Re: [CM] the USB killer now exists and is being mass-produced

From	Eric Pozharski <whynot@pozharski.name>
Newsgroups	comp.misc
Subject	Re: [CM] the USB killer now exists and is being mass-produced
Date	2016-12-04 16:11 +0200
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<slrno48919.ce6.whynot@orphan.zombinet> (permalink)
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with <eahhicFq6n7U1@mid.individual.net> Sylvia Else wrote:
> On 4/12/2016 3:36 AM, RS Wood wrote:

>> New submitter npslider writes: The "USB Killer," a USB stick that
>> fries almost everything that it is plugged into, has been mass
>> produced -- available online for about $50. Ars Technica first wrote
>> about this diabolical device that looks like a fairly humdrum memory
>> stick a year ago. From the report: "The USB Killer is shockingly
>> simple in its operation. As soon as you plug it in, a DC-to-DC
*SKIP*
> Or appropriately connect diodes to the data lines. If this device
> becomes widespread enough, manufacturers will start doing that on new
> hardware, particularly if people keep submitting warranty claims.

Somehow I believe pluging-in 220V isn't covered by any reasonable
warranty.  Personaly, I have some time to get some spare USB-Hub.

-- 
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Stallman's goal for GNU is even simpler: Freedom

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[CM] the USB killer now exists and is being mass-produced RS Wood  <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2016-12-03 16:36 +0000
  Re: [CM] the USB killer now exists and is being mass-produced Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-12-04 14:40 +1100
    Re: [CM] the USB killer now exists and is being mass-produced Eric Pozharski <whynot@pozharski.name> - 2016-12-04 16:11 +0200
      Re: [CM] the USB killer now exists and is being mass-produced Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-12-05 11:25 +1100
        Re: [CM] the USB killer now exists and is being mass-produced The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-12-05 08:27 -0800
          Re: [CM] the USB killer now exists and is being mass-produced RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2016-12-05 20:28 -0500
          Re: [CM] the USB killer now exists and is being mass-produced Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-12-06 13:18 +1100
            Re: [CM] the USB killer now exists and is being mass-produced Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2016-12-06 09:24 +0100
              Re: [CM] the USB killer now exists and is being mass-produced Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-12-06 21:49 +1100
                Re: [CM] the USB killer now exists and is being mass-produced Eric Pozharski <whynot@pozharski.name> - 2016-12-07 09:47 +0200
  Re: [CM] the USB killer now exists and is being mass-produced Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2016-12-07 18:56 +0000

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