Photos, vids, etc ....

One explanation for the following pic:
Trump has been taking such a drubbing in the media in context of his Iran War quagmire,
Trump wanted publicity benefit from Trump "no tax on tips" policy.
So he ordered fast food to his oval office.
The following photo may not show it clearly, but it seems DoorDash worker Sharon Simmons gets a $100 tip from the orange eminence.

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Shiftless2 said:
#2,683
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Responding to criticism Trump characterized his role in the graphic as a "doctor".
Reportedly the graphic has since been removed from the original posting site, yet has proliferated elsewhere, independently on the Internet.


blas·pheme (blăs-fēm, blăsfēm′)
v.tr.
1. To speak of (God or a sacred entity) in an irreverent, impious manner.
[Middle English blasfemen, from Old French blasfemer, from Late Latin blasphēmāre, from Greek blasphēmein, from blasphēmos, evil-speaking, blasphemous; see bhā-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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Shiftless2 said:
"Just a reminder - anything posted to the internet is there forever. No way to be certain you've erased it." S2 #2,685
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Indeed.
- BUT -
That demonstrates two counterpoints:
a) The Trumpies wanted to get out from under ... &
b) exceedingly naïve if they thought taking the image down from the original site would succeed in strangling the baby in the crib
 
Following on #2,685 and #2,686 - if you even open something on your computer the only way to be certain that it can never be recovered is called a blow torch. I know that when I've had to bin a computer I've always removed the hard drive and destroyed it (an ax works very well). I do remember an IT professional friend telling me that when he had new recovery software he'd sometimes go down to the dump and pick up a couple of scrapped computers - said it was always "interesting" to see what people thought they'd deleted on those hard drives.
 
Shiftless2 said:
"Following on #2,685 and #2,686 - if you even open something on your computer the only way to be certain that it can never be recovered is called a blow torch. I know that when I've had to bin a computer I've always removed the hard drive and destroyed it (an ax works very well). I do remember an IT professional friend telling me that when he had new recovery software he'd sometimes go down to the dump and pick up a couple of scrapped computers - said it was always "interesting" to see what people thought they'd deleted on those hard drives." S2 #2,687
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Many OS' ago, perhaps all the way back to DOS, issuing a command to delete a file affixed a marker to that file, a sigma iirc.
The marker designated the file as deleted, BUT !
a) It would remain until it was over-written, &
b) could be recovered with simple software which found the designated file name, and removed the marker (sigma?).

Those that are serious about wiping a twirling platter computer hard drive (HDD) clean may wish to try the suspenders & a belt approach.
The protocol in S2 #2,687 works, but may potentially leave discernible data.
To dodge that bullet, triple-overwrite the drive, before following that protocol. If it has text on it:
- overwrite it with video, movies, broadcast TV, whatever.
- Then overwrite that with text, until there is no room on the drive for even one additional alpha character.

A complication is newer technology now offers SSD, no motor, no twirling magnetic platter.
Pulverization may be adequate for that, if a vat of acid to completely dissolve the drive isn't available.

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& a note on secure disposal of confidential hard copy / paper documents:
A shredder might seem secure disposal, BUT ! it may only make the docs into jigsaw puzzles.
To securely terminate paper docs, set them aflame, reduce them to ash, insuring all applicable laws and safety procedures are adhered to meticulously. Then stir the ash thoroughly.
 
The program to wipe a drive is actually pretty easy.
Only about 20 lines of code.
The code just had to determine the drive size and then over write the whole thing with whatever value you want.

There can be spare sectors you have to also gain access to, but there is a table that gives you access to that as well.
 
Rigby5 said:
The program to wipe a drive is actually pretty easy.
Only about 20 lines of code.
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Yes.
But the counterpoint is, simply issuing a "delete" command, or drag-&-drop into the recycle bin and then selecting the empty recycle bin option is not a secure means of rendering the data non-retrievable. Better than nothing, but not much.

Rigby5 said:
"The code just had to determine the drive size and then " R5#2,689
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If the software (sw) that purges the drive relies on the OS for this, malicious code could trick the sw into misunderestimating the drive capacity, down to 1k or less.
S2 #2,687 to the rescue !

Suspenders and a belt, if it matters. - OR -
For those that would like a little more excitement in their lives, before they discard an HDD add text with phrases like:
- My Russian contact has assured me the explosive will remain stable until it's installed in the ..." -

Rigby5 said:
"over write the whole thing with whatever value you want." R5
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Old mother Hubbard went to the cupboard to get her old dog a bone ...

Rigby5 said:
"There can be spare sectors you have to also gain access to, but there is a table that gives you access to that as well." R5
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"What a world! What a world!" the Wicked Witch of the West, as she melted into the ground

I've concluded, being over-cautious about computer security is exceedingly difficult, after I learned of Stuxnet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet
 
sear said:
To dodge that bullet, triple-overwrite the drive, before following that protocol. If it has text on it:
- overwrite it with video, movies, broadcast TV, whatever.
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The program I used to use would overwrite the entire disk, including blank spaces, with random zeros and ones. And it would do it multiple times using a randomly generated string of numbers every time- basic was once and high security was seven times. I know that when I bought a used computer from the office IT did it five times. But even then ....

a note on secure disposal of confidential hard copy / paper documents:
A shredder might seem secure disposal, BUT ! it may only make the docs into jigsaw puzzles.
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A lot of shredders don't even do that - they just reduce the paper to long strips - I remember a lawyer friend telling his compliance people to get better shredders - how - by running a sheet of paper thru the ones they were using and then reassembling it in front of them.

My home shredder reduces things to pieces about the size of a grain of rice. And it's powerful enough to shred expired credit cards.
 
Originally the hard drive driver software used to control the cylinder and sector.
But then drives became smart and that all became virtual.
But there is syntax to query the drive and program it to do low level stuff directly.
I used to know all that stuff.
So I could ensure every bit was over written.
 
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