i guess the joke went over your head(see parent comment)....but thats ok, your right though, wiping data is a good idea. You could always just encrypt your entire drive as well, making wiping unnecessary.

If you have followed any basic critical thinking class then you should observe one simple fact about this statement. It is a opinion, there are not facts supporting this that i am aware of (and many other claims about this article), nor is there any provided evidence.

If you use windows there are facts you should know. 1. its the most used OS and is the biggest target for anyone wanting information. Its far better to build a generic malicious code that will attack a known vulnerability of windows, even if its not zero day, then it is to bother with the small percentage of people who use linux/mac, that is where the main problem with using windows. 2. There is really truly no way to know what is programed in windows, if you think microsoft would put at risk the world market for the NSA without one big fight, then you probably dont want to use windows. Consider this though, most breaches happen not because there is some easy way to break into windows, but because the admin didn't do something properly.

Now its not up to me to decide what level of paranoid security you run, or why you choose one OS over another, it is up to me however to call out bullshit, or at the very least, demand evidence on outrageous claims.

I think the bigger question here is, why do you need to wipe your free space? are you hiding something from the NSA?

Well put it in a hidden container and put stupid shit inside your normal container and give them that password. Throw a bunch of tax returns and shit in there and say you where only following your IT friends advice on protecting your finance documents, or if your IT, say you practice what you preach.

Also, assume they will find this post and use it to prove you have a secret container, so you'll want to change your name, SSN, DOB and possibly a face change(at least your hair), in fact, why where you stupid enough to talk smack on NSA in a public forum? Clearly if you dont like the NSA watching over you then your a hardcore criminal/terrorist and we can just skip the whole show me what you got trial bullshit and lock you up...or maybe just bomb you. Hidden containers wont matter to the drone and the secret judge who already ordered your death.

Point is...your fucked.

First you got to print the cotton seeds....duh

Paranoia is often a byproduct of ignorance. If you research it you should find that it is a little disturbing, but not quite whats its being made out to be.

Stick with open source and you should be fine.

I do miss my childhood days being shown a movie on how to survive the impending apocalypse by hiding under the desk. A certain warm and comfy feeling that i haven't felt since Regan. I keep hoping the new world with terrorism coming from every direction will bring that feeling back. I suppose it wont happen till the terrorist get nukes they can deploy.

One day i dream of the cold war again, if only putin would just hurry up already.

I think its rather obvious by now, the second isnt protecting any of the other rights because all the other rights are eroding, but go ahead and hold on to your gun and bury your head in a hole while pretending everything is ok.

can you really trust anyone? until the day i can get in someones head and verify beyond any doubt that they are trustworthy, i am going to stop surfing the web, eating local food, going anywhere public and most certainly not answering the door.

If you need me ill be in my buried bunker, dont bother knocking, ill shoot first and then figure out who you are.

you call that the good old days?

Dont buy drives that have alot of space. Cramming these bits in make the HDD work harder and hotter, therefore they break quicker.

Example, my new 1TB lasted 1 year and half, my 500GB has last about 7 years now....

Seagate idea sounds retarded from the top down.

my apologies, usually when i hear offshore energy and deregulation im thinking oil, as 99% of the time it is.

Raciest fuck doesnt even want to revel himself, your not wise or intelligent your a angry coward.

The sun puts out a million more watts per hour on the surface of earth then USA uses in 1 year.

Oil is energy from the sun at one point. Everything that we do, have, build or create has its roots with the sun. All of life uses solar energy to build itself and survive.

and what are we going to when all the oil is gone genius?

I dont think you understand how tor works, so maybe you should do a little more research.