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Re:Former student destroys 59 university computers using USB... by simias on Friday April 19, 2019 @09:42AM (#19699514)
It's easy to come up with a legitimate use case for destroying pavement, not so much for USB ports. Testing the ESD resistance of computer equipment on the other hand might be a legit use case.
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Re:Former student destroys 59 university computers using USB... by cannonedhamster on Friday April 19, 2019 @11:46AM (#19700486)
Secure destruction of equipment you're discarding is a valid use case. Depends on how much of the board actually gets fried.
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