[conspire] pitfalls of transfers on a usb. memory stick

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Dire Red (deirdre at deirdre.net):

> On Sep 29, 2011, at 5:47 PM, Mark Weisler <mark at weisler-saratoga-ca.us> wrote:
> 
> > Rick's right, as usual. Try to get yourself one of these thin, inexpensive
> > WD brand USB drives (spinning disk) that is powered by the USB cable. They
> > are thin, small and useful.
> 
> http://xkcd.com/949/
> 
> So's Randall Munroe, fwiw.

He's thin, small, and useful?  ;->