Dead Drops

2010-11-01 09:39:25

#1

Camm: Feeding the Cats.; +761|4978|Dundee, Scotland.

I am pleased to preview ‘Dead Drops’ a new project which I started off as part of my ongoing EYEBEAM residency in NYC the last couple weeks. ‘Dead Drops’ is an anonymous, offline, peer to peer file-sharing network in public space. I am ‘injecting’ USB flash drives into walls, buildings and curbs accessable to anybody in public space. You are invited to go to these places (so far 5 in NYC) to drop or find files on a dead drop. Plug your laptop to a wall, house or pole to share your favorite files and data. Each dead drop contains a readme.txt file explaining the project. ‘Dead Drops’ is still in progress, to be continued here and in more cities. Full documentation, movie, map and ‘How to make your own dead drop’ manual coming soon! Stay tuned.

What do you think about this?

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2010-11-01 09:40:46

#2

DefCon-17: Maple Syrup Faggot; +362|6166|Vancouver | Canada

It's a trap.

2010-11-01 09:59:33

#3

Trotskygrad: бля; +354|6009|Vortex Ring State

fucking... seems like hackers will get there first, inject viruses, and proceed to DDoS some random site.

2010-11-01 10:11:35

#4

iNeedUrFace4Soup: fuck it; +348|6555

Trotskygrad wrote:
fucking... seems like hackers will get there first, inject viruses, and proceed to DDoS some random site.

Or shut the place down with a piece of gum.

2010-11-01 10:19:50

#5

Trotskygrad: бля; +354|6009|Vortex Ring State

iNeedUrFace4Soup wrote:
Trotskygrad wrote:
fucking... seems like hackers will get there first, inject viruses, and proceed to DDoS some random site.
Or shut the place down with a piece of gum.

nah, hackers wouldn't do that, they want zombies.

thieves wouldn't be interested in a bunch of flash drives, net worth's probably like $200 at most.

2010-11-01 12:08:32

#6

KEN-JENNINGS: I am all that is MOD!; +2,973|6642|949

yeah you are absolutely retarded if you find a random USB thumbstick and just plug it into your computer.

2010-11-01 12:17:23

#7

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6668|BC, Canada

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
yeah you are absolutely retarded if you find a random USB thumbstick and just plug it into your computer.

2010-11-01 12:17:50

#8

loubot: O' HAL naw!; +470|6588|Columbus, OH

DefCon-17 wrote:
It's a trap.

2010-11-01 13:22:26

#9

presidentsheep: Back to the Fuhrer; +208|5971|Places 'n such

So are you meant to hold your laptop in the air halfway up a wall to plug it into some usb that sticks out or what?

I'd type my pc specs out all fancy again but teh mods would remove it. Again.

2010-11-01 17:31:00

#10

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5798|Catherine Black

presidentsheep wrote:
So are you meant to hold your laptop in the air halfway up a wall to plug it into some usb that sticks out or what?

https://www.comesource.com/storeweb/images/Cable%20USB%20Extension.jpg

2010-11-01 18:20:22

#11

iNeedUrFace4Soup: fuck it; +348|6555

Trotskygrad wrote:
iNeedUrFace4Soup wrote:
Trotskygrad wrote:
fucking... seems like hackers will get there first, inject viruses, and proceed to DDoS some random site.
Or shut the place down with a piece of gum.
nah, hackers wouldn't do that, they want zombies.

thieves wouldn't be interested in a bunch of flash drives, net worth's probably like $200 at most.

I just meant anyone who didn't agree with it or wanted to be a dick.

If someone doesn't catch wind and turn it into a viral ad campaign, people will just fill it with shit music and unintentional trojans.

Last edited by iNeedUrFace4Soup (2010-11-01 18:20:48)

2010-11-01 18:41:12

#12

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|6781|PNW

Camm wrote:
What do you think about this?

I think I wouldn't want to be watched by hidden cameras while pirating music.

2010-11-01 19:24:53

#13

Macbeth: Banned; +2,444|5595

I have a netbook with Linux, I'm invulnerable.

2010-11-01 22:10:44

#14

13/f/taiwan: Member; +940|5708

I'll pass by some of the locations this week just to see what people have done to the USB. 2 of them are on my way to work and another 2 a mile away from where I work.

2010-11-02 02:34:52

#15

11 Bravo: Banned; +965|5247|Cleveland, Ohio

Nic wrote:
KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
yeah you are absolutely retarded if you find a random USB thumbstick and just plug it into your computer.

OP?

2010-11-02 03:00:56

#16

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6162|what

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
yeah you are absolutely retarded if you find a random USB thumbstick and just plug it into your computer.

Well, sometimes it's worth it:

An unnamed professor at Umeå University received a USB stick with all his data after his laptop was stolen. From the article: "The professor, who teaches at Umeå University in northern Sweden, was devastated when ten years of work stored on his laptop was stolen. But to his surprise, a week after the theft, the entire contents of his laptop were posted to him on a USB stick. 'I am very happy,' the unnamed professor told the local Västerbottens-Kuriren newspaper. 'This story makes me feel hope for humanity.'"

2010-11-03 07:36:14

#17

JdeFalconr: Lex Luthor, King of Australia; +72|6552|Sammamish, WA

I would hate to see what happens when the SomethingAwful guys get going with this.

2010-11-03 10:58:42

#18

Camm: Feeding the Cats.; +761|4978|Dundee, Scotland.

11 Bravo wrote:
Nic wrote:
KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
yeah you are absolutely retarded if you find a random USB thumbstick and just plug it into your computer.
OP?

doh ho ho. try harder.

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2010-11-03 12:17:48

#19

wah1188: You orrible caaaaaaan't; +321|6470|UK

Camm you should drop dead. See what I did there?

2010-11-03 12:18:16

#20

Camm: Feeding the Cats.; +761|4978|Dundee, Scotland.

wah1188 wrote:
Camm you should drop dead. See what I did there?

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2010-11-03 12:31:41

#21

Donald O' Brien: Member; +104|6713

Looks like some sorta high-tech gloryhole.

2010-11-03 12:36:28

#22

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6480

Finray wrote:
presidentsheep wrote:
So are you meant to hold your laptop in the air halfway up a wall to plug it into some usb that sticks out or what?
http://www.comesource.com/storeweb/imag … ension.jpg

yeah, i always carry a usb cable extension around in my purse

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2010-11-03 13:40:50