From owner-freebsd-chat Mon May 24 21:34:38 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from shell.futuresouth.com (shell.futuresouth.com [198.78.58.28]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB3881512D; Mon, 24 May 1999 21:34:34 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from fullermd@futuresouth.com) Received: (from fullermd@localhost) by shell.futuresouth.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id XAA03065; Mon, 24 May 1999 23:34:33 -0500 (CDT) Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 23:34:33 -0500 From: "Matthew D. Fuller" To: Eivind Eklund Cc: CONDOR , chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: secure deletion Message-ID: <19990524233433.D10261@futuresouth.com> References: <01BEA2F3.8E3149A0.condor@inreach.com> <19990521141308.A85583@bitbox.follo.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.3i In-Reply-To: <19990521141308.A85583@bitbox.follo.net>; from Eivind Eklund on Fri, May 21, 1999 at 02:13:09PM +0200 X-OS: FreeBSD Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Fri, May 21, 1999 at 02:13:09PM +0200, a little birdie told me that Eivind Eklund remarked > > You want to run them through a microwave oven first. This will break > the recording material (not the plastic) into approx 1 inch long > areas, using a neat pattern of lightning to do it (I'm not kidding). > > No prize but passing your physics class if you can say why it goes to > approx an inch long pieces, and all the effects then stop. Wavelength of the (appropriately named) microwaves? Microwaves use radio waves at the fundamental frequency of water, no? -- *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* | Matthew Fuller MF4839 http://www.over-yonder.net/ | * fullermd@futuresouth.com fullermd@over-yonder.net * | UNIX Systems Administrator Specializing in FreeBSD | * FutureSouth Communications ISPHelp ISP Consulting * | "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, | * is because I haven't figured out how to light the * | middle yet" | *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message