teh bunneh Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Re: Musings on Random Musings What Bunny really fears (youtube) So very, very scooped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Re: Musings on Random Musings So very' date=' very scooped. :( and a little part of me just died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zornwil Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Re: Musings on Random Musings We use an axe to "encrypt" hard drives that are slated for disposal. Seriously. Hmmm, I wonder if that's PCI compliant? I don't think so, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Re: Musings on Random Musings Hmmm' date=' I wonder if that's PCI compliant? I don't think so, though.[/quote'] Well, the axe does make it more difficult, for real compliance, thermite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zornwil Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Re: Musings on Random Musings Well' date=' the axe does make it more difficult, for real compliance, thermite.[/quote'] I think that would pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archermoo Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Re: Musings on Random Musings Sesame Street is now brought to you by the letter P and the letter C - for political correctness, that is. The fun police have slapped an "adults only" warning on a new DVD of classic episodes, which featured a world in which children played in the street, a monster gorged on cookies and a bad-tempered puppet lived in a bin. The episodes, made between 1969 and 1974, have been released in the US with the caution: "These early Sesame Street episodes are intended for grown-ups and may not suit the needs of today's preschool child." more I suppose that shouldn't surprise me, but not only does it, it also disgusts me. As a note though, since Keri and I are planning on having kids, I should pick up a copy of those years of Sesame Street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Re: Musings on Random Musings Okay, that's the dumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Re: Musings on Random Musings Well' date=' the axe does make it more difficult, for real compliance, thermite.[/quote'] A propane torch would probably be adequate, but I admit I don't know the composition of common magnetic storage media, much less their the Curie points. Of course, if the coating will come off the base metal when you heat it (and it might, since the thermal expansion coefficients are likely to be quite different) then it might not matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archermoo Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Re: Musings on Random Musings A propane torch would probably be adequate' date=' but I admit I don't know the composition of common magnetic storage media, much less their the Curie points. Of course, if the coating will come off the base metal when you heat it (and it might, since the thermal expansion coefficients are likely to be quite different) then it might not matter.[/quote'] An awl and a 3 pound hammer will do wonders to render a disk drive unreadable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zornwil Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Re: Musings on Random Musings I suppose that shouldn't surprise me, but not only does it, it also disgusts me. As a note though, since Keri and I are planning on having kids, I should pick up a copy of those years of Sesame Street. I thought maybe this was an exaggeration or even completely misleading, but I've checked many articles and done a search, I admit not exhaustive, but I can't easily find the "other side" of the story, if it even exists. In an NYT article at http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/magazine/18wwln-medium-t.html?_r=3&pagewanted=2&oref=slogin there's a funny and probably true quote - "On the first episode, Oscar seems irredeemably miserable — hypersensitive, sarcastic, misanthropic. (Bert, too, is described as grouchy; none of the characters, in fact, is especially sunshiney except maybe Ernie, who also seems slow.)" - and I think this also means something, that this attitude back then is what made Sesame Street "real" to kids, made it enough like the world around them to help them relate. And isn't having all the characters on a show all happy and well-adjusted the sort of thing that creates a disconnect for people who invest too much in TV, that they can't be like these people on TV? As I recall, the greatest innovation of '60s and '70s TV was treating kids with some level of honesty and respect, not sugar-coating everything, and it seems we've gone back to that with a few exceptions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinKitty Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Re: Musings on Random Musings For a country that says it is free, we sure do plenty of Censorship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zornwil Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Re: Musings on Random Musings Well, I wouldn't call that the same as censorship, though I understand the argument such can be tantamount to censorship. I think people ignore stickers too much, though. Plus it's self-regulating as opposed to imposed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archermoo Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Re: Musings on Random Musings For a country that says it is free' date=' we sure do plenty of Censorship.[/quote'] As a note, because a lot of people don't seem to really realize what it means: cen·sor n. 1 A person authorized to examine books, films, or other material and to remove or suppress what is considered morally, politically, or otherwise objectionable. 2 An official, as in the armed forces, who examines personal mail and official dispatches to remove information considered secret or a risk to security. 3 One that condemns or censures. 4 One of two officials in ancient Rome responsible for taking the public census and supervising public behavior and morals. 5 Psychology: The agent in the unconscious that is responsible for censorship. Putting a label on something to indicate that it might not be appropriate for young children doesn't supress the material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Re: Musings on Random Musings Doesn't make the label any less asinine. Nor does it make the person who thought it should be there less of a tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Re: Musings on Random Musings OTOH if the episodes you were brought up with were 'defective' in this manner, it would explain why your generation is so screwed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Re: Musings on Random Musings Well' date=' the axe does make it more difficult, for real compliance, thermite.[/quote'] Thermite doesn't even qualify for secure disposal. As of 1998 (which was the last time it was my responsibility) the only two options were incineration, and pulverization. To fully comply you had to send the drive via expensive registered courier to an equally expensive company that would do the disposal for you. I think the most recent recent drives actually come with a built-in secure erase function in the firmware. But I'm pretty sure the standard for now is still incineration. (Or more likely, perpetual storage of old drives; that's what happens at quite a few of the federal installations we deal with.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archermoo Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Re: Musings on Random Musings Thermite doesn't even qualify for secure disposal. As of 1998 (which was the last time it was my responsibility) the only two options were incineration, and pulverization. To fully comply you had to send the drive via expensive registered courier to an equally expensive company that would do the disposal for you. I think the most recent recent drives actually come with a built-in secure erase function in the firmware. But I'm pretty sure the standard for now is still incineration. (Or more likely, perpetual storage of old drives; that's what happens at quite a few of the federal installations we deal with.) A friend of mine, when he worked in Army Intelligence, had a shredder that would leave no single peice larger than a 12 point type period. The output of the shredder was bagged and then taken under armed guard to an incinerator. The really cool thing about it was that it was gas powered and very robust. They fed a computer through it once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archermoo Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Re: Musings on Random Musings Doesn't make the label any less asinine. Nor does it make the person who thought it should be there less of a tool. True. But as stupid as it is, it still isn't censorship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdamnhero Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Re: Musings on Random Musings I thought maybe this was an exaggeration or even completely misleading' date=' but I've checked many articles and done a search, I admit not exhaustive, but I can't easily find the "other side" of the story, if it even exists. [/quote'] Yeah, looks like you may be right AFAICT. Tho the "warning" isn't mentioned on the Sesame Street Store website or Amazon listings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klytus Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Re: Musings on Random Musings Do we get to find out what you're really going to use it for? We use an axe to "encrypt" hard drives that are slated for disposal. Seriously. Old Man's got it in one - its for smashing the hard drives before we let the recycling folks haul them away. We need to meet HIPPA compliance, not DoD, so smashing the platters to dust seems sufficient. Its damned theraputic, too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Re: Musings on Random Musings OddHat says it starts snowing tomorrow night. Maybe we'll have a white Christmas. Death or serious injury may occur. I thought the rule in Random Musings was, you don't respond directly to the last person's post.... Lucius Alexander Tagline for random palindromedaries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Re: Musings on Random Musings The first rule of Random Musings is, you do not reply to Random Musings. The second rule of Random Musings is, you do not reply to Random Musings. One muse at a time, fellas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Re: Musings on Random Musings But there's nine of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Re: Musings on Random Musings Nine what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Re: Musings on Random Musings Muses. Led by, umm, Cantaloupe. No, wait . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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