Delete the files on disk, write all zeros. Throw it in the trash. A simple linux live CD/USB boot image will do this for you. All this smashing, drilling, melting drives crap is just that, crap. Anyone care to cite any documented case or available technology to magically recover overwritten data on a disk drive? Good luck. This folklore has stemmed from the early days of 15mm thick solid m
Forum: Fairfax County General

A safety inspection sticker isn't a $16 warranty from the state. Considering brake pads are a wear item you don't have any legal grounds. You're not the first moron to try this, consider it a $1500 lesson in common sense & proper maintenance. If I feel that the inspection performed on my vehicle was not a proper inspection, what can I do? Take a number. If you question the integrity of a
Forum: Fairfax County General

Now that I got my dates right I found some additional info. 2 people DID die on the ground, a young couple named Susan and Harry Ottinger. If you use the archive search on washingtonpost.com and search for articles with "plane" in the title for Dec 1-2 you will find 2 articles on the incident. Good luck!
Forum: Reston

I stand corrected, it was November 30th not the 11th. Need my coffee.
Forum: Reston

This accident happened November 11th 1977. It was a Piper PA-23... departed from Columbus OH en roue to Dulles when it crashed into what has been recorded on record as a "townhouse" at 2:12pm. Only a single fatality is listed (ground fatalities are typically accounted for in the totals), so I'm not so sure on the accuracy of the rest of the story. Must have been a late lunch. I searched the W
Forum: Reston