There’s a USB flash drive sitting on my desk. It’s tiny – about twice the size of the USB connector. It’s blue, it has a cover, and the ring to connect a strap to it is broken off.<\/p>\n
And I have no idea what is on it.<\/p>\n
It was found in our office on the floor with no identification. I posted a note in the break-room to see if anyone would claim it and got no response.<\/p>\n
So, here it sits.<\/p>\n
The logical step would be to just plug the damn thing and see what’s on it – but I’m cautious.<\/p>\n
There’s a lot of evil crap out there on the internet and I’m very careful before I plug a strange USB into my computer. Even with strong anti-virus software, there’s still a risk.<\/p>\n
A mystery.<\/p>\n
Do I take the chance? Plug it in and see?<\/p>\n
16 GB. Could be anything.<\/p>\n
bootleg movie
\n“inappropriate content” – you know what I’m talking about
\nvacation photos
\nstudent project
\nstudent records (!)
\nbank statements<\/p>\n
Anything.<\/p>\n
And, like Pandora, I wonder what’s inside. I’m tempted.<\/p>\n
Could be awesome, could be terrible. \u00a0Could be all the evils of the world – if they would fit on 16 gb.<\/p>\n
Or, truth be told, it could just be blank.<\/p>\n
So, here it sits.<\/p>\n
A mystery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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