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-squareEtterra@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·2 days agoWhat are the odds that even if he finds that thumb drive that it even still works? LOL buy it dumbass, let us all know how that works out for you.
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-219 hours agoWas it a thumb drive? I thought it was a hard drive. Might even still be attached to the motherboard in a desktop.
minus-squareFireWire400@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-214 hours agoIf it’s a traditional hard drive with moving parts the chances of it still working are zero. Data recovery maybe possible if the platters are still somewhat intact but I doubt he’d even find it to begin with.
What are the odds that even if he finds that thumb drive that it even still works? LOL buy it dumbass, let us all know how that works out for you.
Was it a thumb drive? I thought it was a hard drive. Might even still be attached to the motherboard in a desktop.
If it’s a traditional hard drive with moving parts the chances of it still working are zero. Data recovery maybe possible if the platters are still somewhat intact but I doubt he’d even find it to begin with.