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He even  suggests offering  the finders a brand new thumb drive that is twice the capacity of the found one. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As handy as USB thumb drives can be, their small size makes them easy to lose. Tim Fehlman, of Daily Cup of Tech, has worried about the possibility and come up with a clever solution. 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