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Self-Destructing USB Drive

FRIDAY MARCH 17 2006 8:51 AM

Submitted by WilWheaton. Edited By WilWheaton.

Those USB flash drives sure are cool, aren't they? They're an easy way to move documents and photos around from machine to machine, and you can even run an operating system off of them, if you can spin your propeller cap fast enough.

But what happens if you drop it on the bus? Or you decide to throw it at a passing bird, miss, and end up dropping it right into the hands of an 3v!L H4Xx0r who is on jet-powered skates and runs away with all your precious porn^W data?

The kids at Kington (which keeps looking like "Klingon" to me -- must be some sort of PTSD) have come up with a simple, yet effective way to mollify your fears: the self-destructing usb drive.

Trying to force your way into the new Kingston Data Traveler Elite Privacy Edition for a competitor's data? Think again. The Kingston can reportedly melt the data, in a digital way, after just 25 consecutive failed passwords. This should supposedly thwart the "brute force attack" in an attempt to guess your password.

I hear that there is a Klingon USB drive in the works, which uses bat'leH technology to announce "Hab SoSlI' Quch!" or "yIH ngaghwI'!" to the would-be data thief, causing great dishonor and death by painstick.

(Link via fantacular)

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rue_

Calgary, AB

May 2005

MAR 18, 2006 04:08 PM

Clov said:
Wil, that may be the first Star Wars reference I've heard from you. I think it means you're healing.

Klingons were in Star Trek...

fountainofdreams

Mokena, IL

January 2005

MAR 18, 2006 04:11 PM

rue_ said:

Clov said:
Wil, that may be the first Star Wars reference I've heard from you. I think it means you're healing.

Klingons were in Star Trek...

heh, totally missed that.

Cloooov, you got some 'splainin to do!

Mineux

HOPEFUL

Torrance, CA

MAR 18, 2006 07:42 PM

AceTracer said:

MissTyrios said:

WilWheaton said:
The kids at Kington (which keeps looking like "Klingon" to me -- must be some sort of PTSD)...

At the risk of sounding like I am kissing your ass, Wil, this just made me love you a little bit more.

Indeed, that made me chuckle.

more giggles from here as well

_DictionaryGirl_

NEWSWIRE

San Diego, CA

MAR 18, 2006 07:54 PM

MissTyrios said:

WilWheaton said:
The kids at Kington (which keeps looking like "Klingon" to me -- must be some sort of PTSD)...

At the risk of sounding like I am kissing your ass, Wil, this just made me love you a little bit more.

Seconded.

As for the main part of the post, that's awesome. Virtual cyanide pills for your superspy drive!

ninjatoes

Newport, KY

August 2005

MAR 19, 2006 05:26 PM

_DictionaryGirl_ said:

MissTyrios said:

WilWheaton said:
The kids at Kington (which keeps looking like "Klingon" to me -- must be some sort of PTSD)...

At the risk of sounding like I am kissing your ass, Wil, this just made me love you a little bit more.

Seconded.

As for the main part of the post, that's awesome. Virtual cyanide pills for your superspy drive!

Wil, looks like you have yourself a super fly fangirl harem... can I join?

malmuud

Newark, DE

July 2003

MAR 19, 2006 07:51 PM

Mine don't ever seem to have a problem destroying themselves without being told to...

MrStitches

Sag Harbor, NY

November 2003

MAR 19, 2006 08:50 PM

artgrrl said:

_DictionaryGirl_ said:

MissTyrios said:

WilWheaton said:
The kids at Kington (which keeps looking like "Klingon" to me -- must be some sort of PTSD)...

At the risk of sounding like I am kissing your ass, Wil, this just made me love you a little bit more.

Seconded.

As for the main part of the post, that's awesome. Virtual cyanide pills for your superspy drive!

Wil, looks like you have yourself a super fly fangirl harem... can I join?

But does he need them? He could just use his Traveler powers to get some Orion slave girls.

I would like this idea a lot more if they physically destructed. But it's still a good idea.