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Re:Journalist plugs in unknown USB drive mailed to him–it ex... by formerly_proven on Wednesday March 22, 2023 @03:53PM (#35266281)
> believe it didn't explode because the adapter the producer used didn't have enough juice to activate it

Crappy cables save lives

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Re:Journalist plugs in unknown USB drive mailed to him–it ex... by lostlogin on Thursday March 23, 2023 @01:17AM (#35270774)
I laughed at this bit too. Is there anything that isn’t foiled by crappy USB hubs?
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