The journey continues...

Brian Bilbrey December 24, 2013

T'was the night b'fnord

That is arguably one of my favorite blooper scenes from the Carol Burnett Show. No Harvey in this one, but Vicki as Mama kicks butt. At least as much fun as Christmas, eh? Speaking of the holiday, we're having a quiet one, at home. No travel, etc. Keeping expenses way down, since we might want to get Marcia a new hip this year... Missed my post two nights ago. I was confused on Sunday - it was so bloody warm. Two nights ago it was mid-60's after Lexi's supper - shorts and t-shirt. Tonight, thirty and snow flurries. Weird. *…

Brian Bilbrey December 15, 2013

She's a little dog

Lexi is a little dog, but that doesn't mean she can't deal with toys. I think that she actually dislocates her jaw in order to deal with some of them, but Lexi is our first dog that actively seeks out and plays with her toys. What stuns me is that she manages to bark with that in her mouth! For Marcia and I, this was a fairly uneventful weekend. Marcia got some quilt assembly done, I patched some systems. Chores and cooking, shopping and cleaning. Life. * * * Our condolences to the family and friends of Lance Cpl. Matthew…

Brian Bilbrey December 10, 2013

Secure Erase a Crucial M4 SSD

Secure Erase a Crucial M4 SSD The next suggestion was to throw away half of the broken chips at home, and the other half at work. But I *know* someone will suggest eating the refuse, then "depositing" the processed output in multiple lavatories along the eastern seaboard. Me, I think that's a bit over the top.

Brian Bilbrey December 9, 2013

Back To Work

Icing on the tree This morning, I'm back at work. The roads were in okay shape, but there's still a bit of ice hanging about, a tenth of an inch or less on trees and such. * * * Once again, I’m happy to relay that DoD reported no US Military casualties during the last week. Ciao!

Brian Bilbrey December 4, 2013

Dead Drive

Dead Intel 320 Series SSD This SSD wouldn't keep recognizing its own existence for long enough to even run the SMART tools against it. I ordered a Samsung 840 Pro yesterday, it arrived this morning. I've installed (k)Ubuntu on it, updating now. In a bit I'll strip the chips off that board, and crush them - that's the only way to securely destroy data on an SSD. Today: More house cleaning. Ciao!