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HDD Assault Cannon
Anonymous Coward writes "Check out what these crazy fools have done. One has to ask, exactly how much time these people have on their hands? Got a couple of old 2GB Hard drives. You too could join in on their madness. Hard Drive Assault Cannons for all!"
kicks-ass.net is a domain one of the free dynamic DNS places use. It's probably hosted on someones DSL... :P
(104):tim@pigeon:{11:45}:~# host hddcannon.kicks-ass.net
hddcannon.kicks-ass.net has address 202.0.40.113
(105):tim@pigeon:{11:45}:~# host 202.0.40.113 113.40.0.202.IN-ADDR.ARPA domain name pointer 202-0-40-113.adsl.paradise.net.nz
(106):tim@pigeon:{11:45}:~#
Poor bastard. Wonder if New Zealand ISPs have hidden clauses in the AUP to axe your account if you use too much bandwidth?
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
I think the Slashdot FAQ talks about this and why it's a bad idea (content out of date, copyright issues, etc etc). Most sites would probably have a Google cache.
In this particular case it's the submitters fault for sending in a website hosted on a friggen DSL account -- and the editors fault for letting that submission get by them.
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
I don't think anyone has actually seen the project to comment about it, i dont even know how the weapon works!?
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It's not out of small-mindedness or forgetfulness after all. Hrm... maybe we should cut the editors a small break once in a while? Nah, 'twould spoil the fun! :)
O'course, why a google cache couldn't be erected is another story...
Any generalization is a stupid one.
Magnet is at the back of the R/W arm. (The arm moves when the control board induces a current in a coil of wire held between two rare-earth magnets. This causes the arm to move. By varying the current used you can precisely move the arm.)
Harddrive magnets make the best fridge magnets.
They're kinda small on newer drives, but are quite strong, neodymium-iron-boron magnets.
OK, you see head assembly? At the opposite end from the heads, past the pivot point, there will be a plastic molded part with a coil of copper wire. You may not see it well 'cause it'll be obscured by the magnet assembly (a flat metal bracket with mounting flanges on each end).
Remove any fasteners on the magnet assembly; they're probably small Torx head screws. You'll also need to remove the head assembly by unscrewing it at the pivot point (or if you don't care about wrecking it more, just pry vigorously at the magnet assembly with a medium screwdriver).
Now, the magnets are epoxied to the metal brackets. To remove them with the least likelihood of breaking them, grip a flange end of the bracket with ViseGrips (locking pliers) or similar. Holding the pliers, strike the other flange end against a hard (concrete preferably) surface, gently at first and increasing in force until the magnet(s) pop off. If your using just enough force, they'll pop off and then snap back to the bracket.
Have fun!
-RatOmeter
It's worse than that, they charge you for the extra bandwidth, up to 20 cents per international MB.
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http://www2.paradise.net.nz/plans/highspeed.htm
Guy probably pulled the plug on his line once he did the math and realized maybe it wasn't such a good idea to post himself on
That's degauss, actually. To de-gauze something would be to remove an outer covering or wrapping made of thin, absorbent silk or cotton material.
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Twoflower
The Slashdot FAQ is an interesting read.
I recommend it to all those reading this post, especially those who moderated this post as Insightful.
OT, but I note you ran all this as root (or at least the # prompt indicates the logged in user has root privileges).
It is generally best practise to only do things as root that need to be done as root. Things like running 'host' don't - so as good security practise, you should have done this as a non-root user!
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why is it there is a post like this in every single story that gets slashdotted? I get tired of seeing this same discussion over and over and over again. Maybe slashdot should put a great big link at the top of the homepage that says "WHY WE DON'T MIRROR SITES" that links directly to the FAQ. I'm sure at least a few people would notice it...
Probably because it was /.'d before anyone actually saw it!!!
Oh man! That guy is so screwed, since dsl in NZ has data caps, and you pay per meg once you go over that cap. And it's EXPENSIVE. It ranges from 10-20cents per MEG.
My email addy? should be easy enough.