TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoMan who lost $780 million in Bitcoin in a landfill now wants to buy the entire dump before city closes the sitewww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1360arrow-down18cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.seinterestingshare@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1352arrow-down1external-linkMan who lost $780 million in Bitcoin in a landfill now wants to buy the entire dump before city closes the sitewww.tomshardware.comTheImpressiveX@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square75fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.seinterestingshare@lemmy.zip
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·2 days agoIt’s spent like a decade in a rainy landfill in Wales. Even if he finds it, it’s fucked.
minus-squarebane_killgrind@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 days agoLandfill design is really interesting, and hard drives are very well sealed and aluminum. It would be sitting in a fairly well drained spot, if the seal was not perforated during compaction there’s a good chance the platters are readable.
It’s spent like a decade in a rainy landfill in Wales.
Even if he finds it, it’s fucked.
Landfill design is really interesting, and hard drives are very well sealed and aluminum. It would be sitting in a fairly well drained spot, if the seal was not perforated during compaction there’s a good chance the platters are readable.