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2014-10-27 14:53 <wpwrak> wow. how many snakes had to give their oil for this one ? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1052775620/wemagin-smart-usb-drive
2014-10-27 14:56 <kristianpaul> lol
2014-10-27 14:59 <kristianpaul> :omg:
2014-10-27 15:02 <larsc> wpwrak: It seems the project has probably also caused shortage in natrual fertilizers
2014-10-27 15:02 <viric> what is this thing?
2014-10-27 15:02 <viric> "scratch the hidden key2?
2014-10-27 15:03 <viric> "?
2014-10-27 15:05 <wpwrak> "secreto ergo security" -- "i secrete therefore i'm secure"
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2014-10-27 15:42 <paul_boddie> "W IS MILITARY GRADE" Surely it should be a tank driving over that thing, not a mere car.
2014-10-27 15:46 <valhalla> that project backhistory! think of the CHILDREN!!!1ONE!!!
2014-10-27 15:46 <paul_boddie> I also like the way they ride the current celebrity nudes bandwagon by having an "ACTOR" amongst the "EVANGETLISTS" (sic).
2014-10-27 15:47 <wpwrak> "military grade" = the oil comes from camouflaged snakes
2014-10-27 15:50 <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 ;-)
2014-10-27 15:50 <valhalla> it's also recyclable!
2014-10-27 15:50 <paul_boddie> Under "PATENT PENDING WORLDWIDE"... "*ANNOYMOUS* REGISTRATION AND ACCESS"
2014-10-27 15:51 <valhalla> private browser: google vs W ---> google?
2014-10-27 15:52 <wpwrak> so much technobabble in today's world. who could possibly get all those names right, and does it matter anyway ?
2014-10-27 15:55 <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...
2014-10-27 15:57 <wpwrak> i find it hard to tell if there's anything real below all the fuzz
2014-10-27 15:58 <wpwrak> and some of the features sound dubious. not as in "certainly impossible" but as in "unlikely and/or needing a lot of work"
2014-10-27 16:00 <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
2014-10-27 16:02 <wpwrak> or maybe it's "unlimited storage, limited retrieval" ;-)
2014-10-27 16:03 <paul_boddie>  /dev/null solves yet another problem. ;-)
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2014-10-27 16:18 <mth> it looks like what they're selling is actually a VPN subscription
2014-10-27 16:19 <mth> but packaged like a USB device so they can put it on Kickstarter
2014-10-27 16:19 <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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2014-10-27 16:26 <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...
2014-10-27 16:26 <paul_boddie> ...without any of the data touching the sides of the dirty vessel as it heads out over the network.
2014-10-27 16:30 <mth> apparently "unlimited" is 4TB; the creator must have worked at a telco ;)
2014-10-27 16:31 <kyak> wow..
2014-10-27 16:35 <mth> in that timeline, what is Sep 2013 actually saying...?
2014-10-27 16:37 <mth> a fact they don't mention that the privacy it provides depends entirely on trusting their browser and their VPN
2014-10-27 16:40 <paul_boddie> Sep 2013 says that they had "10 programmers on board, dedicated to creating ... malware for USB firmware" ;-)
2014-10-27 16:40 <kyak> just don't google "steve kim"
2014-10-27 16:40 <kyak> really, don't
2014-10-27 16:40 <paul_boddie> I imagine it's not an uncommon name.
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2014-10-27 16:52 <mth> the answer to the question about USB firmware attacks isn't very satisfying either... "Hopefully by the time we're ready to ship, it’s resolved."
2014-10-27 16:52 <whitequark> morons
2014-10-27 16:53 <mth> while probably, if the hardware allows the firmware to be reflashed over USB, there is no way they can remedy that after shipping
2014-10-27 16:53 <mth> unless the reflashing software is in the part that can be flashed, then they could "seal" it by uploading non-upgradable firmware
2014-10-27 16:54 <mth> and hope it is bug free ;)
2014-10-27 16:55 <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
2014-10-27 17:12 <mth> hmm, isn't the grandmother using a MacBook Air?
2014-10-27 17:15 <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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2014-10-27 18:35 <kristianpaul> http://amsat-uk.org/2014/10/25/uk-stem-434-mhz-balloon-flight-to-release-plane/
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2014-10-27 21:52 <paul_boddie> On the topic of future crowdfunding, this looks promising: http://rhombus-tech.net/community_ideas/micro_desktop/news/Interface_Status_Report/
2014-10-27 21:56 <paul_boddie> Context: http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/2014-October/010287.html
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2014-10-27 22:42 <astr> hmm yep, looking forward to it
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