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  1. How much time do you want to spend on it? The easiest/timely solution here is the drilling method. Although it won't technically erase the data on the disks themselves, you'll have damaged them enough that it's not viable to extract data off of. If you want to take the really secure method, I would "zero" out the drives (you can do this via command line on Windows) or encrypt them, then drill. If you don't have a drill, encrypting the drive or zero-ing it several times should also do the trick. Just keep in mind encrypting and zero-ing out drives can take some time.

  2. 4 hours ago, blessingx said:

    Not Mac specific, but anyone have a recommendation for a sturdy USB-C do everything third party cable? 

    For "plain" USB-C cables, I like the Anker Powerline (in general, their cables seem to be pretty decent for aftermarket). If you're going to need a Thunderbolt connection or will need to charge a MacBook, you'll want to opt for a higher-rated cable.

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  3. I use a 2012 Mini myself as an entertainment center for 1080p output (YouTube, Twitch, Plex client). The new 2018 Mini's are nice and offer a nice spec boost, but do have some weird compatibility issues with the HDMI port where they just won't output to a display (using the USB-C ports work just fine, make sure you buy the right cables). This issue seems to be related to the T2 chip and encryption, but YMMV. If you do get an older Mini, I'd recommend at least 8GB ram and an SSD.

  4. Disclaimer: I'm in IT and my workplace is nearly all Apple/Macs. The butterfly keyboards are a bit love/hate and definitely not as robust as the pre-Touchbar keyboards. Issues/considerations for the Touchbar machines include:

    • failure of individual keys due to dust/dirt getting underneath. In my experience, it's fixable 90-95% of the time with canned air, the other times, you have to send it in. Also, when Apple has official documentation on it, you know it's an issue.
    • the early butterfly keyboards are almost as loud as some of the click-y mechanical keyboards. Some people don't mind, but I've had users tell me they get looks in cafes and coffee shops.
    • include dongle and adapters in your budget, because all the ports are USB-C.
    • more fragile design: the space tolerances in the Touchbar machines are smaller and thus more prone to fatal/major damage if dropped or struck. We've had a handful of users get cracked screens from being jostled around in their backpacks, so this might be an important consideration if you are rough with your machine or need something more rugged.

    I'll be pretty happy to see them ditch the butterfly design myself. I also wouldn't mind if they made the chassis a little larger to allow for better cooling and general overall ruggedness instead of chasing the smaller-every-revision goal.

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  5. I have a hard time recommending any HP Pavilion model as they have historically had some of the most problems when it comes to consumer-class laptops. I'd recommend getting a Dell Inspiron for the price range, something like this: https://slickdeals.net/f/10926875-new-dell-inspiron-15-laptop-w-nvidia-gtx-1060-maxq-700

    Asus and Lenovo also generally make good consumer laptops. If you don't mind used, Amazon sometimes has good Open Box deals.

  6. That sounds about right. I did a couple moves with cats and they take some time to be acclimated with new surroundings (ours luckily only took about 2 days). One cat would do nothing but walk around cautiously for an entire day and would ignore and even avoid you if you tried to make contact. The other would huddle in a corner as if you just put him in a time-out...for hours at a time. And as Dusty said...play dates are a definite bad idea...we found this out the hard way. Hope everything works out for you. :)

  7. Another INTJ here. I've read a couple books on MBTI and they say people tend to have friends who are similar types, while their mates tend to be opposites/different.

    I believe my type is the most rare. I've never met any others. We did this study across my entire company at some point. I was told I was a complete outlier and the people conducting the test treated me like a potential axe murder or something (Hitler, bin Laden, Trotsky, etc are all assumed to be the same)

    One of my close friends is an INFJ and is also the only one I know of. We always seemed to have a very easy time understanding each other...

  8. I went to a place called Rio's Steakhouse down in Quincy. Mediocre salad bar, but the meat is what counts and they are good in that department. There is another one in Cambridge called Midwest Grill that I keep hearing good things about which I also intend to try. Word of advice if you do decide to go check one out...don't waste stomach space on the salad bar and fill up on meat.

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