tossed in the trash.

Try sold on eBay instead. Seized property is typically sold by the states in Surplus Property auctions, where it can be bid on by the public at large, or in some cases the airports themselves sell the stuff in lots on eBay. The government is making a buck on the battery it confiscates from you.

possibly DEC Alpha, but not x86 by mosel-saar-ruwer · 2007-12-27 17:15 · Score: 3, Informative · on Google Apps Slow to Replace Competition

For pete's sake, two HUNDRED MHz? I had a faster computer than that in 1996. You're not the typical user, or even in the ballpark.

The Pentium Pro peaked at 200MHz.

The Pentium peaked at 233MHz, but that chip was not released until June 2, 1997

The Pentium II debuted at 233MHz, on May 7, 1997.

By the way, for the original poster: For mere pocketchange, many, many "Socket 6" motherboards can be upgraded to 500MHz [or higher] with a K6-2 [or, in some instances, a K6-3]:

Pricewatch, K6-2, 500MHz, $26

Ebay, K6-2

On the other hand, if you're running a Pentium Pro at 200MHz, then there was an upgrade part to 333MHz, called the "OverDrive"; here's a guy who appears to be selling one of them for $15.99:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350000264353

Now as far as being the "typical" user, I've got some older Socket 6 motherboards [some of them Intel TX chipsets, others VIA chipsets] which, with 500MHz K6-2's, can still handle most of the stuff I throw at them, although, admittedly, AJAX, Flash, and Acrobat Reader can be a pain in some web pages [particularly in poorly coded pages, like the "New & Improved" Slashdot, which can produce some really awful hangs with its sloppy Javascript].

Personally, I've often thought that the Socket 6's potential for a five-fold [or, in some cases, greater than five-fold] increase in speeds [when upgrading from circa 100MHz, to circa 500MHz] was, dollar for dollar, the greatest value in the history of the Personal Computer.

To get the equivalent bang for the buck nowadays, there would need to be a roughly 3GHz motherboard on the market already, which, five or ten years from now, would be capable of an upgrade to 15GHz.

And I just don't see that happening.

About the most you might hope for is that some single-core motherboards could get upgraded to maybe quad or octal cores, but I kinda doubt you'll have much luck with that.

You're exceptionally lucky if a really outstanding board, like an older Tyan, is capable of upgrading from single-core to [merely] dual-core.

possibly DEC Alpha, but not x86 by mosel-saar-ruwer · 2007-12-27 17:15 · Score: 3, Informative · on Google Apps Slow to Replace Competition

For pete's sake, two HUNDRED MHz? I had a faster computer than that in 1996. You're not the typical user, or even in the ballpark.

The Pentium Pro peaked at 200MHz.

The Pentium peaked at 233MHz, but that chip was not released until June 2, 1997

The Pentium II debuted at 233MHz, on May 7, 1997.

By the way, for the original poster: For mere pocketchange, many, many "Socket 6" motherboards can be upgraded to 500MHz [or higher] with a K6-2 [or, in some instances, a K6-3]:

Pricewatch, K6-2, 500MHz, $26

Ebay, K6-2

On the other hand, if you're running a Pentium Pro at 200MHz, then there was an upgrade part to 333MHz, called the "OverDrive"; here's a guy who appears to be selling one of them for $15.99:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350000264353

Now as far as being the "typical" user, I've got some older Socket 6 motherboards [some of them Intel TX chipsets, others VIA chipsets] which, with 500MHz K6-2's, can still handle most of the stuff I throw at them, although, admittedly, AJAX, Flash, and Acrobat Reader can be a pain in some web pages [particularly in poorly coded pages, like the "New & Improved" Slashdot, which can produce some really awful hangs with its sloppy Javascript].

Personally, I've often thought that the Socket 6's potential for a five-fold [or, in some cases, greater than five-fold] increase in speeds [when upgrading from circa 100MHz, to circa 500MHz] was, dollar for dollar, the greatest value in the history of the Personal Computer.

To get the equivalent bang for the buck nowadays, there would need to be a roughly 3GHz motherboard on the market already, which, five or ten years from now, would be capable of an upgrade to 15GHz.

And I just don't see that happening.

About the most you might hope for is that some single-core motherboards could get upgraded to maybe quad or octal cores, but I kinda doubt you'll have much luck with that.

You're exceptionally lucky if a really outstanding board, like an older Tyan, is capable of upgrading from single-core to [merely] dual-core.

Re:Buyers can scam sellers and get posative feedba by mopslik · 2007-12-27 12:51 · Score: 1 · on eBay vs. Romania's Online Scammers

Well I thought to myself I better keep others from being ripped off so I looked high and low on how to 'add' to my comment, restract or change my comment, now that I had found out this individual had stolen hundreds of dollars from me. Guess what? THERE ISN'T ANY Ebay purposely makes it so there is no way *I* can tell the world that this user I interacted with stole from me!!!

That was probably the case back when you sold your goods, but IIRC, there's a follow-up feature now where you can comment on your comments.

I think this is the link.

upgrades by falconwolf · 2007-12-26 08:42 · Score: 1 · on Only 2 in 500 College Students Believe in IP

Thanks for all the advice (everyone). I have a license for Photoshop versions 1-4, but I don't think they allow upgrades to the latest one for one cheap upgrade price. But yeah, that's always a good strategy.

You may be able to find PS 6 or 7 that is an upgrade, then use it to upgrade to CS3. You may find something you can upgrade at a computer show, you can check out Super Computer Sale for any sale events near you. I learned from another /.er months ago that you can also find old versions, full as well as upgrades, of PS on eBay.

My college has Macromedia Studio 8 (or whatever it's called) for $75. I could buy that and upgrade to CS3 I bet, for substantially less than full retail.

You've got to be careful and check the versions, both as I say about above at computer shows or on eBay as well as what the college sells. If you plan to upgrade, and I bet most will upgrade eventually, you need to make sure the version you buy is upgradeable. Educational versions are not typically upgradeable. For instance I got Macromedia Studio with Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Freehand through college however it specifically states on the license and packaging that it's not upgradeable. If you look at what eBay has you want to make sure if you buy from eBay what you buy specifically states it is a full or upgradeable version. There are some unopened boxes listed but if it is opened then it's a good idea to make sure the seller has a License Transfer Agreement filled out from Adobe. Otherwise you may not be able to upgrade.

Re:How practical or...rather is it some scam? by mazanoid · 2007-12-21 06:29 · Score: 1 · on Silicon Valley Startup Prints $1/watt Solar Panels

Not to spread FUD, but this venture firm might actually deserve it. From what I gathered after reading up on the company, they completed 3 panels this year.

Two go to various museums where they will (probably) never be used or hooked up to anything (Hrmmm....)

The other one is sold via ebay and at time of posting ends : Dec-27-07 17:13:10 PST (6 days 6 hours)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150196787450

Of note, considering for 100 million in venture funds and 5 years they have only produced 3 panels...and wait, what's this? Oh yes that darn fine print...for 13,000$ you can buy the worlds most expensive Christmas present wrapping paper, because they sort of disclaim more or less that it ...probably doesn't work.

Read carefully! If you cannot agree to these terms, DO NOT BID!

This solar panel is sold AS-IS, without any warranties (either express or implied). As we make no claims to any express or implied warranties, all bidders acknowledge and agree that this panel is presented as a collectable item that may have potential historical value, not an item meeting any specifications.

modme up =P

Here is the link to the auction on ebay by Evan+Meakyl · 2007-12-21 04:44 · Score: 1 · on Silicon Valley Startup Prints $1/watt Solar Panels

To mark the occasion, Roscheisen said the first commercial panels will get special treatment: the first that came off the rolls will become part of a Nanosolar exhibit; the second will be auctioned off on eBay

And here is the link!

Re:Consumer offerings? by Rei · 2007-12-21 04:41 · Score: 5, Interesting · on Silicon Valley Startup Prints $1/watt Solar Panels

Once their production capacity outstrips their manufacturing obligations. As per their website, which I've been following (slowly) over the past couple years, you *could* get one right now off ebay -- their #2 print. However, it's being sold as a collectible item, a piece of history, with the proceeds going to charity. So, needless to say, the price is rather steep ;)

This is huge news. Punch $0.99 a watt into the calculator, and even good chunks of Alaska become economical for installations.

Re:What do you mean, still dead? by slapout · 2007-12-18 09:17 · Score: 1 · on The Dreamcast is Still Dead

Can I get a new one from *anybody*?

Of Course!

Re:Curious by xero314 · 2007-12-17 05:48 · Score: 1 · on Wii Shortages Costing Nintendo 'A Billion' In Sales

When Nintendo said they would be ready for it, what they meant was they would be ready to profit. what is happening is that Nintendo isn't hardly shipping any units, just enough to make it appear that the product is available in stores. Instead they are setting up hundreds of Ebay accounts and selling the hardware directly to the customers through auction. This allows them to charge the same price as Sony and MS with it appearing like they have the cheaper console, while making 4 times the profit they would have with their MSRP.

If you don't beleive me then check out this stack of Wii's which is more than any Best Buy has received all year.

Ok there is my conspiracy theory of they day. Enjoy.

eBay for Me by N8F8 · 2007-12-10 08:48 · Score: 1 · on New Wheel of Time Author Chosen

I just put my 11 volume collection up on eBay. After years of trying to force myself to keep reading I finally gave up. I LOVE a good book series but I need to feel like the story is moving along.

Couple Thoughts by stoolpigeon · 2007-12-09 02:26 · Score: 5, Insightful · on Where are Wii?

Two things jump out at me in this article. The first is that this once again proves that Gartner is worse than useless. The second is that they left out one element. Take a look at Amazon or over at ebay. There are literaly thousands of Wiis that have been purchased by people for no other reason than turning around and selling them above retail. This has been going on for quite a while, though the prices have really spiked in recent weeks. I think they were averaging around $350 on Amazon for quite a while, as opposed to the over $500 now. And the number for sale there has greatly increased. I think some people may end up still holding them after the holidays though, because part of the appeal of the wii is the price. If I'm going to drop $600 on a console - I might as well get a 360 with some games or a PS3 that can play all those PS2 games out there.

Re:Where will I buy quad slim cases? by Jah-Wren+Ryel · 2007-12-08 01:36 · Score: 1 · on CompUSA To Close All Stores

4-in-1 CD Cases - much cheaper than Compusa price:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250186956554

Re:Just like last time... by sporkme · 2007-12-05 10:50 · Score: 4, Funny · on Facebook Caves To Privacy Protests Over Beacon

Based on information Beacon has collected, you might be interested in the following items:
He-Man Underwear 3-pack, size 8
Lara Croft Bikini Poster
"Bride of Chucky" on VHS!

Re:Just like last time... by sporkme · 2007-12-05 10:50 · Score: 4, Funny · on Facebook Caves To Privacy Protests Over Beacon

Based on information Beacon has collected, you might be interested in the following items:
He-Man Underwear 3-pack, size 8
Lara Croft Bikini Poster
"Bride of Chucky" on VHS!

Re:Just like last time... by sporkme · 2007-12-05 10:50 · Score: 4, Funny · on Facebook Caves To Privacy Protests Over Beacon

Based on information Beacon has collected, you might be interested in the following items:
He-Man Underwear 3-pack, size 8
Lara Croft Bikini Poster
"Bride of Chucky" on VHS!

Re:Limiting freedom... by mi · 2007-12-03 15:44 · Score: 1 · on FCC Chairman Tries For More Media Consolidation

What media consolidation threatens is not freedom of expression, it's variety of expression, and you're going to be hard-pressed to convince anyone that it's good for a democratic society to reduce the number of different viewpoints that are available.

It is devastatingly bad for a free society to dictate to people, when and how they can sell their property. If you value the "variety of expression", go ahead and publish your own. And if you can not or would not, keep away from what somebody else owns — it is not yours.

Even if the various blogs and Internet-accessible foreign private and state-owned sources of expression were not available, that is...

there have been quite a number of precedents establishing that business "freedoms" can be restricted far more thoroughly and easily than personal freedoms

Yes, unfortunately, there have been. Their number, however, is simply an illustration of how powerless the businessmen are in a society, where everyone has an equal vote. The State is supposed to uphold individual's rights, however unpopular, but politicians are influenced by the majority of the voters (which is why businesses have to resort to the infamous lobbying). A Democracy, it is said, is two wolves and a sheep voting on what's for dinner. See also "Atlas Shrugged".

Re:Pricing is the big hurdle by Deliveranc3 · 2007-11-27 14:07 · Score: 1 · on Hands-On With The Kindle

PDAs from 1-10% of the list price of this item are available on E-Bay I loved my palm IIIxe which I got for $30. 18 hours of battery life reading books, and it was easy to read. In fact it had a backlight which is something these lacks.

Re:Uh, fair use? by Fear+the+Clam · 2007-11-25 05:59 · Score: 1 · on Creationists Violating Copyright

Check tha recent law suits of BusyBox authors

Ah, you mean the authors that stole the name of a baby toy?

Re:When they discover they're worth $200 on eBay by multiplexo · 2007-11-24 11:44 · Score: 1 · on Intel, Microsoft Despised the XO Laptop

You'll find the OLPC is basically just a financial subsidy to the poor in the developing world...

And why is that a bad thing? I love this offering on eBay. Some bunch of tools bid this guy's XO laptop, which he doesn't even have yet, up to $660. What a bunch of fucking retards.

http://cgi.ebay.com/XO-100-laptop-One-Laptop-Per-Child-OLPC-laptop-org_W0QQitemZ130176734336

I also love the title "XO, $100 laptop, One Laptop Per Child, OLPC, laptop.org" Firstly because it's not a $100 laptop. It is a $199 laptop if you go through the give one get one program and if you buy it on eBay it is at least a $660 laptop. I just want to find the top bidder and grab him and say "Dude! You're paying $660 for an $100 laptop. Do you see something wrong with this picture?"

Re:Negroponte's Dumb Idea by zippthorne · 2007-11-24 11:28 · Score: 1 · on Intel, Microsoft Despised the XO Laptop

You couldn't find any /a> below $140?

Well I guess they don't exist, then.

When they discover they're worth $200 on eBay by Colin+Smith · 2007-11-24 09:26 · Score: 3, Funny · on Intel, Microsoft Despised the XO Laptop

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=OLPC&category0=

You'll find the OLPC is basically just a financial subsidy to the poor in the developing world...

What's the average annual wage in Bangladesh?

Re:Riaa-Radar: psynews.org isratrance.com by Anonymous Coward · 2007-11-22 10:11 · Score: 1, Insightful · on How Do You Find New Non-RIAA Music?

http://www.isratrance.com/index.php Info / Forum
http://www.psynews.org/ Info / Forum
http://www.psyshop.com/ Online shop
http://www.saikosounds.com/english/default.asp Online shop

Now of course you have to like electronic music for those links to be useful. For used and out of print I go to Ebay obviously, or also GEMM That serves most of my needs right there. Someone else around here will post a link to CD Baby, I just did a quick search and my results made me uncertain....

So that's what I'm into, covers some fast trance, and slow downtempo chill and ethic flavor and a lot of world-wide creativity in there. Of course there's a lot more out there, but most of it doesn't interest me enough to really follow it and this grouping of stuff is enough to meet most of my needs...

And for RIAA music, I'm sure everyone know where to download their favorite stuff so that you're not supporting the evil beast (okay I kid I kid, no seriously LOL)...

Try eBay by John+Musbach · 2007-11-21 14:55 · Score: 1 · on Best Home Network NAS

I see a number of possible candidates on eBay: http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_npmv=3&_trksid=m37&satitle=network+attached+storage&category0=

Windows Mobile EBook Readers Are More Useful by meehawl · 2007-11-20 06:30 · Score: 1 · on Kindle Versus The iPhone

Reading just PDFs off Google gets old fast unless you're really interested in 19th century Victorian travelogues. The best all purpose 3G-enabled multi-format ebook reader now with the best resolution is the Toshiba G900. It's a PocketPC phone with 800x400 colour screen. Because US carriers are loathe to offer any advanced phones besides Apple's, it doesn't seem to be subsidised. Google says it costs $600-$800 unlocked. There's a couple of HTC smartphones Athena, (640x480, $900!) or Universal (640x480, $200-$600 on eBay). The Universal has a lot of different OEM names. If you restrict yourself to non-3G carriers, and want to leech off WiFi, why not just get an EEE or a Nokia tablet? Cheaper, better screen than most phones, and more flexible. Hacking the ip[hone repeatedly is a bit like the entire PSP debacle. Too much time spent noodling with exploits, not enough time spent developing apps. Sure next year migth be different, but won't there still be signed apps? And you'll have missed out on real ebook reading for months and months.