Are you hiring? Because you definitely wouldn't be the first boss that I got into a spat with, and if you can actually respect my ability to do a job, that's a serious thumbs up from me.

The actual correct destruction method is as follows:

1. For floppy disks, remove the plastic covering and shred the disk. It's highly recommended that you use the bulk eraser prior to shredding the disk.
2. For hard drives, bulk eraser multiple times, followed by destruction of the drive. It's been a while since I saw the video, but literally tearing the drive apart is required.

FWIW, I was never in the DoD, I did some short contractor work and was required to watch a video on the proper discard of storage devices. It was a really bad imitation of Bill Nye for DoD types.

This is just another item in a long list of stuff that I'm happy to be rid of. Just canceled my cable TV, and no intention of watching shows anymore. I'd rather buy DVDs/BluRay or rent new stuff from Netflix, etc. I can say that I'm quite happy to get rid of the cable box. I've still got broadband, and that's all I'll need.

I disagree, and here's why: with all that Microsoft knowledge, FOSS can't take them. There's no way to determine whether code that came out of the head of Microsoft engineer is free from Microsoft patents. That engineer may know enough of the closed source code to keep that out of FOSS, but there's still no guarantees. You really want to hire that engineer?

Not always true, I've got about a 12" pony tail as well, complete with eyebrow and tongue piercings. I don't think my boss cares for them much, but I get my work done, so he can't complain.
Hair does not define oneself, but can be used to help define personality. Long hair and piercing just suits me well, and most people understand that when they hop in my car and have to deal with speed metal the whole trip.

I can do without everything except Spike and Comedy Central. The rest of it can burn in the same spot in hell from where it spawned. I still catch the occasional MMA fight on Spike, and late night stand up on Comedy Central.

Time to RTFA. It's a piece of equipment made by his company, that either he didn't secure, or didn't bug test for. Again, no sympathy for him, he screwed up and now stands to lose a lot of money because of that failure.

Sorry, but no sympathy for this guy. It's his company's equipment which was hacked. His telecom company isn't responsible for his equipment, and if they're nice, they'll alert him to the calls. They make money when those calls are made, and why should they be responsible for alerting a customer who's making phone calls. Yes, the calls are going to Bulgaria, but that doesn't mean a telco should alert every person when they make a phone call overseas.

I would agree with you that you can acquire wealth from other means, but even wealth is a finite resource, we can only print so much money. Additionally, said wealth is usually has a basis in real world resources. A real estate magnate can't create more real estate, they can only purchase the real estate of others. In that sense, death is one of but a very few means to acquire more real estate.