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.
Continue reading...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!
Continue reading...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!
Continue reading...Paul guessed that the pictured object was a vertical file holder. Ye..ess, depending on what you're filing. What I'm filing with it: Pushed back to the edge of the counter, the holder keeps the boards from using too much counterspace, while still easily available for use. I made these two boards to replace two bamboo boards that cracked. We've also moved our two large boards (including the one made by Marcia's dad many moons ago) up off the counter and above the fridge. We don't need those too often. We hope y'all had a nice holiday (if you celebrate). I'm…
Continue reading...What is it? What is it? What would *you* use it for? No, NOT for skinning a cat... It's almost certainly more boring than you can imagine. Now, here's Lexi, curled up on as much girly afghan as she can find: And for Jen, who hasn't seen Lexi in a while: This mutt LOVES crawling up inside our coats when the weather starts getting cold!
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