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Stash Your Hard Drive In The Attic

Posted by timothy on from the remote-power-switch-like-mel-gibson dept.

RegardsSJ writes "Robert X. Cringley on his PBS website mentions a $479 wireless, fanless 120gb network storage/file server appliance (running linux) in his column. He thinks the killer app for this one is for keeping your porn storage hidden, if you're busted by the cops. I think his concept is weak, given the wireless signal is traceable (security through obscurity?), WEP is breakable, and the fact that you have to have the thing plugged in somewhere... The company selling the device is martian.com. Anybody use one?" Now that it's possible to stream audio and video through various boxes originally serving other purposes (like TiVo and PlayStation2), this looks like a good companion piece, too.

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  1. In the closet... by villain170 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why not just stuff it under your mattress? They'll never find it there...

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    1. Re:In the closet... by Telecommando · · Score: 5, Funny

      No where in Cringely's article is porn mentioned. The only mention of porn is on Slashdot.

      Which makes me wonder about the priorities of Slashdot's editors.

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  2. Cops??? by ELCarlsson · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hide the porn from the cops? It's more like hide the porn from the wife.

    1. Re:Cops??? by chrisseaton · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yeah - if the cops are looking for your porn, you've probably gone too far.

    2. Re:Cops??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      I never heard he had porn until you told me. I guess you're part of the problem too.

  3. Re:Huh? by k-0s · · Score: 4, Funny

    Thats what I thought but then I thought maybe *HIS* kind or porn is illegal then it all made sense.

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  4. Good neighbors by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why don't you just put up in your neighbors attic? That's obscurity...I'd put it in the trunk of my car, since that appears to be where I keep half my crap anyways..