Usb Finger!

[Prometheus]

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10196121-1.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

This is a story about Jerry Jalava, a Finnish software developer who lost part of his finger in a motorcycle accident last July. According to his friend, Henri Bergius, when the surgeon assigned to work on Jalava's prosthetic finger discovered his hacking history, he made a clever suggestion: incorporate a USB key into the new digit.

The prosthetic finger contains a 2GB USB key, and Jalava also loaded it with Billix distribution, CouchDBX, and Ajatus to run off the drive, throwing even more geek cred into the mix.

 

[DDRtists]

Awesome! :thup:

 

[FireCat]

that's pretty great!

 

[Samael88]

It looks a bit odd, but man, that is just awesome

 

[tom_mai78101]

Can it be separated? It look weird having a finger "stuck" in the USB slot while typing something.

Also, I couldn't help but noticed that that man in the picture looks almost the same as DDRtists' avatar. Same continent?

 

[Prometheus]

"When Jalava needs the drive, he simply pulls it off his left hand, plugs it in, and comes back to pick it up after the transfers are finished."
Reading the article might of helped.

 

[tom_mai78101]

Oh...I missed the article. Pretty well hidden from view. Sorry.

 

[BornANoob[MR]]

Since when was a surgeon needed to make a plastic cover for a stump? Seems a bit overrated if you ask me. Not to mention, its hardly a practical thing - By the looks of the pictures, he has an actual finger to put on when he isnt using the USB one, but if he has 2, why would he ever use the USB-finger, probably just keeps it in his pocket!

 

[esb]

When the FBI comes knocking, they will never think about his finger...

 

[FireCat]

When the FBI comes knocking, they will never think about his finger...

Haha ROFL!

 

[SFilip]

Both freaky and awesome at the same time.

 

[Vellu]

That guy lives close to my place! Anyway, I'd really want one of those!

 

[UndeadDragon]

That guy lives close to my place! Anyway, I'd really want one of those!

Go ahead and chop off your finger then

 

[BANANAMAN]

what do i get for an arm?

 

[FireCat]

what do i get for an arm?

Well a Usb arm! of course no? hehe

 

[Prometheus]

what do i get for an arm?

A good 6 TBs.

 

[Krys A Night]

That is more disturbing than useful.

What if he had someone in his house that didn't know about that finger, and he just left it connected to his computer?