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Severed Finger Replaced with USB Linux Distro

bergie.iki.fi — Jerry had a motorcycle accident last May and lost a finger. When the doctor working on the artificial finger heard he is a hacker, the immediate suggestion was to embed a USB "finger drive" to the design. Now he carries a Billix Linux distribution and the Freddy Got Fingered movie as part of his hand.

Who dugg this? Made popular Mar 10, 2009

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  • dhughes, on 03/10/2009, -5/+337 Searching for files on it should be a snap, the files are already indexed.
  • BarbedImp, on 03/10/2009, -2/+244Not a "thumb drive"?
  • MrBabyMan, on 03/10/2009, -7/+86A thousand internets to you, good sir.
  • kevbryant, on 03/10/2009, -6/+85YO DAWG I HERD YOU LIKE LINUX
  • anshuman, on 03/10/2009, -6/+85Thank god he lost his finger and nothing else....down there.

    "DUDEEE....What the faauccckk man ....... What you doing with my laptop man....."

    "Relax..... I am simply transferring some files for you....."

    "The whaat?......why you in that position?...."

    *awkward silence*

    "Well......its a long story."
  • PHJames88, on 03/10/2009, -0/+77Haha, very funny Onion.


    ........Wait.
  • Culyt, on 03/10/2009, -0/+65He didn't seem to have any problems detaching the real one either ☺
  • thenativeraver, on 03/10/2009, -7/+62I sorta fell bad for the guy's woman, oh wait... nevermind...
  • ggroves, on 03/10/2009, -1/+46What if he has to go to the bathroom in the middle of watching the movie in his finger?
  • thesmrt12004, on 03/10/2009, -1/+45USB extension cable
  • jeffness, on 03/10/2009, -2/+44god digg is full of morons. It's a prosthetic finger. That means it can come off. All these people posting s'if the thing is embedded in his bone structure are retarded.
  • Diggworthy, on 03/10/2009, -0/+39Props to this guy for being down to do this. After thinking about it, it must be kind of hard keeping one hand attached to a USB port while trying to type and use the mouse with your other hand.
  • starsky51, on 03/10/2009, -0/+36unlike his real fingers, he can probably detach this one
  • ianryerson, on 03/10/2009, -1/+28That could prove to be very productive. But what a hassle when uploading a large file.
  • unit001, on 03/10/2009, -1/+27ONWARD CAME THE CYBERMEN!
  • JerryJJJ, on 03/10/2009, -0/+25I don't need to keep my finger in the USB slot... I just leave it there and take it back when ready. (The USB is replaceable and thus easily slips in/out when the cover is opened)
  • daftman, on 03/10/2009, -0/+24Something about this I can't put my finger on it.
  • Invent91, on 03/10/2009, -1/+25Win
  • arch3r, on 03/10/2009, -1/+24Good 'point'
  • geekformayor, on 03/10/2009, -0/+21This is half disturbing, half ***** awesome.
  • MooNinja, on 03/10/2009, -3/+23Old, I replaced my wang with Vista months ago ...... maybe that's why it hasn't "booted up" in a while >.> <.<
  • hagfish70, on 03/10/2009, -2/+22Something tells me he'll regret this someday...
  • 0zymandias, on 03/10/2009, -4/+23Big deal - we've had digital media for a while now.
  • Eurynom0s, on 03/10/2009, -0/+19Mirror: http://grinding.be/2009/03/09/usb-memory-stick-in- ...
    Or at least an alt.

    No idea if it's the same text but it appears to be the same picture, at least. Impossible for me to know because the link was crashed before I got to this story.
  • chubbstar, on 03/10/2009, -0/+18only 2 gigs? i would have gone all out and gotten at least 16 ... maybe even 32 if it would fit.
  • vtbarrera, on 03/10/2009, -2/+20It's kind of like Edward Scissor Hands, but he has USB drives and ports Linux to distressed PCs everywhere.
  • NJSlacker, on 03/10/2009, -3/+19Large file? How about having to sit there with your finger stuck in the computer?
  • SeaICIubber, on 03/10/2009, -1/+17That'll be fun going through airport security.
  • juzsp, on 03/10/2009, -1/+17I see what you did there!
  • crunchdigg, on 03/10/2009, -0/+14you must be new here.
  • megamod, on 03/10/2009, -2/+16Kinda neat concept but not practical though.

    Seems like a pain in the neck if the computer doesn't have any front drives or if you're working with large files (or an OS like mentioned).

    You could probably even get carpal tunnel if you have to hold your hand in a weird position over a long period of time.

  • l034me, on 03/10/2009, -0/+14Daddy would you like some sausage?

    /dangles sausages from ceiling.
  • darkism, on 03/10/2009, -3/+16You people are STILL on that?
  • inactive, on 03/10/2009, -1/+14See, Vista DOES fit on a floppy.

    http://www.instantrimshot.com
  • kizmar, on 03/10/2009, -0/+12The system is down. The system is down. The system is down. Down down down...
  • unabsolute, on 03/10/2009, -0/+12personally i would have inserted some sort of vibrational device inside my artificial finger.
  • megamod, on 03/10/2009, -0/+12how annoying would it be to type? or if the computer he's working on doesn't have front drives? you'd hope it'd at least be detachable?

    I think I need another question mark in my comment?
  • outlawrook, on 03/10/2009, -0/+11probably has a cord that can extend the usb slot so he doesn't have to keep his finger plugged into the actual computer. at least thats what i would do.
  • miquonranger031, on 03/10/2009, -5/+161. This is one of those things that is cool for half a second before you realize how disgusting and unnecessary it is.
    2. Why couldn't you have picked an actual movie to put on the drive instead of "Freddy Got Fingered," a steaming pile of ***** that Roger Ebert described by saying, "This film doesn't scrape the bottom of the barrel. This film isn't the bottom of the barrel. This film doesn't even deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence as barrels."
  • cardyology, on 03/10/2009, -0/+10Normally I wouldnt bother asking for a mirror but ***** me I wanna see this!
  • iamghost, on 03/10/2009, -0/+10He has 9 other fingers he can lose in a motorcycle accident.
  • davidmwilliams, on 03/10/2009, -0/+10You'd be willing to bed him??? Oh, bet. Funny how using the wrong word changes the meaning of your sentence. I guess language is odd like they, hey?
  • deadmoo, on 03/10/2009, -1/+11Are you crazy? Nobody would get up in the middle of Freddy Got Fingered. Its riveting. The bladder can wait.
  • jeremymccurdy, on 03/10/2009, -1/+11http://instantrimshot.com/
  • RocketGib, on 03/10/2009, -2/+11Another server crashed and burned. Thanks Digg.
  • danwallace, on 03/10/2009, -1/+10leetninja doesn't know when to admit defeat.
  • maiden30403, on 03/10/2009, -0/+9For just pics:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/jerry_jalava/28239858 ...
  • flangepiece, on 03/10/2009, -1/+9Anybody told the guy about Wireless USB yet?
  • geesamba, on 03/10/2009, -1/+9ZING!
  • skuzzed, on 03/10/2009, -0/+8Anyone have a mirror, please.
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