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[–] ptz@dubvee.org 97 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

Find a USB stick in the parking lot? Don't plug it into your PC and probably destroy it with fire.

Find a USB stick while digging in the park? Plug that baby in, jam to some Back to Black, and watch some vintage porn.

[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 44 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

Some VMs are created only to be burned.

[–] cravl@slrpnk.net 9 points 9 hours ago

Some used PCs with no disks are bought only to be booted into a live Linux distro and then some time later resold in the same condition.

[–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 13 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

I chuckled. You could also plug it into a system win only a Linux live dvd, no storage, no speakers.

[–] spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

No speakers? How will you and your archeologist friends hear the porn?

[–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 1 points 6 hours ago

Return the speakers once you determine safety.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Safer from malware, but not safe from usb “pranks.” I doubt anyone is leaving a port killer out, but getting your port gunked up, or partly disassembled via locks is a thing.

Disposability is worth considering as well

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 9 hours ago

So are hubs and extensions.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago (2 children)
[–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 hours ago

A female to A male adapter with a replaceable fuse? Sounds like a hundred-dollar idea!

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

There's always a bigge USB killer

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

But what if I have a USB Kill Shield Kill Shied Kill Shield

[–] Gust@piefed.social 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

What are you talking about? I've stux every parking lot USB drive I've ever found into my pc and I've net to have a problem

[–] marduk@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 hours ago

It burns when I pee, just from reading this

[–] Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 8 hours ago

Nah use a vm on a computer which you dont care about

May i suggest a library pc?