[Cialug] OT: Macbook for sale

[David Champion]

I'd guess they were 9mm or .45 rounds. Shooting computer equipment with 
handgun rounds makes more dramatic ragged holes like that, where the 
higher velocity rifle rounds pass right through like there's nothing 
there and leave a clean hole.

She's really lucky that they missed the hard drive - as long as there 
was no shock damage (which there well may be), she should be able to 
recover everything.

I agree with Ken, except in many ways we're already there. Your laptop 
can be seized and held by customs when you cross the borders at their 
discretion. The current search and seizure laws in many states allow 
them to hold your property indefinitely, and sometimes force you to pay 
impound fees to get it back, even if you aren't charged with anything, 
or found to be innocent.

If I were traveling overseas with a laptop, I would install a clean 
drive and only put what you really need on it. A spare drive is pretty 
cheap.

-dc

Nathan C. Smith wrote:
> Those *looked* like pretty big holes.  I was surprised they were so clean.
>
> One might think it was more dangerous to shoot something suspected of being explosive or toxic.  Seems like they probably already knew it was benign.  We only heard one side of the story.
>
> -Nate
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org <cialug-bounces at cialug.org>
> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group <cialug at cialug.org>
> Sent: Tue Dec 15 16:26:11 2009
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] OT: Macbook for sale
>
> I wonder what military SOP the Israelis have for shooting a laptop.  Imagine some formal area cordoned off with sand pits.  Is there a fire command? Do they use a  9 mm pistol or an Uzi?  
>
>
> On Dec 15, 2009, at 2:25 PM, David Champion wrote:
>
>   
>> Here's a Macbook that may be for sale. Slightly shotgunned. Complete 
>> satisfaction or no money back.
>>
>> http://lilysussman.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/im-sorry-but-we-blew-up-your-laptop-welcome-to-israel/
>>
>> -dc
>>