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Step-by-Step Computer Destruction
Unixrevolution writes "Dan's Data has an excellent article on how an enterprising user (or repair tech) can easily destroy their computer. Most of us don't destroy nearly enough hardware, so this should be helpful."
Post a link to it from Slashdot.
Or tell hackers that it is the most secure computer ever.
And here I was using the arc welder.
The Gardener
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Spend time destroying a power supply? I just take it to the daycare and let some 3 year olds have at it. They're at it with eating utensils, watering the motherboard, putting peanut butter sandwiches in the disk drives, throwing the sound card -- it akes about 10 minutes for the damn thing to be obliterated.
Sure, you lose a few lives when the cute little tots start putting forks inside the power supply, but that's the price you pay for progress.
Small potatoes make the steak look bigger.
...I just turn the computer over to my wife...
...Just kidding, dear!
When I was 5 I decided that the floppy drive of our C64 was thirsty and promptly poured a half liter glass of Coca-Cola into it.
Children are a joy.
If you outlaw the law, only criminals will have laws
This article looks familiar. Perhaps it's because Slashdot linked to it 4 1/2 years ago.
Nice work, "editors."
I'm not Seth Finkelstein. I still speak the truth.
You forgot step three: 3. Repeat as necessary
There is only one satisfying way to boot a computer. -- J. H. Goldfuss
It's got these dancing hamsters on it. It's really funny. I'm going to mail it to everyone I know. I bet they never saw it before, since it's new to me. I'm so glad I got this interweb thing last week.
5 years from now, I will discover Zero Wing. When I do, I will send it to you.
The latest Slashdot meme.
I think this would bring down a network quicker than the worst Slashdotting. My favorite is the powered hub, but I think the hard drive killer is nice, too.
"To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit." -Stephen Hawking
You managed to meet, and then marry, a woman who reads Slashdot?!
Make one of the many funny possible mistakes involved in installing the CPU fan:
1) Put it on 90 degrees wrong, so that most of the CPU core is left uncooled (have a friend who did that)
2) Use loads and loads of cooling paste (it must be there for something, right?)
3) Apply the enormous amount of force necessary to fasten the hooks, but apply it unevenly so that the underlying CPU cracks. (the most common way to destroy your computer when building it yourself nowadays, according to my favorite computer store)
4) When applying said force, slip with the screw driver/tool of choice and redesign your motherboard (another classic)
5) Attach the power cable to the wrong connector. Preferably some random jumpers. Alternatively become so proud of succesfully getting the damn thing hooked on, that you forget to plug the insignificant little cable in.
6) Become intimidated and decide to try to run the computer without it. Smile smugly when it turns out that the computer indeed can run without it. For a while. (have a friend who did that too)
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