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You've been hanging around with JSOP, haven't you? 
Software Zen: delete this;
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As I recall, the explanation for it was to have multiple methods of decommissioning applied so that failures or omissions in any of the methods would be covered by the rest. Also, steps 1-5 were performed on the hardware where the pack was used.
The final steps were actually performed by a single office on the base who had the tools and sand-blasting equipment. Supposedly they also did random spot checks on submitted media to ensure that the first steps were being performed. This was actually quite a concern, because in some cases it took a lot of time or special setup on the machine to do the wiping. People didn't like the time spent, or the machine being down, for something that seemed unnecessary. This was back during the Cold War, and espionage was a genuine concern at our base which ran a lot of R&D programs.
Software Zen: delete this;
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TMNT, you are not.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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To activate "Shred," you must first play any Metallica track at such high volume the neighbors call the cops. The doppler shifting pitch of the sirens will start "Shred."
«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch
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The only shredder you will ever trust [^]
So old that I did my first coding in octal via switches on a DEC PDP 8
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I saw that... thinking of getting one for our house waste disposal as it's such a bargain.
So old that I did my first coding in octal via switches on a DEC PDP 8
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This is a candidate for a gimmick in an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation[^]. Our intrepid investigators discover that vital data was on a hard drive that's been shredded, along with dozens of other drives. Fortunately the perp didn't empty the shredder output hopper. They recover the fragments, extract the platter bits (probably using a magnet  ), sort the bits into the correct platters and reassemble them. Then they find appropriate drive hardware in the CSI IT department's morgue (cue egregious pun in the dialogue), load up the drive, and discover an 8x16 pixel photo of said perpetrator. Click Enhance a few times, and you now have a high-resolution picture of the bad guy.
Software Zen: delete this;
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FOL - Falling over laughing
So old that I did my first coding in octal via switches on a DEC PDP 8
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Did I mention the original 8x16 photo was monochrome, and the enhanced final photo in vibrant color?
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Does Greta Thunberg eat Baked Alaska?
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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If she's fed it by her handlers.
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It's just desserts if this thought gets flamed.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Griff is used to being in hot air, so fire away! 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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Hopefully, this doesn't balloon into something else, as is oven the case.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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If not, she may start blubbering again.
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Who on earth is Greta Thunberg?
what?
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I'm finding it difficult to warm up to her.
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I have been doing some research into playing card history/evolution and I see that the "German" suits are Bells, Acorns, Hearts, and Leaves. Are those suits used for standard 52-card decks? Or only for decks with fewer cards (Skat decks, etc.) ?
I'm not looking for a Tarrock/Tarok deck -- with a tarot/trump suit -- but a standard/modern deck.
I had a quick look at the German version of that big online retailer and the only German-suited decks I saw had fewer than 52 cards.
Ideally, I'd like to find a "standard" deck with German (or Swiss) suits, and the court cards B, D, and K (rather than J, Q, and K).
If that's not too much to ask -- are there modern European decks with four court cards in each suit (56-card decks) ?
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Source - Wikipedia:
Spielkartenpakete (Blätter) gibt es im Handel in folgenden gängigen Zusammenstellungen:
Rommé – Bridge – Canasta: 2 × 52 Blatt + 6 Joker = 110 Blatt. Um schnell ein einzelnes Blatt mit 55 Karten (52 Blatt + 3 Joker) separieren zu können, haben die Rückseiten der beiden enthaltenen Blätter à 55 Karten unterschiedliche Farben. Seltener sind Ausführungen, bei denen alle 110 Karten einheitliche Rückseiten aufweisen. Mit diesem Blatt können alle gängigen Kartenspiele, die keine speziellen für das Spiel entwickelten Karten verwenden, gespielt werden. Nach Bedarf werden nicht benötigte Karten aus dem Blatt entfernt.
Patience: entspricht Rommé – Bridge – Canasta mit unterschiedlichen Farben der beiden enthaltenen Blätter à 55 Karten. Die Karten sind deutlich kleiner als übliche Spielkarten mit französischem Blatt, um auch bei begrenztem Platzangebot Patiencen legen zu können.
Poker, Whist oder Bridge: 52 Blatt. Gelegentlich liegen dem Blatt noch drei Joker bei, womit zwei dieser Blätter zu einem Rommé – Bridge – Canasta-Blatt kombiniert werden können.
Baccara 6× 52 Blatt. Die Karten tragen keine Index-Zeichen und haben einfarbige Rückseiten ohne Muster.
Skat: 32 Blatt, Kartenwerte in der Reihenfolge von unten nach oben 7, 8, 9, Dame, König, 10, Ass, darüber die vier Buben Karo, Herz, Pik, Kreuz.
Jass oder Durak: 36 Blatt, Kartenwerte 6…10, Bube, Dame, König, Ass.
Doppelkopf: 2 × 24 Blatt = 48 Blatt, Kartenwerte 9, 10, Bube, Dame, König, Ass, wobei jede Karte doppelt vorhanden ist. Gelegentlich liegt dem Blatt noch ein Joker bei.
Tarot: 78 Blatt, 56 Fehlfarben mit Kartenwerten 1…10, Bube, Reiter, Dame, König, dazu 21 Trümpfe I…XXI und eine Excuse. Das Tarotblatt ist das vollständige französische Kartenblatt und wird in kunstvoller gestalteten Varianten (z. B. mit italienischem Bild) zum Kartenlegen verwendet.
Farbe (Kartenspiel) – Wikipedia[^]
Hope that helps...
modified 14-Sep-21 11:29am.
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What are court cards B, D, and K (rather than J, Q, and K)???
The french cards have 52 sheets and 3 Jokers!
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The card values range from one (ace, A) to ten and then continue with the court cards jack or page (B or V for fr. valet "servant, servant"), lady (D, fr. dame, or Q for English queen) and king (K or R for fr. Roi).
Die Kartenwerte reichen von Eins (Ass, A) bis Zehn und setzen sich dann mit den Hofkarten Bube oder Page (B bzw. V für fr. Valet „Diener, Knecht“), Dame (D, fr. Dame, bzw. Q für engl. Queen) und König (K bzw. R für fr. Roi) fort.
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German cards have max. 36 sheets.
French ones max. 52 + 3 Jokers.
That means here in germany we play Romme or Canasta with so called french cards!
Skat is also played with french cards here.
Spielkarten - Wissenswertes[^]
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Yes, well we tend to use "French-suited playing cards" in the U.S. as well.
French-suited playing cards - Wikipedia[^]
German-suited playing cards - Wikipedia[^]
There are essentially three factors to consider...
The pip cards:
Ace (A), 2 through 10 -- "Standard"
Ace (A), 6 through 10 -- "Stripped"
Ace (A), 7 through 10 -- "Stripped"
Ace (A), 9 through 10 -- "Stripped"
(other schemes exist)
The court cards:
English -- Jack (J), Queen (Q), King (K)
French (1) -- Valet (V), Dame (D), Roi (R)
French (2) -- Valet (V), Chevalier (C), Dame (D), Roi (R)
German (1) -- Unter (U), Ober (O), König (K)
German (2) -- Bube (B), Dame (D), König (K)
(other schemes exist)
The suits:
English -- Diamonds, Clubs, Hearts, Spades
French -- Carreaux (tiles), Trèfles (clovers), Cœurs (hearts), Piques (pikes)
German -- Schelle (bells), Eichel (acorns), Herz (hearts), Blatt (leaves)
Swiss -- Schellen (bells), Eicheln (acorns), Rosen (roses), Schilten (shields)
(other schemes exist)
Pick one from column A, one from column B, one from column C, add Jokers as required...
I assume you are familiar with the deck which has the "standard" pip cards, the "German (2)" court cards, and the "French" suits -- I have such a deck I bought in Germany.
What I am seeking is similar, but has the "German" suits instead.
I think this comes close to what I want, if they mean the court cards are the "German (2)" set:
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In 2019, ASS Altenburger produced a double 52-card, German-suited pack for the game of Rommé. However, uniquely, it had Queens and Jacks instead of Obers and Unters.
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After posting my question, I found this:
Altenburger Spielkartenladen Rummy, German image.: Amazon.de: Toys & Games[^]
Which looks like what I want. I'm assuming it isn't a commonly used deck in Germany.
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