We've got built-in sanitize commands, overwriting, encryption, and my favorite:
3.2.3 Degaussing
We also evaluated degaussing as a method for erasing SSDs. Degaussing is a fast, effective means of destroying hard drives, since it removes the disks low-level formatting (along with all the data) and damages the drive motor.
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In all cases, the data remained intact.
Yeah, it's apparently a tricky little feat...
(via The Brooks Review)
I think the theft rate of the Hyundai Equus just went way up...
Over 5,691 photographers entered 108,059 images in the 2011 World Press Photo Contest and after the two-week judging period, 56 were named winners in nine categories.
The one thing a husband wants to know is that he is enough. That his masculinity, the way he provides for the family, the security he gives is enough. The one thing a wife wants to know is that she is not 'too much.' That she can be as beautiful and as powerful and as unique as God has called her to be without overpowering the relationship. That her husband is enough to handle her becoming everything she can become.
— via Jon Acuff
Great article on Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels' work transforming the state's budget crisis since taking office in 2004.
[Update] Perhaps an even better article: http://www.weeklystandard.com/print/articles/ride-along-mitch
Being the underdog, you need to make your process AT LEAST as simple as Apple's or Google's, if not more so. You need to make your tools AT LEAST as good as Apple's or Google's, if not more so.
Spoiler: Not even close...
Seattle PI seems to agree with my take on the strategic partnership between Nokia and Microsoft.
For too long now we've misunderstood each other. We are both rational creatures—to a point—but due to our unique hormonal makeups we act in ways that baffle each other. This will never stop, of course, but we can each attempt to shed some light on our thoughts and actions in an effort to understand each other more. Speaking for men, allow me to say…
Most relevant note for any woman in my life?
We like to be the ones who set up new gadgets and electronics when we buy them. Just leave us alone while we attempt to figure out which wires do what. If we need help, we'll ask. It's not that we don't think you can do it, it's that electronics are like Legos for grownups. And we all loved Legos.
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