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| 14:53.48 | wpwrak | wow. how many snakes had to give their oil for this one ? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1052775620/wemagin-smart-usb-drive |
| 14:56.28 | kristianpaul | lol |
| 14:59.13 | kristianpaul | :omg: |
| 15:02.18 | larsc | wpwrak: It seems the project has probably also caused shortage in natrual fertilizers |
| 15:02.56 | viric | what is this thing? |
| 15:02.59 | viric | "scratch the hidden key2? |
| 15:03.02 | viric | "? |
| 15:05.38 | wpwrak | "secreto ergo security" -- "i secrete therefore i'm secure" |
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| 15:42.44 | paul_boddie | "W IS MILITARY GRADE" Surely it should be a tank driving over that thing, not a mere car. |
| 15:46.19 | valhalla | that project backhistory! think of the CHILDREN!!!1ONE!!! |
| 15:46.46 | paul_boddie | I also like the way they ride the current celebrity nudes bandwagon by having an "ACTOR" amongst the "EVANGETLISTS" (sic). |
| 15:47.17 | wpwrak | "military grade" = the oil comes from camouflaged snakes |
| 15:50.08 | wpwrak | (actor) "amongst" ? she's the only one :) and the video starts with "protecting women". leave no stereotype unserviced. i'm sure they're also have a cure for communism and islamism somewhere ;-) |
| 15:50.45 | valhalla | it's also recyclable! |
| 15:50.57 | paul_boddie | Under "PATENT PENDING WORLDWIDE"... "*ANNOYMOUS* REGISTRATION AND ACCESS" |
| 15:51.34 | valhalla | private browser: google vs W ---> google? |
| 15:52.56 | wpwrak | so much technobabble in today's world. who could possibly get all those names right, and does it matter anyway ? |
| 15:55.42 | paul_boddie | I mean, nice idea and everything, but with all that snake oil and "PATENT PENDING", "Gates Foundation", presented in the classic Kickstarter campaign fashion... |
| 15:57.40 | wpwrak | i find it hard to tell if there's anything real below all the fuzz |
| 15:58.35 | wpwrak | and some of the features sound dubious. not as in "certainly impossible" but as in "unlikely and/or needing a lot of work" |
| 16:00.21 | wpwrak | and there must be some weasel in the mix, too, not just snakes. because the unlimited cloud space is of course impossible. but if they can rate-limit, then if becomes quite feasible |
| 16:02.38 | wpwrak | or maybe it's "unlimited storage, limited retrieval" ;-) |
| 16:03.07 | paul_boddie | <PROTECTED> |
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| 16:18.21 | mth | it looks like what they're selling is actually a VPN subscription |
| 16:19.16 | mth | but packaged like a USB device so they can put it on Kickstarter |
| 16:19.51 | mth | I don't know if it's clear to potential backers that this thing won't work at all when the included subscription year is over |
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| 16:26.30 | paul_boddie | I am also a bit skeptical about the "works on Windows" part as if the special USB stick communicates magically with the user's fingertips... |
| 16:26.49 | paul_boddie | ...without any of the data touching the sides of the dirty vessel as it heads out over the network. |
| 16:30.11 | mth | apparently "unlimited" is 4TB; the creator must have worked at a telco ;) |
| 16:31.42 | kyak | wow.. |
| 16:35.18 | mth | in that timeline, what is Sep 2013 actually saying...? |
| 16:37.39 | mth | a fact they don't mention that the privacy it provides depends entirely on trusting their browser and their VPN |
| 16:40.06 | paul_boddie | Sep 2013 says that they had "10 programmers on board, dedicated to creating ... malware for USB firmware" ;-) |
| 16:40.12 | kyak | just don't google "steve kim" |
| 16:40.18 | kyak | really, don't |
| 16:40.42 | paul_boddie | I imagine it's not an uncommon name. |
| 16:52.25 | mth | the answer to the question about USB firmware attacks isn't very satisfying either... "Hopefully by the time we're ready to ship, itâs resolved." |
| 16:52.37 | whitequark | morons |
| 16:53.04 | mth | while probably, if the hardware allows the firmware to be reflashed over USB, there is no way they can remedy that after shipping |
| 16:53.46 | mth | unless the reflashing software is in the part that can be flashed, then they could "seal" it by uploading non-upgradable firmware |
| 16:54.00 | mth | and hope it is bug free ;) |
| 16:55.11 | mth | in any case, if something on the host machine wants to attack their browser, there are easier ways than targeting the USB stick's firmware |
| 17:12.33 | mth | hmm, isn't the grandmother using a MacBook Air? |
| 17:15.40 | valhalla1 | also, what if my grandmother was one of the eniac ladies? (no, she wasn't: right age, wrong continent, but still...) |
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| 18:35.16 | kristianpaul | http://amsat-uk.org/2014/10/25/uk-stem-434-mhz-balloon-flight-to-release-plane/ |
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| 21:52.16 | paul_boddie | On the topic of future crowdfunding, this looks promising: http://rhombus-tech.net/community_ideas/micro_desktop/news/Interface_Status_Report/ |
| 21:56.36 | paul_boddie | Context: http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/2014-October/010287.html |
| 22:42.27 | astr | hmm yep, looking forward to it |