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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    02/02/09

    In reply to Cake Decorator Takes Flash Drive Photograph a Bit Too Literally
    COFFEE!!!


    We need coffee here!!

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    Image of GadgetGhurl GadgetGhurl
    02/02/09

    In reply to Cake Decorator Takes Flash Drive Photograph a Bit Too Literally
    A person would have to be a complete idiot not to print and take the photo.


    Just sayin...

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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    02/03/09

    @GadgetGhurl:
    If you follow the link back to the original post, the cake shop told this person to bring in a jump drive with the image on it, which they could then print out and use as a reference. Only the person who said this was not the person who made the cake. That person was basically given the drive itself (instead of a picture) and told to get to it.
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    Image of Brian M Foder Brian M Foder
    02/02/09

    In reply to Cake Decorator Takes Flash Drive Photograph a Bit Too Literally
    WTF....that cake is sad...where did they get it, a dumpster???
    The guys at Charm City Cakes ([www.charmcitycakes.com])
    would quit their profession if they saw that "cake".
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    Image of Homerjay is utterly alone. Homerjay is utterly alone.
    02/02/09

    @Brian M Foder: I was sorta thinking the same thing. If thats a custom cake, even with the wrong thing on it, its pretty hack. The writing is all crappy, the back outline of the drive is fucked up. Its just not a good job.
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    Image of anon anon
    02/02/09

    In reply to Cake Decorator Takes Flash Drive Photograph a Bit Too Literally
    This actually gives me an idea. I suppose it's only a matter of time before somebody comes up with translucent, edible paper and non-toxic ink so you can print a cake decoration and just lay it on top of white icing.


    I suppose a robotic cake printer would be possible, but way more expensive and special-purpose. I see epson has a case study, but it don't do pitchers. :) (I think what I'd do is a sort of cake "car wash" design. the cake runs through on a conveyer and overhead sprayers reproduce the image on white icing.)


    [www.robots.epson.com]


    Then, I found KopyKake, but you still have to paint the image by hand.


    [www.madisonartshop.com]


    Or you could go this way... for a *really* big cake. :P

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    02/02/09

    @craighyatt: They do have cake image printers. Most supermarket bakeries use them.
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    Image of bastion72 bastion72
    02/02/09

    @craighyatt:


    Dunno how to post images, but here's a url.


    [www.goodexperience.com]

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    02/02/09

    @bastion72:

    [lifehacker.com]
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    Image of Curves Curves
    02/02/09

    In reply to Cake Decorator Takes Flash Drive Photograph a Bit Too Literally
    I love it and can totally see how it happened. Pretty common over estimation of the average persons tech skills.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    02/02/09

    In reply to Cake Decorator Takes Flash Drive Photograph a Bit Too Literally
    Why you shouldn;t bring your cake to Derek Zoolander's Bakery.
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    Image of habib15 habib15
    02/02/09

    @PunchesSmallAnimals_GitEmSteveDave:

    I thought this same thing!


    I'm now going to go smash my iMac open to look at the pictures of the Flash Drive Cake.


    And that is the fattest flash drive I have ever seen, I bet it stores data on cassette tapes :)

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    02/02/09

    @habib15: He has a reel to reel.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    02/02/09

    In reply to Cake Decorator Takes Flash Drive Photograph a Bit Too Literally
    So, there's a whole blog dedicated to wrecked custom-order cakes? And I thought "F*** You, Penguin" was obscure.
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    Image of bobman1235 bobman1235
    02/02/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: A whole AWESOME blog, yes.


    It's pretty popular as well (as far as those types of blogs go).

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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    02/02/09

    @bobman1235: You think this is obscure? Well you ain't seen nothin yet!
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    Image of Elijah86 Elijah86
    02/02/09

    In reply to Cake Decorator Takes Flash Drive Photograph a Bit Too Literally
    That is a huge flash drive. (the one in his hand.)
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    Image of combat chuck combat chuck
    02/02/09

    @Elijah86: That's what I was thinking. I bet it's like 32 meg, too.
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    Image of GabriellaFergasun GabriellaFergasun
    02/02/09

    @Elijah86:
    It's a Lexar carrier to let you use SD memory in USB, actually pretty well built.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/03/09

    @Elijah86: Actually it's not a flash drive. It's more like an adapter. I have one. The back of it opens up and takes SD cards so it can be whatever size you want it to be. I like it because I have a bunch of SD cards but not every PC I have access to has a built-in card reader.
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    02/03/09

    @GabriellaFergasun:
    Hey, I've got that capability with my SD cards! Except I don't have to buy a fat card-reader to put them in. I can just fold them in half and plug them straight intot he computer. Oddly enough, they actually transfer data faster when you're not running them through the SD interface.
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    Image of OMG! Bacon! OMG! Bacon!
    02/02/09

    In reply to Cake Decorator Takes Flash Drive Photograph a Bit Too Literally
    Haha, owned.
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    Image of OMG! Bacon! OMG! Bacon!
    02/02/09

    @phoenix27: Not too horrible of a job on the flash drive though!
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    02/02/09

    @phoenix27: Seriously? Cuz even if they did make a mistake, that decoration still looks like crap.
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    Image of corradokid corradokid
    12/23/08

    In reply to An Extensive, Obsessive Performance Test Of... USB Keys?
    Thank Jebus.... at work, we rely on USB thumb drives, and transfer a lot of data to/from. It gets annoying when you're waiting 10min for files to copy so we're always looking for faster ones. Perfect!
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    12/23/08

    @corradokid: Yup, when you use these things as homes/mobile homes for virtual machines, transfer speeds are waaaay more important than capacity/price. And it is a pretty good bet that the stick you buy won't match the performance numbers the manufacturer provides (either higher or lower).


    So these tests will benefit MANY professionals in both expected and unexpected ways...

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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    12/23/08

    In reply to An Extensive, Obsessive Performance Test Of... USB Keys?
    I'm not seeing any sushi. Which means they didn't test enough stick drives.
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    Image of 1 DVS BSTD-Its off the Hizzle fo $hizzle My Dizzle 1 DVS BSTD-Its off the Hizzle fo $hizzle My Dizzle
    12/23/08

    In reply to An Extensive, Obsessive Performance Test Of... USB Keys?
    No Sony ?
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    12/23/08

    @It s off the Hizzle fo $hizzle My Dizzle: There's one Sony Microvault 4 GB at last place.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    12/23/08

    In reply to An Extensive, Obsessive Performance Test Of... USB Keys?
    There is a thin line between thorough and obsessive.
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    Image of canned-air canned-air
    12/23/08

    @Curves: ...and it is about the same thickness as a crazy pill ;)
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    12/23/08

    @canned-air: Someone else's obsessiveness makes me a better informed consumer...
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