HDD Assault Cannon 440
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!"
broken already (it's lame) (Score:5, Funny)
"Anonymous Coward", the submitter, [mailto] says "Check out what these crazy fools have done. One has to ask, exactly how much time these people have on their hands?"
Apparently you have enough time to speak in the third person about yourself. If you're going to astroturf your website at least make sure your machine and bandwidth can handle the load, idiot.
To those that couldn't load it: all you missed was a very slow loading gallery with 50 pictures and Quicktime movies of someone taking apart a hard disk and attaching shit to it.
Next story, please.
Re:broken already (it's lame) (Score:2, Funny)
HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM (Score:5, Insightful)
Several times, i've seen sites that have had to shut down their site with a "please check back later" message. An inconvenience to us, but surely a REAL inconvenience to their normal viewers.
Thoughts? Thank you.
Re:HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM (Score:5, Informative)
I think the Slashdot FAQ [slashdot.org] talks about this and why it's a bad idea (content out of date, copyright issues, etc etc).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.
Re:HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM (Score:5, Insightful)
Mostly useless in stories like this (picture galleries) as the Google cache only caches the text -- the images are still referenced from the original site. The Wayback Machine is always worth trying, they do cache images (though not all) but they spider much less frequently.
and the editors fault for letting that submission get by them.
You say that as if they actually had a policy not to link to such sites. They don't. They don't bother to run submissions through a spellcheck, let alone see if the links are stable, or even exist at all.
Re:HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM (Score:4, Funny)
Re:broken already (it's lame) (Score:4, Funny)
Re:broken already (it's lame) (Score:5, Funny)
1ft long piece of PVC - $17
A can of hair spray - $4.50
2 idiots with a 2004 version of a potato gun - Priceless
2 idiots getting there whole ISP DOS'ed by
Re:broken already (it's lame) (Score:5, Funny)
Re:broken already (it's lame) (Score:5, Interesting)
At least not the outgoing bandwidth on a standard ASDL connection [slashdot.org]. Are they that crazy or was this just a publicity stunt from day one? How did it get by the editors? How many ACs will reply with "Your new here right?" now that I've made a comment about the editors not catching stuff like this?
Again for laughs and giggles:
(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}:~#
OT: Security!? (Score:3, Informative)
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!
Re:broken already (it's lame) (Score:5, Funny)
I don't mean to be a Nazi but the difference is so fundamental is must be elucidated.
"Woe" means, in this context, distress or affliction, misfortune.
"Whoa" (also spelled "wo", "woa" or even "who") means "slow down horsey".
No links, 'cos my Oxford English Dictionary does not support HTTP.
I call grammar-Goodwin! (Score:4, Funny)
heed the .sig...
Re:broken already (it's lame) (Score:4, Insightful)
Or, in Keanu-speak, it is merely a response to any event happening around onesself, expressing shock, dismay, humour, joy, or any of a bunch of things which can happen to a person.
=)
Re:broken already (it's lame) (Score:5, Funny)
The plot is pretty thin. I had already guessed the ending by Chapter Q.
Re:broken already (it's lame) (Score:3, Funny)
mmm brewing beer.
Re:broken already (it's lame) (Score:5, Funny)
Waste of perfectly useful hd's. (Score:5, Insightful)
Sigh...
Re:broken already (it's lame) (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah! You *should* build a wall out of them! And in the middle of the wall you should put one 3-gig drive instead of a 2. Then put a brightly colored sticker on the drive. Then, when your friend points to that drive and asks if it's special, you can answer...
"No, it's not special."
"So what is it?" he'll say.
"All in all, it's just another gig in the wall."
The same joke will probably work with a pile of NIC cards, but either way you're probably going to get the shit beaten out of you.
Re:broken already (it's lame) (Score:5, Funny)
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Sweet!! (Score:5, Funny)
*Emailing boss the link*
Re:Sweet!! (Score:5, Funny)
The DOD rules for HDD disposal.
1. Triple Overwrite security erase.
2. De-gauze with a powerful electro magnet.
3. Crush drives with a cement roller.
4. Melt fragments into slag.
5. Bury Slag in a secure waist disposal site under a minimum of 6' of cement.
Re:Sweet!! (Score:5, Funny)
7. Profit!!
Re:Sweet!! (Score:2)
And once it's been melted into slag, more often than not, that's the end of it's life. No 6' of cement on top, which is just too tinfoil hat for me.
Good idea! (Score:4, Funny)
Yes, you always want to remove the gauze [google.com] from your hard-drive before destroying it. Otherwise, it might catch on fire during the melting step (#4). I'm sure Karl Freidrich [bath.ac.uk] appreciates the hint.
--JoeRe:Sweet!! (Score:5, Funny)
Isn't burying it under a liposuction clinic a little extreme?
Re:Sweet!! (Score:3, Informative)
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.
Spelling is important.
Disposal is much more fun in an emergency (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:Sweet!! (Score:4, Funny)
Is that another name for an exclusive gym?
Re:Sweet!! (Score:3)
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Re:Sweet!! (Score:5, Funny)
Incidentally, another funny idea we once had was, we were just sitting around playing with a 1.25 floppy drive, popping a disk in and out. Somehow this lead us to replace the ejection springs so that when you popped out a disk it would fly out at a pretty good clip. Disk wars became the game of the day.
Re:Sweet!! (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:Sweet!! (Score:4, Informative)
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
Too bad... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Too bad... (Score:2)
Obvously the server got hit with one of these.. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Obvously the server got hit with one of these.. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Obvously the server got hit with one of these.. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Obvously the server got hit with one of these.. (Score:2)
WHY BOTHER? (Score:5, Insightful)
So why not actually put SOMETHING in the submission that describes, in some way, WHAT THE SITE IS ABOUT?
"Check out what this crazy guy did with his computer!!!11!!!!11ROFLOL!"
It's an absolute waste of everyones time. Why even put shit like that on the front page?
Re:WHY BOTHER? (Score:5, Insightful)
So why not actually put SOMETHING in the submission that describes, in some way, WHAT THE SITE IS ABOUT?
Ironically, "Anonymous Coward" who posted this story left as his e-mail address "hddassaultcannon@hotmail.com"... So even though the submission is in the third person, it was obviously written by the guy that did this.
I mean come on, he had to have some kind of idea what would happen, right?
Re:WHY BOTHER? (Score:5, Insightful)
Build a catapult or air cannon that fires hard drives?
Modify a hard drive to fire some sort of projectile?
Make a scale replica of a WWII era Howitzer using old hard drives?
Who knows?
It annoys me cuz this is the kind of geeky shit I actually like reading about and discussing. Who cares about the latest round of RIAA threats or MSFT hiring some goober? This could well be a neat lil project dude has going, but I'll never know.
When people submit something like this, why can't they submit a descriptive little write up, and why can't slashdot hold a jpeg or two in the story text?
And why can't editors just flat out refuse non-descript submissions like this, which consist of nothing more than a hyperlink to some guys little home server?
I mean, it's not hard to scope out a webserver and come to the conclusion that it's hosted on junk that isn't up to the task.
Re:WHY BOTHER? (Score:4, Funny)
I resent that!
Re:WHY BOTHER? (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:WHY BOTHER? (Score:5, Interesting)
Priceless! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:WHY BOTHER? (Score:2)
HH
Sigh (Score:5, Funny)
Yawn --slashdotted (Score:4, Funny)
Let me see.
"must have used the webservers 2gb hdd"
"must have back fired"
"hard drives now replacing RAM disks"
etc...
Re:Yawn --slashdotted (Score:5, Funny)
Gone already... (Score:2)
Figures. Hopefully someone grabbed a mirror of it before we turned his hard drives into his next cannon fodder.
Re:Gone already... (Score:3, Insightful)
Actually, this site was already slashdotted before it even went live. I am a subscriber and couldn't even get to it. Maybe the guy has some sort of grudge against his ISP, posting a DSL hosted site like that. Or maybe he is a troll - posted just to see the bitching in the thread. Or perhaps he is just an attention starved fool, pretending to be submitting someone elses site when it is really his own.
Re:FARK IS NOT A WORD (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:FARK IS NOT A WORD (Score:5, Funny)
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> Okay, this is a serious pet peeve. Fark is not a word, never was, never will be, STOP USING IT unless you want to be placed in the same category as lusers who make the Vulcan "V" sign.
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>Farscape was a TV show, not "reality", and the only reason the word was "invented" was because Scifi didn't want the rating level increase that would come with characters actually properly swearing. If you're gonna swear, swear properly.
Obvious: It's not news, IT'S FARKDOT!
Amusing: Drew sues Farscape producers. Claims trademark infringement. Hilarity ensues.
Unlikely: Geek submits Slashdot article about own website hosted on DSL and expects web server to remain unfarked long enough for someone to get a mirror.
Photoshop: Theme - an HDD assault cannon, a web server, a guy who doesn't know what Fark means. Difficulty - no Baby Head on Darl McBride's body.
Re:FARK IS NOT A WORD (Score:4, Funny)
Farscape was a TV show, not "reality", and the only reason the word was "invented" was because Scifi didn't want the rating level increase that would come with characters actually properly swearing. If you're gonna swear, swear properly.
You know, SuperBanana, there are plenty of decaffeinated brands that are just as tasty as the real thing.
Re:FARK IS NOT A WORD (Score:5, Funny)
Okay, this is a serious pet peeve. Fark is not a word, never was, never will be, STOP USING IT unless you want to be placed in the same category as lusers who make the Vulcan "V" sign.
Luser is not a word, never was, never will be, STOP USING IT unless.....etc...etc..
Re:dumbass. (Score:3, Insightful)
Tacos. Burning Tacos. I need a
MIRROR* (Score:5, Funny)
Hard Drive Assault Cannon HOWTO
1 Introduction
This HOWTO aims to show how to manufacture a hard drive assault cannon.
2 Materials
You will need:
* One (1) or more hard drives, preferrably 3.5", and of unusably small capacity
* One (1) 4.50" ID PVC pipe, length must be at least one foot
* One (1) explosive device, any form
* Materials for explosive device to PVC pipe interface
3 Assembly
Somehow attach the PVC pipe to the explosive device in such a manner that most of the force enters the PVC pipe. Insert the hard drive into the PVC pipe.
4 Usage
Detonate the explosive device. The hard drive should exit the pipe, and move through the air. To use again, the cannon must be reassembled (as per step 3).
*Note: This isn't a real mirror, do not assume this is actually the mirror.
Re:MIRROR* (Score:3, Funny)
Slashdotted - DYN-DNS (Score:5, Funny)
slashdotted (Score:5, Funny)
kicks-ass.net? (Score:5, Funny)
Yep (Score:3, Funny)
However this guy I have NO sympathy for since the e-mail address strongly suggests that the person that made it was the one that submitted it. That qualifies as a Grade-A bonehead move if you asked me. I mean sure, maybe not everyone realises the full impace of a
Slashdotted Bad. (Score:2, Funny)
Whose turn was it to warn the linked sites today?
Re:Slashdotted Bad. (Score:2)
It's too bad... (Score:2, Funny)
Slashdot is a better assault weapon (Score:2)
Makes you think.... (Score:3, Funny)
If you want an effective killzone... (Score:2, Funny)
What the dyndns person should do after about (Score:2, Funny)
Alternate Site? (Score:5, Funny)
Reminds me of highschool (Score:2)
As soon as this guys DSL modem comes back
sick (Score:5, Funny)
After all I'm still using a laptop with a 1.2 GB disk. Precious disk space!
Weep for all the lost magnets (Score:5, Interesting)
Slashdot Koan (Score:5, Funny)
Only the beginning! (Score:5, Funny)
What's really amusing... (Score:3, Insightful)
Another HDD hack (Score:4, Interesting)
Mechanically, the hack would be pretty straightforward: To to drive the wheels, attach a worm gear to the disk shaft. To operate the steering, utilize the arm that guides the disk head.
I am not sure, however, how to interface with an RC transmitter. Any ideas?
Re:Another HDD hack (Score:4, Interesting)
RC radio receivers control servos by varying signal pulse width to a servo, or was it by varying duty cycle? I forget but the point is that this signal is not going to be compatible with the control mechanism of either the stepper or the head control system (which is typically a voice coil, old-technology hard drives used steppers for seeking as well as for spinning the platters) so you're going to have to look up the data sheet on the drive stepper, and reverse engineer the voice coil driving the heads or look up the data sheet on the seek stepper, and design some circuit to sit in between the radio receiver and the hard drive and convert the appropriate inputs to the appropriate outputs.
For those who wonder why no/. cache... (Score:5, Informative)
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...
Is there any Linux on... (Score:3, Funny)
Plan for world conquest (Score:3, Funny)
1. Build Hard Drive Assault Cannon
2. ?????
3. World Domination!
My God! It's so simple, it's brilliant!
Another day, another bandwidth article (Score:3)
We already have an HDD assault cannon... (Score:5, Funny)
Mine is twice as good (Score:4, Funny)
None of those wimpy IDE drives, either -- I use Ultra-Wide SCSI drives (the extra circuitry makes them fly further).
Chip H.
(isn't one-upsmanship fun?)
Re:Slashdotted already? (Score:2)
Re:Slashdotted already? (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Slashdotted already? (Score:5, Funny)
"Mommy, why did the RJ-45 face plate burst out of the wall in a show of sparks?"
Re:Slashdotted already? (Score:5, Informative)
(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?
Re:Slashdotted already? (Score:5, Funny)
What are all the other New Zealanders doing while he's using the internet connection?
Re:Slashdotted already? (Score:5, Funny)
Hahahaha, that's wrong. Wrong, yet still funny :) I hear New Zeland's internet access is much improved since they upgraded the backbone to the v.92 standard [v92.com].
Re:Slashdotted already? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Slashdotted already? (Score:5, Funny)
Working on Peter Jackson's The Hobbit
Re:Slashdotted already? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:It's not slashdotted... (Score:4, Insightful)
Yeah they either shut off their webserver or they got kicked off that IP address due to the flood and some other poor bastard was assigned it. If this is the case then I really pity that guy.
(109):tim@pigeon:{11:49}:~# telnet 202.0.40.113 80
Trying 202.0.40.113...
telnet: connect to address 202.0.40.113: Connection refused
(110):tim@pigeon:{11:49}:~#
Again I say this was a publicity stunt (look at the e-mail address from the "Anonymous Coward" that submitted the article). Guess it's a slow news day and we need something to occupy our time with -- (Deity) knows we wouldn't be actually working on company time now would we? ;) (myself as guilty as the rest of you)
Re:Slashdotted? How about Cachedotted? (Score:5, Informative)
The Slashdot FAQ [slashdot.org] is an interesting read.
I recommend it to all those reading this post, especially those who moderated this post as Insightful.