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Finnish Guy Gets Prosthetic USB Finger Storage

Posted by samzenpus on from the I'd-still-choose-a-shotgun-leg dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Jerry had a motorcycle accident last May and lost a finger. When the doctor working on the artificial finger heard he is a hacker, the immediate suggestion was to embed a USB 'finger drive' to the design. Now he carries a Billix Linux distribution as part of his hand."

18 of 113 comments (clear)

  1. Cool by JWW · · Score: 3, Funny

    This is really cool.

    Now... where'd I put that knife....?

    1. Re:Cool by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      He can also boot linux while performing the shocker.

  2. Awkward to use... by MaineCoon · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... if it isn't detachable, and he has to keep his 'finger' plugged in all the time it is in use.

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    1. Re:Awkward to use... by QuantumRiff · · Score: 3, Funny

      Not to mention airport security..

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  3. Re:how is this useful? by MBGMorden · · Score: 5, Funny

    Either that or I can imagine this guy plugged into his Linux box yelling "WHOA . . . I know kung-fu!".

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  4. Only 2Gb? by homesnatch · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why skimp and only use a 2Gb finger drive? Surely you can justify paying extra for the 32Gb model?

  5. Bastard, showing his middle finger to everybody.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    And yes, it does run Linux.
    And for the circular saw hobbyists: you can have a beowulf cluster of these...

  6. Linux at his fingertips... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    He's got Linux at his fingertips....

  7. I got your files. by internerdj · · Score: 5, Funny

    Right here.

  8. He's really from the future... by hal2814 · · Score: 3, Funny

    He actually has 5 prosthetic USB keys for his fingers and when he finds them all he'll learn that he's really a robot sent back in time to resurrect the human race after an alien invasion and radioactive plague.

  9. Re:Worth it by sakdoctor · · Score: 4, Funny

    People just don't want 3.5" floppies these days.

  10. Re:how is this useful? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You are obviously not using Dvorak. Turn in your card, sir.

  11. Re:how is this useful? by eln · · Score: 5, Funny

    he still would type with all of his fingers, right? so wouldn't sticking his finger in a usb slot make it that much harder to type?

    No worries, this guy strikes me as the type who's used to typing one-handed.

  12. Lots of possibilities by rmcd · · Score: 4, Funny

    This gives a new meaning to digital storage.

    And when he's running linux and he "fingers" someone, he really means it!

  13. Linux on the desktop .. by koutbo6 · · Score: 3, Funny

    is finnished!

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  14. Good luck typing with one hand stuck by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Good luck typing with one hand glued to the computer.

  15. But WILL IT BLEND? by Dogbertius · · Score: 2, Funny

    But WILL IT BLEND?

  16. Groinal socket ala Kryten by Sumbius · · Score: 2, Funny

    USB fingers are cool, but if you really want to show everyone who's boss you will need a USB Groin Attachment Socket(tm). Just think about plucking your groin in a USB drive of a library computer... The ladies will like it too. "Small USB memory detected. Booting up Groinal Linux..." Now where did I leave my scissors?...