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April 30, 2010

How do I erase my disk? (In a secure way) (Ubuntu) - Stack Overflow

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/85636/how-do-i-erase-my-disk-in-a-secure-way-ubuntu

How to erase, clean, wipe a hard drive... Boot from a linux live distro and run:

shred -vfz -n 3 /dev/hda

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April 12, 2010

/dev/why!?! - /dev/why!?! - Its all about the framework...

http://www.devwhy.com/blog/2010/4/12/its-all-about-the-framework.html

Oh, and while I am at it, I want them to do a rapid development tool aimed at light apps. Having a rapid development tool that could be used by non-programmers would probably quench some of the desire for Flash, which is largely driven by the ability of designers to actually create functional apps without significant programming resources. While we are at it, it should run right on the iPad. In other words, I want "HyperCard Touch." And a pony.

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