TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 hours 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-square60fedilinkarrow-up1261arrow-down16
arrow-up1255arrow-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 · 10 hours agomessage-square60fedilink
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·5 hours 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-up4·48 minutes 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.