• tatterdemalion@programming.dev
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    6 hours ago

    I think they meant you could wipe with dd and then they are recyclable reusable.

    EDIT: s/recycleable/reusable

      • toddestan@lemmy.world
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        8 hours ago

        More like they become reusable. A lot of places that refurbish donated computers for people who need them are perpetually short on drives since so much of the hardware they get have the drives pulled.