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evilmadscientist.com — Holy crap-- somebody just went and TORE MY FREAKING USB CABLE IN HALF while it was still attached to my laptop!!! (No-- wait-- sorry. That's just my USB drive.)

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  • tylerjohnson, on 04/17/2008, -70/+18I'll digg it just because it's another useless USB device. Is that like putting those bullet hole stickers on your car to try to prevent theft?
    • Frinkiac, on 04/17/2008, -10/+2Hey man, those work.... at least, I think they do...
      • Dokument, on 04/17/2008, -5/+45just say "swiper no swiping" repeatedly. works for me.
    • nekochan, on 04/17/2008, -2/+52it's not useless. it's a 1gb thumb drive stuffed into a cord.
    • davidrools, on 04/17/2008, -10/+67maybe Hillary should put some of those bullet hole stickers on her helicopter to make her story more credible.
      • NoCt1, on 04/17/2008, -29/+8Wow.. that was a pretty lame comment. and im not even for her.. Serious.. Why do people have to constantly bash candidates.. I mean for real.. Is it just me.. or is anyone else pretty sick of hearing everyone bash each other on the candidates?
        • lolology, on 04/17/2008, -18/+8LEAVE HILLARY ALONE
        • teh_techie, on 04/17/2008, -11/+23You mean "LEAVE HILLARY ALONE"
          /Chris Crocker voice
        • cwgannon, on 04/17/2008, -2/+8Bah humbug to you to, too. This is humorous. Saying ***** like, "Hillary's a bitch," or "Ron Paul's a crazy ***** racist," is more the variety of insult we should avoid.
        • lolology, on 04/17/2008, -8/+2@ teh_techie
          NO ***** SHERLOCK
          /My Voice
        • brkhobowriter, on 04/17/2008, -0/+4Yeah, it's just you...
    • ryzic, on 04/17/2008, -7/+2Bahahahaha
    • flarn2006, on 04/17/2008, -1/+5That's funny because I just saw a car today with bullet hole stickers on it! And I don't see that very often!
    • DrummerAndrew, on 04/17/2008, -1/+5I had never thought about that being a way to avoid theft. It always just seemed like a stupid fad. Now I see it as the stupid fad for a stupid reason that it is.
    • quadvods, on 04/17/2008, -0/+12I think this may have more applications if you didn't actually cut the USB cable. It would be easy to securely move data around when people only thought you were carrying 'the cable for your camera' or similar. (airports, offices... etc etc)
      • xBDVx, on 04/18/2008, -0/+4and by 'securely,' you mean 'covertly,' right?
        *wink wink*
  • curtosrules, on 04/17/2008, -3/+267but it is quite the conversation starter in an airport
    • coachmcguirk, on 04/17/2008, -11/+109Which is the last place I wan't to start a conversation...
      • borninda818, on 04/17/2008, -19/+6Why?
        • demodawid, on 04/17/2008, -5/+5Who are you calling ass? me?
          • gutistg, on 04/17/2008, -0/+3No he meant to say:

            "Because you will most likely leave with it jammed up you, 'R.E. Ass'."

            He was incredulous of the supposed identity of borninda818, R.E. Ass, and expressed this incredulity through sarcasm.
      • lAmoebal, on 04/17/2008, -3/+64wan not?
      • MarkOfTheDead, on 04/17/2008, -2/+17I'd think the men's restroom in an airport would be the last place I'd want to start a conversation but who am I to judge?
    • xtrench, on 04/17/2008, -0/+11There are stickers? God damn it!
    • frontporsche, on 04/17/2008, -0/+13Personally, I wouldn't try to get on a plane carrying that "device".
    • themastersb, on 04/18/2008, -0/+12"Is there something wrong with your cable?"
      "No. It's just wireless"
  • bigredgpk, on 04/17/2008, -5/+710Bad ass.. until my girlfriend throws it away b/c she thinks it's trash
    • oakj423, on 04/17/2008, -8/+227would not happen. any real girlfriend would not give you the time to build such device in the first place
      • Awspire, on 04/17/2008, -3/+42Thats the genius behind this, since you could say your fixing something. They'll never know. Off to build, I mean fix my PC.
        • ophello, on 04/17/2008, -6/+20Your: possessive: your jacket
          you're: contraction: you are

          ***** learn these.
        • tanside, on 04/18/2008, -1/+4So are you saying you couldn't understand what he was saying because of this mistake?? Come on in a world where people use all sorts of crazy short hand in text messages and so forth why does it ***** matter? it's not a freaking term paper, it's a reply to a message on Digg.

          Who really ***** cares as long as you can understand what he/she is trying to convey.
      • celticchrys, on 04/17/2008, -0/+7You all must date some women that are real jerks the way you talk about them on this site.
        • ceraphin, on 04/17/2008, -2/+10women are the evil cause they hold all our desires and fears
          • Tenoq, on 04/18/2008, -8/+1I think you mean 'because'. 'Cause' makes no sense. Unless you abbreviate it... ('cause). And why 'the'? :p
        • piwy, on 04/17/2008, -0/+7It's not really jerkness. Women just seem to have different values when it comes to stuff that might be handy in the future. Or as they like to call it, "trash".
      • BlakeJA, on 04/18/2008, -1/+0Well ya, those are the hot ones
    • Augie1969, on 04/17/2008, -14/+45*Arbitrary comment about diggers not having girlfriends.*
      • MonkCanatella, on 04/17/2008, -0/+27You mean obligatory. Arbitrary doesn't fit here because it's relevant to the thread.
        • LongShlong, on 04/17/2008, -1/+14Well, at least there's no question about most Diggers not having girlfriends!
        • gutistg, on 04/17/2008, -5/+4Arbitrary doesn't mean what you think it means. You are somewhat correct, he meant to say obligatory, but his comment actually was arbitrary.
        • T-Maaz, on 04/18/2008, -0/+3"That word you keep using. I do not think it means what you think it means."
    • moush, on 04/17/2008, -8/+5Waste of money.
      • LouisC, on 04/17/2008, -0/+37The girlfriend or the USB drive?
      • jatoskep, on 04/17/2008, -0/+7It's about $15 total. Unless you live in a box I think you can afford it.
    • travbrack, on 04/17/2008, -1/+11Your girlfriend throws things away?
      • shifty2, on 04/17/2008, -1/+13you obviously don't have one then...
      • screensnot, on 04/18/2008, -0/+12She doesn't throw away any of her own *****. But, she can always find plenty of your ***** that she doesn't need.
    • mysticalone, on 04/17/2008, -12/+5Dugg down, Diggers have no social life.
    • dpcamp, on 04/17/2008, -2/+59Don't you mean your mom?
    • junkieSaysNO, on 04/17/2008, -2/+11i wish I have a girlfriend... :-(
      • dariusperkins, on 04/17/2008, -1/+9I wish you had one too.
        Keep smiling fella.
      • Myztry, on 04/18/2008, -1/+5I wish I didn't have an ex-wife. That all started with having a girlfriend...
    • SyntraFTW, on 04/17/2008, -2/+7I'm not gonna up or down you. I liked your comment it's just the fact that you typed b/c instead of because. And yet you used an apostrophe...
      • SEN5241, on 04/18/2008, -0/+5Dugg, for spelling out apostrophe instead of using "'"
      • Lutremi, on 04/18/2008, -0/+2Damn it! DO NOT TRAIL YOUR SENTENCES LIKE...
        • dariusperkins, on 04/18/2008, -0/+2Why not? Leader dots are my favourite punctuation! Trailing thoughts, leading onto next idea, denoting irony or sarcasm... They're so versatile.
    • RocketGib, on 04/18/2008, -8/+1Digg users have girlfriends?
  • stevjosco, on 04/17/2008, -16/+162I love the distressed look.
    This could start a whole new trend of stuff that look busted but are perfectly functional gadgets. I'm calling them Bustgets. I've googled it and nothing came up :)
    • wild, on 04/17/2008, -1/+22Sounds more like the URL for a benny hill website...
    • GiJoeBob, on 04/17/2008, -0/+7It's the computer equivalent to a rat bike.
    • notoneofus, on 04/17/2008, -0/+83Bustgets doesn't really roll off the tongue.
      • JudgeMonkey, on 04/17/2008, -5/+2actually, if you say it right, it kinda sounds like busket, which is of course the hobo's mix between a basket and bucket from Suicide Kings.
      • Atomic1fire, on 04/17/2008, -5/+1iJunk sound better?
      • nathron, on 04/18/2008, -0/+4when he said bustgets, it reeeeaaally reminded me of the "jump to conclusions mat" guy from office space.
    • Darmichar, on 04/17/2008, -2/+143Gadjunk.
      You saw it here first folks.
      • jsaya, on 04/17/2008, -0/+11http://gadjunk.wordpress.com/
        "An eCommerce store without the work.
        October 4, 2006 by gadjunk" - just saying...
      • HisTumness, on 04/17/2008, -0/+5It is way catchier than "bustgets" though. How do you even pronounce that? It looks like it would have a hard G sound but that doesn't preserve the J sound that "gadgets" has.
      • Scaryclouds, on 04/18/2008, -0/+9I like girls with Gadjunk in their trunk!

        Wait what?!
    • webtekie, on 04/17/2008, -2/+43"I've googled it and nothing came up :)"

      It will now, once Google indexes this page...
    • yojiffyskippy, on 04/17/2008, -8/+3That name is sure to fail. Obviously you have to have an "i" in it..... like iBustgets. I didn't Google it but I'm sure it's available and you can have it if you like.
      • michaelje0, on 04/18/2008, -0/+2Thanks for your permission, yojiffyskippy.
    • cerealjynx, on 04/17/2008, -2/+5Sounds like a company for breast implants. BUST GET!
    • reb42, on 04/17/2008, -0/+9Badgets?
      Edit: Copyright, trademark, all rights reserved, patent pending.
      • markpoepsel, on 04/17/2008, -0/+3Badgets?! We don't need no stinking badgets!

        That's the best...won't even offer a suggestion of my own because that's the word.
        In Spanish, I'd suggest artirumpido.
      • Jesusridesabike, on 04/17/2008, -0/+14BadgetsBadgetsBadgetsBadgetsBadgetsBadgetsBadgetsBadgets
    • michaelrh, on 04/17/2008, -2/+7Googlewhack! http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=bustgets&btnG ...
    • timisondigglol, on 04/17/2008, -0/+243 diggs and none of them seem to be domain squatters. Amazing.
      (bustgets.com = available)
    • Lane, on 04/17/2008, -2/+3Waiting for a rule 34 to pop up for "bustgets"
      • TonyLocNE, on 04/18/2008, -0/+4I don't think rule 34 really applies here... Unless you're a robot or a cyborg.
      • ArandiaT, on 04/18/2008, -0/+2I think you have to be able to picture it for rule 34 to come into effect, too
        and... no. Just no. How the hell would that even work?
    • drakethegreat, on 04/17/2008, -0/+9I think Junkets is the easy to pronouce out of what I've seen so far.
      • ophello, on 04/17/2008, -0/+4Junkets wins.
      • Sawta, on 04/18/2008, -0/+2Junkets actually is a word that I've heard used (in America at least). It refers to shabby trinkets that you'd find at a garage sale or flea market. It's usually things that, when they were new, were cheap and crappy...hence the name.
        I'd probably refer to something like this as "sleeper tech" the same way that there's "sleeper cars" which look like crappy old family cars, but have amazing engines or what have you. Just a thought though.
    • exomni, on 04/17/2008, -0/+3Gardage
      Gashets
      Tradgets
      Nicked Nacks
    • bpoteat, on 04/17/2008, -2/+0There is a whole subculture of VW guys with 'hoodrides' where the engines, and sometimes but not usually other parts, are pimped out but the exterior looks like absolute ***** - mismatched panels, rust holes, alignment is all bowed out, etc. Same concept really.
    • Cglass, on 04/17/2008, -0/+17Brokenthingsthatstillfunctionandarecoollikeusbthumbdrivethings
    • baaj, on 04/17/2008, -2/+8I know - let call them popplers!
    • nytejade, on 04/18/2008, -1/+3no.
    • digu, on 04/18/2008, -0/+0 I thought of calling these 'Madgets' or 'Mudgets' (mutated gadgets) but the word 'Madgets' is already in use.
  • growhappy, on 04/17/2008, -3/+68I love the novelty of this idea.
  • jamie939, on 04/17/2008, -86/+1love it....excellent

    http://itolduthiswouldhappen.blogspot.com/
    • andregriffin, on 04/18/2008, -0/+5Oh man! When did digg get a signature feature!? You must have hacked digg or something...
  • dave122, on 04/17/2008, -29/+4Soooo take something that is conveniently small, put a bunch of ***** around it - eliminating the convenience of its size... profit?
    • oakj423, on 04/17/2008, -3/+16apparently you've never owned a big-button remote
      • dave122, on 04/17/2008, -14/+4nope, takes up too much space. I also don't' own a novelty giant baby bottle... what's your point?
      • yojiffyskippy, on 04/17/2008, -1/+6Hey that's what I call my girlfriend when she brings me a beer....oh wait I thought you said big-butt remote. My bad.
    • logicalnoise, on 04/17/2008, -0/+27to me it's a perfect hideaway back up. Keep it in a cable drawer and no one would ever think your high risk data would be stored in junk usb cable.
      • dave122, on 04/17/2008, -4/+0or if you have data that is that important perhaps you should invest in a safe rather than a cut up usb cable?
      • TonyLocNE, on 04/18/2008, -0/+5do you work for the CIA?
    • griz, on 04/17/2008, -0/+2Just keep any USB Key in a junk cable drawer. I can bet that in a million years no thief who takes the time to break into your house is going to say, "Holy *****!! Cable drawer!"
  • oakj423, on 04/17/2008, -3/+468this link was too simple - does anyone have a PC mag link with it on 14 pages?
  • Braxo, on 04/17/2008, -26/+395I HATE when bloggers use the term 'After the Jump'

    I think it sounds retarded and ridiculous. I refuse to digg this.
    • therealfoz, on 04/17/2008, -2/+117I agree.. drives me nuts.
      Read all about my thoughts on this after the jump
      • holmenb, on 04/17/2008, -1/+44I couldn't find your jump.
        • Scr4tchFury, on 04/17/2008, -0/+48I think he committed suicide.
        • iiBeLiEvE, on 04/17/2008, -0/+32I think we're in it.
        • frontporsche, on 04/17/2008, -0/+14Okay, I'm waiting for the jump to end...
        • SamOut, on 04/17/2008, -0/+18That's a long ***** jump.
        • therealfoz, on 04/17/2008, -0/+32More details on the jump after the break
        • freqk, on 04/18/2008, -0/+15I thought the break was after the jump...
        • Ouze, on 04/18/2008, -0/+13the break for the jump has an update, continued below the fold
        • zzz@tkz, on 04/18/2008, -0/+12Perhaps it's after the split?
        • mowe, on 04/18/2008, -0/+13I'm not your friend, guy.
        • Chainheart, on 04/18/2008, -0/+10I now declare this discussion block a conversation for all things desired, and it shall be long
        • AzureRise, on 04/18/2008, -1/+9I desire soft chocolate chip cookies.
        • skyfox2k, on 04/18/2008, -1/+12I am a banana.
        • petershultz, on 04/18/2008, -1/+7I desire you.
        • booshack, on 04/18/2008, -1/+4Flippedy flappedy floop.
        • Ouze, on 04/18/2008, -2/+2i haven't had soft chocolate chip cookies in so long i sort of forgot they existed. Reading Chainhearts comment, i have remembered them, and fondly, and i too desire them greatly.
        • tundrajack, on 04/18/2008, -2/+2I Can Has cookie?
    • nekochan, on 04/17/2008, -1/+15they need to stop putting in those jumps. i want the entire article in my feed reader. i don't care if you leave that 3"x3" ad there, i just don't want to go all the way to your site to read 2 paragraphs.
      • audioscience, on 04/17/2008, -17/+5OMG 'cause clicking a link on the internet takes sooooo looooooooong...
        • aywwts4, on 04/17/2008, -0/+6Many articles that have an intro, then an 'after the jump', are seldom much longer than the buildup, and are normally completely self explanatory, its just an extra page view for ad revenue.
        • ryansmith18, on 04/17/2008, -0/+3It's not about speed or laziness to click a link you idiot. It's about using a feed reader and it defeats the whole purpose when they include the "After the Jump" things.
    • MikeSD34, on 04/17/2008, -0/+15It's because they put abbreviations on the front page, with links to the full articles. If they did it RIGHT, they would remove the "after the jump" in the full article. Nobody wants to read an article that says in the middle of it "Click read for the full article", this is the same crap.

      Of course there are also those that put ads right after that statement, those people can rot in hell. Ads don't belong in the middle of an article.
      • michaelje0, on 04/18/2008, -0/+3I always found it confusing when it said "after the jump",

        ...

        And the rest was just right here. It feels more like a bit of a hop.
    • elbonito665, on 04/17/2008, -1/+5When I first read that term I thought those bloggers were trying to be funny and I was supposed to jump before continuing to read. ¬.¬
      • tundrajack, on 04/18/2008, -0/+1Youve got to roll with the punches to get to whats real
    • fwertz, on 04/17/2008, -9/+1Then I guess you'll refuse to read anything written by a true journalist. Not that bloggers are true journalists, well, some of them are http://www.strobist.com
    • chrgrose, on 04/17/2008, -1/+10what the hell is a "jump" anyway.
      • tyler2k, on 04/17/2008, -0/+6Usually the "jump" refers to an inline ad, in the old days of the internet, an ad would mean that you have reached the end of the page/article and you could stop reading their crap. Since ad sites probably realized that no one bothered to read/watch their crappy ads and that their ads performed a human end html command, they added jumps to boost revenues. They get the job done, but they are annoying to the point of not even being worth it to read the actual article.
        • Akaji, on 04/18/2008, -0/+4Ah, Adblock, how I love thee. I have honestly never seen one of these mid-article adds due to it.
      • negativenancy, on 04/18/2008, -0/+3I think it's when you "fly" in the air with your feet???

        I'm not sure, my head hurts now :(.
    • kingfoot, on 04/17/2008, -0/+9yeah i dont understand. there is no jump.. just like 3 hard breaks in the text... wait, is there supposed to be an ad there or something?

      adblock ftw.
    • smeenz, on 04/17/2008, -0/+2I always thought it meant that the article continued below the block of compulsory adverts.. .oh, . yeah, what the previous guy said...
    • StealthTomato, on 04/18/2008, -1/+5Actually, the term "jump" traces back to old-school newspaper journalism. A "jump line" in a newspaper is the line that directs the reader to the rest of an article in another part of the newspaper.

      For instance, an article on the US elections might have:
      SEE ELECTIONS, B2

      This is the "jump line." The "jump," naturally, is the page break between the two portions of the article.


      tl;dr version: don't flame someone for _your_ ignorance.
    • Timmaay, on 04/18/2008, -0/+1YES, finally someone who feels the same way. I feel like punching someone in the face after reading that on a blog. Grrrr.
  • airwalkery2k, on 04/17/2008, -1/+40You're just asking for somebody to accidentally throw away your USB drive thinking that it is garbage.
    • logicalnoise, on 04/17/2008, -0/+12if you leave it out sure but it you just keep it with other cables(every tech guy should have a cable drawer) then it fits perfectly.
      • nickj6282, on 04/17/2008, -1/+3Ugh. Mine has become a small cable cabinet.

        sarcasm on

        My wife loves it!

        sarcasm off
        • kweli, on 04/18/2008, -0/+1i want a sarcasm switch...but then i'd leave it on most of the time
    • aywwts4, on 04/17/2008, -0/+21Anyone who thinks half of a USB cable is garbage is no friend of mine.

      Broken USB cables are gold, all the things you can solder with them, a mess of gamepad to pc hacks, extending usb antenna devices, repairing crushed device ends, etc. I don't know how many USB cables I bought with the intention of chopping them in half the seccond they arrive.
  • coachmcguirk, on 04/17/2008, -8/+131That usb drive is so emo looking...
    • EvilJelloMan, on 04/17/2008, -6/+71If it was emo, he wouldn't have needed the x-acto knife... the drive would have cut itself.
      • chanop, on 04/17/2008, -14/+2My cable drawer is right next to my digg drawer. Every article I digg, I also print out, and put into that drawer.
      • UtopiaInTheSky, on 04/18/2008, -4/+1were
    • Maytel, on 04/17/2008, -3/+3I was about to say that.
      (-_\)
    • ross., on 04/18/2008, -0/+5Just remember to cut your cord top to bottom, not side to side.
  • Spuds2600, on 04/17/2008, -17/+3I also hate it when bloggers say "After the Jump" It reminds me of a radio host in my area that says "We're going to reset it with a full rack on the flip." Which basically means "All of the lines are busy (full rack), but we'll talk about all the same topics (reset it) after the commercials (on the flip)." What's so hard about saying that?

    I'm off topic. Sue me. ;)
    • JudgeMonkey, on 04/17/2008, -2/+1Well I did have to pass the primate bar exame, so the letter is in the mail.
    • SyntraFTW, on 04/17/2008, -2/+1"All of the lines are busy, but we'll talk about all the same topics after the commercials" doesn't sound as good/isn't as short as "We're going to reset it with a full rack on the flip."
  • SwedishNinja, on 04/17/2008, -5/+11Kinda pointless, but the mini flash drive thing is cool. I'll have to check eBay now.
  • raphc, on 04/17/2008, -2/+306Better yet, leave the cable in tact. "Oh, you need to transfer your database of social security numbers to your portable hard drive? Here use my cable. Just make sure I get it back afterwards!"
    • cphelps, on 04/17/2008, -0/+41Classic, I would have never thought of that as a use for it!
    • fwertz, on 04/17/2008, -0/+45You're a regodamn genius!
    • IEatHamburgers, on 04/17/2008, -0/+9The kind of person who keeps a database of social security numbers probably stole em in the first place anyway. However, I could see some pranks being pulled at the IRS :P
    • omenmedia, on 04/17/2008, -0/+5GENIUS
    • HisTumness, on 04/17/2008, -1/+25That is so brilliant I wish I could digg you twice. But so wrong I wish I could take one of the diggs back. I guess I'll just settle for whatever has the same net effect.
    • GreenAlien, on 04/18/2008, -4/+2"Oh, you need to transfer your database of social security numbers to your portable hard drive?"

      Or more probably, their porn collection. Either way - genius!

      PS: these things would sell like hotcakes on Ebay.
    • DrMonkeyLove, on 04/18/2008, -3/+6It would be even better if it also acted as a pass through so it seemed like a completely legitimate cable.
  • briansearles, on 04/17/2008, -11/+3That's neat until your friend tries to do you a favor and throws it away when you're not looking.
  • thebza451, on 04/17/2008, -31/+3that's freakin dumb, buried.
  • MaxMWood, on 04/17/2008, -14/+4Isnt it sawn-off?
    • mgrest, on 04/17/2008, -1/+13Isn't it isn't?
    • Dubbsacc, on 04/17/2008, -0/+2Unless you have Superman's laser beam eyes.

      Sawed-Off, as in I sawed off the end of my shotgun, now I have a sawed-off shotgun.
      • gutistg, on 04/17/2008, -0/+2I've never sawn something so stupid.
  • adml_shake, on 04/17/2008, -9/+3Seems like a lot of work for something most people won't get anyway.
    • Goblin, on 04/17/2008, -0/+26You fail at geek.
    • HydrogenOxide, on 04/17/2008, -0/+7Someone who had the math textbook before me cutout page 403/404. Sadly, I was the only one who got this when I pointed it out.
  • TheBeaver, on 04/17/2008, -0/+106This is also a pretty neat way of hiding the USB drive altogether. Just leave the cable intact and no one would suspect it's a storage device.
    • leetdood, on 04/17/2008, -0/+1and leave a tag on it saying 'CP'
    • rankftw, on 04/17/2008, -0/+8Good tip for all you aspiring terrorists out there.
    • Shrubber, on 04/17/2008, -0/+14Or for all of us aspiring anti-terrorist spies.
    • Domdogg123, on 04/17/2008, -0/+9Keystroke logger in a USB cord maybe?
    • Cofaloaf, on 04/18/2008, -0/+10better yet, turn it into a belt and have instant access to your favorite porn at any computer. Kind of like how Batman used his belt.
  • Chalks777, on 04/17/2008, -7/+50This is almost as cool as my usb bracelet.
    Yes, I have a usb bracelet. :(
    • Elissar, on 04/17/2008, -0/+23It's alright, I have a USB codpiece.
      • skyfox2k, on 04/18/2008, -2/+3Thats nothing, I have a USB chinstrap.
  • animus, on 04/17/2008, -20/+10I DIDN'T SEE ANY SAWS OR SAWING IN THE WHOLE ARTICLE
    BURIED
    • Gatesophile, on 04/17/2008, -6/+4I dugg you up because you made me laugh.
      • MonkCanatella, on 04/17/2008, -0/+4I dugg you down for personal enjoyment.
        • Disfnord, on 04/17/2008, -0/+5I dugg you up for Jesus.
        • DoobieMan714, on 04/18/2008, -1/+3I dugg you down cause i was going for the digg up button and missed.
  • MoneyFlea, on 04/17/2008, -11/+2na nana boo boo my usb key looks more worthless than urs...
    • endlessoul, on 04/17/2008, -3/+1How is this modded down? This is hilarity defined. This is the very point of this USB project.
      • bob12321, on 04/17/2008, -0/+2I don't think you understand Digg. Things get Dugg down. There are no Mods. By default it hides comments with less than -4 diggs.
  • sERIALeATER, on 04/17/2008, -3/+3OMG NSA will use this now ...
  • MaxMWood, on 04/17/2008, -10/+11Isnt it Sawn?
    • cdawzrd, on 04/17/2008, -0/+2Not if you're from Kentucky
    • kajoob, on 04/17/2008, -0/+11Americans mostly use "sawed" or "sawed-off", Brits mostly use "sawn" or "sawn-off". Both are correct.

      Now you know, and knowing is half the battle.
      • bob12321, on 04/17/2008, -0/+4The other half is having a larger gun?
      • objectcode, on 04/18/2008, -1/+1yup now that he knows, he can stfu about it
  • cmuwriter, on 04/17/2008, -2/+235I love how everyone on this post is saying "You better be careful or your friend will throw it away." I have never had a friend who would do anything to clean my house at all, ever.
    • tnoy, on 04/17/2008, -0/+56You must've never had a female friend.
      • leerayIG88, on 04/17/2008, -10/+2he must have a boyfriend.
      • frmatc, on 04/17/2008, -0/+16My female friends know better than to try to climb over the trash to get around in my apartment.
      • Zezza, on 04/18/2008, -0/+1You sound surprised.
    • Spiderbrigade, on 04/17/2008, -0/+15That's Murphy's Law in action, though. Your friend doesn't clean up until it would actually be BAD for them to do so, that's the moment they choose to turn over a new leaf.
    • Hubris, on 04/18/2008, -0/+4Your mom then?
  • Witchbaby, on 04/17/2008, -5/+5Not only does it deter thieves, but it's also wicked bad-ass looking!! Zowie!
  • grendel, on 04/17/2008, -8/+8lets see, go out this weekend, meet beautiful ladies...or do this project?
    • BlueTunicLink, on 04/17/2008, -0/+29Do this project
    • steelclash84, on 04/17/2008, -2/+22More accurate: go out this weekend, get shot down by beautiful ladies...or do this project.
      • mr.hostility, on 04/17/2008, -0/+1Even more accurate: go out this weekend, don't approach beautiful ladies...and then go home and do the project with a hangover and blue balls.
    • JudgeMonkey, on 04/17/2008, -0/+8Or, spend a few minutes of a day (once you get the materials) and do both. Success still not guaranteed with the ladies though.
      • nj10ii, on 04/17/2008, -1/+3No, but you could store nekked pictures of ladies on this thats guaranteed.
    • jason77, on 04/17/2008, -0/+13With an awesome USB key like that, the ladies will come to you.
    • GreenAlien, on 04/18/2008, -0/+1"lets see, go out this weekend, meet beautiful ladies...or do this project?"

      Let's see, go out this weekend or spend time on Digg pretending you'll be meeting beautiful girls.
  • Technoidatx, on 04/17/2008, -0/+7This handy lil gadget will go right along with my scraptop installed in a pizza box.
    • dafunkmonster, on 04/24/2008, -0/+1comp in a box! I'm not the only one LOL
  • dagr8tim, on 04/17/2008, -0/+31Maybe not good in the version they showed. But think about leaving the cable intact and hiding the other end. How many people would notice an extra cable out of the back of their box? Great place to hide a key logger or any other form of malware.
    • 00monkey, on 04/17/2008, -0/+1Key logger... brilliant!
      thats the only reason for this.!
    • nj10ii, on 04/17/2008, -0/+6I went over to a co-workers machine the other day with my thumb drive, she asked "what's that"? I told her - oh thats just a key logger, she said OH. Didn't give it another thought. I had to install some debugging utility on her machine to track down a bug, she was a QA Analyst btw....
      So point is why bother hiding it, most people you'd care to use it on wouldn't know what it could do anyway....
      • Cglass, on 04/17/2008, -9/+1I agree, why have hidden camera shows, instead just SHOW the people the camera and TELL them they are being recorded, ahahahhahahaah good one nj10ii good one
    • havokdu, on 04/17/2008, -0/+1Probably the smartest idea a read so far.
      Also it could work with an mini USB wifi adaptor for stealth nearby access without using Internet.
  • vx69, on 04/17/2008, -6/+12Pedophiles have a new way to hide their porn now!
    • redneckblues, on 04/17/2008, -0/+11Ban sawn-off USB drives, think of the children! I'll bet terrorists like them too.
    • IEatHamburgers, on 04/17/2008, -0/+2As well as everyone else.
  • Tantrum, on 04/17/2008, -8/+1Why?
  • C0MF0RTABLYnumb, on 04/17/2008, -4/+1At least they won't steal, although they might throw it away instead.
  • toconnor, on 04/17/2008, -0/+4Not really similar but this reminded me of the USB drive in the old UPS hack. http://www.metacafe.com/watch/830090/ups_hack_hide ...
  • capnarrr, on 04/17/2008, -0/+24opposite of: http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/keepin-it-real- ...
    • Spiderbrigade, on 04/17/2008, -8/+0Doesn't putting the cable back in a thumb case defeat the entire purpose of putting the flash drive inside a cable in the first place?
      :P
      • fuzzlog, on 04/17/2008, -0/+4That was meant to be a fraud, not a cool hack. I saw the article that capnarrr gave a while ago.
  • HydrogenY, on 04/17/2008, -1/+18I would go the extra step and attach fiber optics to the LED, then paint them like wires and have those protruding from the end. Not sure if that particular model has an LED, but Mine all have.
  • uptwolait, on 04/17/2008, -1/+29Put a USB drive in a shotgun shell. That'll go over even better in the airport security line.
  • Comms, on 04/17/2008, -8/+1what's so good about that?
  • Obey666, on 04/17/2008, -2/+0Great way to let women know that your either a nerd or a crazy person
    • jax1492, on 04/17/2008, -0/+1ya, it may draw the wrong type of attention
    • RustyJ, on 04/18/2008, -0/+1man you're already on digg, You're pretty much done for either way.
  • k00k, on 04/17/2008, -0/+8I actually think it's a pretty good anti-theft measure. I know plenty of USB keys that have gone walking. Not many people want a frayed cable.
  • cricketsymphony, on 04/17/2008, -2/+1Unfortunately, an error has occurred rendering this page. Please try again later.
  • Beatmiser, on 04/17/2008, -2/+1Apparently the webpage got sawed off too. Mirror anyone?
  • Troy64, on 04/17/2008, -0/+3This is like one of the old dark tips from Kevin Rose when he was on Screensavers.
  • Andrwmorph, on 04/17/2008, -0/+1I want to try this with an Xbox 360 breakaway cable
  • zorinlynx, on 04/17/2008, -1/+2Interesting style of USB key, it's not even a full USB plug, just a little board with the contacts. Now I must get one!
  • SwornPacifist, on 04/17/2008, -0/+5Working mirror with images:
    http://duggmirror.com/mods/How_to_make_a_Sawed_off ...
  • TimCub, on 04/17/2008, -2/+1My cat used to chew on wires of all kinds. I wonder if I can find a USB cable he chewed on and use that. That'd be awesome!
  • thewalrusman, on 04/17/2008, -3/+0If I put it in the bottom of a knife and went and sat in the airport.....yeowza.

    Anyway great idea!
  • scottsharperz, on 04/17/2008, -3/+0lol. pointless but funny.
  • balrog85, on 04/17/2008, -0/+31A better idea would be to do it in cable that someone uses to transfer their pictures from their digital camera, and then name the drive the same as the camera, and load it with fake pictures (porn and whatnot) and so when they plug in their digital camera and go to get their pictures off it...hilarity ensues.
  • claymediagroup, on 04/17/2008, -0/+0Damn that's a very creative flash drive! You have the making of an CIA agent.
    In the near future, the notion of another man's junk is another man's treasure could probably become more dominant.
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