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From: "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives?
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 16:08:08 +1100
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Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote 
> Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote
>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>>> Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote

>>>> Either I'm having bad luck

>>> Or are mistreating them in some way.

>> Maybe. I am trying to figure out why so many failed USB flash drives on 
>> my side.
 
> Maybe stop sitting on them. 

He isnt sitting on them, they are in his front pocket. 

They should be fine to sit on too, most of them are pretty 
mechanically robust and survive being on key rings fine.