Secure Data Storage... On Your Fingernails 331
opticsorg writes "Secure optical data storage could soon literally be at your fingertips thanks to work being carried out in Japan. Yoshio Hayasaki and his colleagues have discovered that data can be written into a human fingernail by irradiating it with femtosecond laser pulses. Capacities are said to be up to 5 mega bits and the stored data lasts for 6 months - the length of time it takes a fingernail to be completely replaced."
Fingernails (Score:5, Funny)
Already got lah (Score:3, Funny)
It generally tells me I've been rolling around in the dirt, scratching myself, and have had an inability to touch anyone of the opposite sex.
would be a good idea except (Score:5, Funny)
Imagine losing your data when you hit your thumb with a hammer.
Identity Theft (Score:3, Funny)
Comment removed (Score:2, Funny)
Question is: (Score:3, Funny)
Bill Gates (Score:4, Funny)
Long Nails (Score:5, Funny)
mp3 player (Score:2, Funny)
And with no display, could Apple sue for prior art with the Shuffle?
broke a nail? (Score:3, Funny)
Tin Foil Gloves (Score:2, Funny)
Re:But what if (Score:1, Funny)
Now nerds will be less embarrassed... (Score:1, Funny)
Oh, I'm just backing up some data...
"Why are you biting your nails?" (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Long Nails (Score:5, Funny)
Re:But what if (Score:3, Funny)
The dog ate my finger!
Re:Fingernails (Score:5, Funny)
Johnson: "Sure do boss, it's right here!" *waves middle finger*
Re:Fingernails (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Breaking a nail (Score:5, Funny)
I'm going to do mine in nibbles [wikipedia.org] if it's stored on my fingernails.
Re:One way to be sure it's secure (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Fingernails (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Question is: (Score:3, Funny)
Someone please pass me the nail file... (Score:4, Funny)
When I'm driving in rush-hour traffic... (Score:3, Funny)
One finger conveys enough information already without laser etching or anything else.
Re:article text, you know it might go down! (Score:2, Funny)
Data backup: save your clippings.
The new dumpster dive: behind the nail salon.
what jokes did I miss?
Re:But what if (Score:3, Funny)
the new hotness is "I lost my finger while cooking in a restaurant and some lady is using it as evidence to sue my boss."
Think of what could come out of this invention! (Score:3, Funny)
or
Try our new nail polish colors. They won't currupt your data.
or even
Oh no, I broke a nail. Please help me find it because it wasn't encrypted.
has to be said (Score:5, Funny)
Because if you took it while I was alive, damn, that would just be torture.
Re:6 months? (Score:1, Funny)
But toenails have their downside too. When that cute secretary asks you for your expense report and you whip out your stinky foot next to her laptop, you just lost all your chances with her.
Re:article text, you know it might go down! (Score:2, Funny)
Raid 5: webbed feet
While we're at it: If you thought it was hard to type with one hand.. what'll you do when you've stored all your pr0n on your fingertips?
Re:Fingernails (Score:1, Funny)
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Re:But what if (Score:3, Funny)
- 9 active devices
- 1 hot spare (your left hand thumb)
Re:Fingernails (Score:4, Funny)
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Re:Fingernails (Score:1, Funny)
Johnson: "Sure do boss. Right here. I even made a back-up" *waves middle finger of BOTH hands*
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