After learning about Bitcoins (I had heard the word used, but had no idea what it was until last week) I heard on the news this morning about a chap who lost millions when he threw his hard drive out. Here is the link
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/27/hard-drive-bitcoin-landfill-site
And another similar story -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25120902
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/27/hard-drive-bitcoin-landfill-site
And another similar story -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25120902