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[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 34 points 1 month ago (4 children)

You found a random usb stick and plugged it in?

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 36 points 1 month ago

Listen, not all of us are proud of everything we plug our holes with.

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 9 points 1 month ago

One of the classic blunders!

... Unless they're using an airgapped device or carefully sandboxed VM (even still lol) to satisfy that curiosity.

Ugh I admit I'd be curious lol.

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 8 points 1 month ago

I'll have you know that I put my entire OS installation on a broken USB stick that I found on a parking lot.

The plastic case keeps falling off, but it works fine.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca -5 points 1 month ago

...yes? What did you think it could be? A larval hidden unvaccinated Russian that will activate and drink your blood?