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Quote from: DoctorClu on November 03, 2013, 07:04:50 pm

I hate that article so much. If you read it carefully, it doesn't say "SSDs are bad". It says they have no bloody idea on if their sanitizing techniques work or not. It's pretty simple to use the same tech as SMART to test it which is exactly how you can see if data can be retrieved. Just like a MemCheck, you write a bit to a location and then query it to see if it came back the same as you left it. If you run that directly after the simplest format where everything is flattened to a 0, SMART will easily be able to see if any 1s remain.

So more or less its and unknown unknown and better to avoid it,

Quote from: DoctorClu on November 03, 2013, 06:08:29 am

Quote from: Ziggy on November 03, 2013, 06:02:55 am

Quote from: Odin80 on November 03, 2013, 05:52:56 am

Sad that this has to happen. I had an idea that might help. Instead of implementing a 50 post rule, we could limit postings from those who have a poor positive to negative karma relationship. Say a newbie has 1/-4 or something that shows their is a disparity between the two in a negative swing. I don't know the exact formula, but the concept is there. It could be accumulative in punishments like having to CAPTCHA, then u get locked from posting for 5 min, then 10, and so on the bigger the negative to positive karma relationship. I understand that over time people get negative karma, but it should be more positive than negative.

too complicated and open to abuse.  just lock em in newbie hell. 

Agreed!


I'm really only posting my agreement so I am one step closer to not ending up there myself.

I will too then. I don't want to be locked up and have to spam my way out

@ASLONE: Thank you for wonder ful advice.

@YODA: I don't deal with kids on the street anymore. Far too dangerous for a girl.

@YODA & DRCLU - I went to a UPS store but they wanted my ID AND a utility bill for address verification. If i do that and my name was on list somewhere would they just follow over to the new address? Does that help me at all?

Cool beans!

(not to sound like a nut job, but what's with the upside down Illuminati symbol?  That's supposed to represent dark?)

It is quite sad that this is necessary, but on the other hand, it feels like quite a relieve that he is (hopefully) gone for a few days now.

I think the moderators (especially Synergy) deserves a round of applause for his work! I think he has had quite a stressful day with damage controle, and I think that it is rather commendable that he has been able to keep his cool all day.

Quote from: DoctorClu on November 03, 2013, 02:09:08 am

A three day time-out? What about afterwards? You know that troll is just going to come back. I think bringing back the 50 posts newbie rule after the launch would be a solid move.

On that note, I need to post more...

The 50 post rule won't stop him, it will barely slow him down.