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Old 02-17-2015, 07:28 AM
 
Location: Michigan
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Berlin native Aram Bartholl had an pretty fascinating idea when he was in New York City.



He started to leave USB drives around the city, just stuck into walls, concrete, random public areas. The idea is that if you have a computer, or anything with a USB port, you can plug into one of these drives, see what files people have shared, and continue to share your favorite files from your machine for other random passers-by.

Someone Has Been Placing USB Drives All Around The City...The Reason Why Is Surprising - Dose - Your Daily Dose of Amazing
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Old 02-17-2015, 08:30 AM
 
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Great way to stick a key logger in your computer. One thing I've learned is you can't trust anonymous strangers.
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Old 02-17-2015, 08:33 AM
 
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Wouldn't that be as likely to give your device a virus as picking up a random hypodermic syringe and giving yourself an injection would be to you?
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Old 02-17-2015, 02:45 PM
 
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Wouldn't that be as likely to give your device a virus as picking up a random hypodermic syringe and giving yourself an injection would be to you?
Pretty much. Most people would do it anyway, common sense seems to vanish when people start using their tech gear.
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Old 02-17-2015, 03:49 PM
 
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Yeah, seriously...um...anyone who reads this, who doesn't already know this, be warned...please don't plug any USB device that you find anywhere into your computer...

That is an incredibly bad idea.

Holy smokes.
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Old 02-18-2015, 09:16 AM
 
Location: Los Angeles
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If this is the new hipster trend, I'll just stick with Pabst Blue Ribbon beer.
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Old 02-18-2015, 03:33 PM
 
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A really bad idea. I find it hard to believe 'most' people would do it...
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Old 02-18-2015, 04:26 PM
 
Location: Alexandria, VA
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Agree - didn't read the article but I wouldn't put a flash drive I found in a random spot in my computer.
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Old 02-18-2015, 04:40 PM
 
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New trend. Carry a small hammer around New York and smash these every time you find one.
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Old 02-18-2015, 05:35 PM
 
Location: Woodinville
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Not only a terrible idea, but I really hate these clickbait social media headlines.

"A cop answered a distress call. . . but nothing could have prepared him for what happened next"
"21 pictures of animals. . . number 18 took my breath way"
"A child saw his brother being bullied at school. . . his response - PRICELESS"
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