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Re: Castor: CERN Advanced STORage Manager

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Post by pezezin » Fri, Jun 05, 2026, 11:53 AM UTC

zerr wrote: post #27

pezezin wrote: post #22

Fun fact: CERN sells old data tapes as souvenirs, I got myself one of the old LHC tapes :)

With the data included (not wiped)?

According to the label, the data is included. But it is just experimental data from the LHC, nothing that has to stay secret.

Re: Castor: CERN Advanced STORage Manager

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Post by elashri » Fri, Jun 05, 2026, 2:03 PM UTC

pjmlp wrote: post #28

elashri wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would say "Italian" :)

And Portuguese. :) And to keep this thread, I think our three languages should count as one, because at least 20 years ago, it was quite common to have Portuguese, Italian and Spanish mingle in several activities. Source, ATLAS TDAQ/HLT Alumni.

I was just commenting based on the cliche that Italians are everywhere at CERN. So you will always hear Italian language.

Re: Castor: CERN Advanced STORage Manager

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Post by pjmlp » Fri, Jun 05, 2026, 2:42 PM UTC

elashri wrote: post #32

pjmlp wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And Portuguese. :) And to keep this thread, I think our three languages should count as one, because at least 20 years ago, it was quite common to have Portuguese, Italian and Spanish mingle in several activities. Source, ATLAS TDAQ/HLT Alumni.

I was just commenting based on the cliche that Italians are everywhere at CERN. So you will always hear Italian language.

They are, that is how learnt Italian without much effort. :)

Re: Castor: CERN Advanced STORage Manager

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Post by linksnapzz » Fri, Jun 05, 2026, 2:49 PM UTC

antonvs wrote: post #23

tempay wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s also French for Beaver which is more likely the origin of the name.

Castor oil makes you poop, maybe there’s a data management metaphor in there somewhere.

I imagine that an ancient roman would think "Oleum Castorum? It's either oil you get from rendering beavers, or oil you use to lube your beaver..."