[TriLUG] Off Topic: Don't be a hater. I got your data!

[Jim Ray]

Wtf?

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On Jul 17, 2012, at 3:06 PM, "Sean Korb" <spkorb at gmail.com> wrote:

> I invented a fashion accessory the other day and I wanted to share it
> with the group, since you are the most likely to use it.  I'm selling
> mine on Ebay but you can buy it from Bob's Surplus on South Saunders
> St in Raleigh if you don't want to buy 10 memory sticks. You may have
> 10 of your own.  Holds AAA batteries too I found out.
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=221073651974  I
> don't really expect it to sell, but I wanted to put out the idea in a
> spectacular way and this was the best I could come up with.  I asked
> ThinkGeek if they wanted to put it on their holiday item list.  It's
> after Shark Week, you know.
> 
> I had a great idea the other day.  Most people only need one memory
> stick, but when a computer is broken, the person that fixes it may
> need 5 or 6 memory sticks.  And if they are an analyst, engineer or
> scientist and need to keep their data close to them, they might need
> 10 or 20 memory sticks.  Some are kept in fanny packs or organizers,
> or even worn around the neck on a lanyard.
> 
> But the fashion accessory that every geek on the move needs is a
> Memory Stick Bandoleer.  It would make a great holiday or birthday
> gift for that special someone in your life, and can be worn as a belt
> where you can clip your phone or other accessories.  Let the haters
> hate; you have all their data!
> 
> Non-techie reasons you need this belt:  It looks cool and makes you
> feel like Batman or Roy Rodgers.  Put your favourite tv shows and
> music on the belt.  Use it at trade shows to pass out 2GB sticks with
> your power point slides on it.  Looks great on men or women.
> Purposeful webbing with elastic to fit most memory sticks.  When the
> front desk security professional asks you why you forgot your badge,
> you can tell him you don't need no stinking badges. (Warning: do not
> do this.  A security professional may perceive the bandoleer as a...
> well, as a bandoleer and it may cause undue stress and unexpected
> consequences)
> 
> Techie reasons you need this belt:  You can hold all your operating
> systems and bootable ISO tools, plus your favourite scripts, programs
> and data.  Keeping it literally close to your chest.  For the super
> desktop engineer it's convenient to have Lion, Windows98, XP, 7 and
> the beta version of 8, Ubuntu, Fedora and 32 and 64 bit versions of
> each.  And a stick with your tunes, another with antivirus and adware
> blockers, all your PST files and DOD grade disk erasers.  Scientists
> can keep their old Fortran code and Perl scripts, astronomical,
> quantum particle or genomic data from today's findings. Film makers
> can store raw and processed data and metadata. And the truly
> adventurous can set USB sticks up in RAID 5 on a USB hub.
> 
> Specs: 2 inch webbing 48" long with sturdy plastic hasp.  26 memory
> stick sleeves.  10 new  Centon DataStick Pro 8GB USB memory sticks,
> Linux, Windows and Mac compatible.  Removed from packaging,
> packaging available/included.
> 
> Caviats: These USB sticks are brand new, but I cannot personally
> warenty them.  That is left to the manufacturer Centon.  Also use
> care in the context that you wear the Bandoleer.  There are places
> where brandishing that much data is in poor taste and may make
> others nervous.  Treat it the same way you would treat a toy pistol or prop
> rifle.
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Sean Korb spkorb at spkorb.org http://www.spkorb.org
> '65,'68 Mustangs,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera #1382
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