Re: [tlug] Dealing with a possibly busted external HD

[Darren Cook <darren@example.com>]

> Well, if you keep the firearm handy (see discussion of "Purge"), that
> is probably sufficient to demotivate most attackers.  The serious ones
> won't bother with the backup disk, anyway, they'll just use a wrench
> to access the active one (see XKCD #538).

Or make you transport it in the hold. (Presumably if they haven't
finished hacking/copying your disks by the time your flight has ended
you will be told your baggage got misdirected to another city by
mistake, come back to the airport in the morning.)

Darren