Had a pre-coffee idea this morning: auto-ejecting USB ports.
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Had a pre-coffee idea this morning: auto-ejecting USB ports.
Device all charged up? Port automatically ejects the cable.
Malware on thumb drive? Host spits it out.
Files all copied successfully? Ptoooie!
Files all copied successfully? Ptoooie!
I have to say, that would be just about the greatest thing ever.
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@jgilbert What did you post coffee mind say about the idea?
@thehole i try to not listen to that guy, he's a buzzkill
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@thehole i try to not listen to that guy, he's a buzzkill
@jgilbert fair enough
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Had a pre-coffee idea this morning: auto-ejecting USB ports.
Device all charged up? Port automatically ejects the cable.
Malware on thumb drive? Host spits it out.
Files all copied successfully? Ptoooie!
Some toaster ovens do that
Once had one malfunction, lock until the toast was aflame, then pop open and proffer the conflagration
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Had a pre-coffee idea this morning: auto-ejecting USB ports.
Device all charged up? Port automatically ejects the cable.
Malware on thumb drive? Host spits it out.
Files all copied successfully? Ptoooie!
@jgilbert@mastodon.social I'm picturing how badly this would get implemented, with some ejecting with great force and being lost somewhere in the room or straight to the eye, or ejecting early but only partly for a flaky connection... Lmao
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Had a pre-coffee idea this morning: auto-ejecting USB ports.
Device all charged up? Port automatically ejects the cable.
Malware on thumb drive? Host spits it out.
Files all copied successfully? Ptoooie!
@jgilbert make it have a floppy eject sound!
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Had a pre-coffee idea this morning: auto-ejecting USB ports.
Device all charged up? Port automatically ejects the cable.
Malware on thumb drive? Host spits it out.
Files all copied successfully? Ptoooie!
@jgilbert like a toaster throwing bread all around
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Had a pre-coffee idea this morning: auto-ejecting USB ports.
Device all charged up? Port automatically ejects the cable.
Malware on thumb drive? Host spits it out.
Files all copied successfully? Ptoooie!
@jgilbert Hmmmm... this would be doable. Electromagnet-driven MagSafe usb-c that reverses polarity to do ejection?
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Had a pre-coffee idea this morning: auto-ejecting USB ports.
Device all charged up? Port automatically ejects the cable.
Malware on thumb drive? Host spits it out.
Files all copied successfully? Ptoooie!
@jgilbert I would also be fully on board with an auto-ejecting USB port that makes the sound “Ptoooie!” when it’s done
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Had a pre-coffee idea this morning: auto-ejecting USB ports.
Device all charged up? Port automatically ejects the cable.
Malware on thumb drive? Host spits it out.
Files all copied successfully? Ptoooie!
@jgilbert Where's the kickstarter? Take my money!
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Had a pre-coffee idea this morning: auto-ejecting USB ports.
Device all charged up? Port automatically ejects the cable.
Malware on thumb drive? Host spits it out.
Files all copied successfully? Ptoooie!
@jgilbert I have recently acquired an external Blu-ray drive, and I have to say, hitting a button and making my computer (ish) do something mechanical filled me with more whimsy than I expected. Hearing it spin down like "beeeoooo..." and then *pop* was just delightful.
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@jgilbert Hmmmm... this would be doable. Electromagnet-driven MagSafe usb-c that reverses polarity to do ejection?
@jamesvasile ATAPI railgun
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Had a pre-coffee idea this morning: auto-ejecting USB ports.
Device all charged up? Port automatically ejects the cable.
Malware on thumb drive? Host spits it out.
Files all copied successfully? Ptoooie!
@jgilbert genuinely love this
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Had a pre-coffee idea this morning: auto-ejecting USB ports.
Device all charged up? Port automatically ejects the cable.
Malware on thumb drive? Host spits it out.
Files all copied successfully? Ptoooie!
@jgilbert
I can just imagine a manual upgrade or rooting of a USB device, half way through writing the new firmware, the device is fully charged and the cable gets ejected.Upgrade failed / checksom error / boot loop...
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Had a pre-coffee idea this morning: auto-ejecting USB ports.
Device all charged up? Port automatically ejects the cable.
Malware on thumb drive? Host spits it out.
Files all copied successfully? Ptoooie!
@jgilbert until someone hacks the ejection port..... the more holes you add...
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Had a pre-coffee idea this morning: auto-ejecting USB ports.
Device all charged up? Port automatically ejects the cable.
Malware on thumb drive? Host spits it out.
Files all copied successfully? Ptoooie!
@jgilbert Depends on the speed of ejection and if there's a tray to pop it onto.
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Had a pre-coffee idea this morning: auto-ejecting USB ports.
Device all charged up? Port automatically ejects the cable.
Malware on thumb drive? Host spits it out.
Files all copied successfully? Ptoooie!
@jgilbert Used-up/Unwanted Spitout Bot
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@jgilbert Oh, my cats would love that!
@eccentricgeezer @jgilbert
Literally began craving cat videos of this! Make it happen! -
Had a pre-coffee idea this morning: auto-ejecting USB ports.
Device all charged up? Port automatically ejects the cable.
Malware on thumb drive? Host spits it out.
Files all copied successfully? Ptoooie!
@jgilbert Have you encountered some of those USB-A (and to a lesser degree USB-C) sockets on some cheaper computers? They are so badly made that it takes pliers to grab the USB plug (male) device to get enough grip to pull it out.
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Had a pre-coffee idea this morning: auto-ejecting USB ports.
Device all charged up? Port automatically ejects the cable.
Malware on thumb drive? Host spits it out.
Files all copied successfully? Ptoooie!
@jgilbert
Suggested sound effect for that USB ejection:" 'Scuse me while I whip this out" (from #MelBrooks #BlazingSaddles ).
