Gizmodo: Cheaters

Finnish Spitzer Sends 200 Sex SMS to Exotic Dancer and Her Sister

Jack Loftus — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:00:00 EDT

An SMS-savvy Finnish Foreign Minister has joined former New York governor Eliot Spitzer in the "thinks with the wrong head" club this week. The 60-year-old Ilkka Kanerva was discovered to have sent more than 200 text messages to an exotic dancer named Johanna Tukiainen, 29. And her sister! Despite the fact that Kanerva's longtime parter said she's not bothered by her man's wandering eyes (or should that be fingers?), people are still calling for a resignation. More below.

The Finnish press got a hold of a few text gems sent by the minister, including this vague pick up line that may or may not be related to musical waterbeds: "Would you like to do it in an exotic place? Where could it be?" When asked if 'it' meant sex, Kanerva said it was obvious that the message was an answer to an earlier inquiry from Tukiainen.

We at Gizmodo are inclined to believe the minister; he was probably referring to their upcoming coffeehouse debate about the subtle differences between the Centre Party of Finland and the more even-handed (although no less capable) approach to governing taken by the National Coalition Party. Or maybe he was just trying to get laid with the exotic dancer, and her sister. We think her name's Debra.

[HELSINGIN SANOMAT]

Microsoft Branding Xbox Live Cheaters for Life, Like Sex Offenders

matt buchanan — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:30:12 EDT

Microsoft justice is cold but apt. If you tried to goose your Xbox Live Gamerscore to match Chen's (he's an achievement demon, but I still rock his face at Halo) with game save hacks, the long arm of Microsoft is squeezing your nuts right about now. To start, they're nuking your Gamerscore, and you can't go back and re-earn zapped achievements, no matter how many times you kill 50,000 zombies. But here's the real burn: Your account is forever branded as a cheater, so everyone instantly knows that you're a horrible human being. You can't scrub that shame off, no matter how much shit you talk. [Major Nelson]

China Blocks Cell Signals in Classrooms

Travis Hudson — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 11:22:47 EDT

Select China universities will begin blocking cell phone signals inside classrooms, specifically exam halls to stop the cheating menaces of the world. Cheating has become a high-tech problem, with students using cellphones and other portable electronic devices to gain an unfair advantage while taking tests.

I'd probably be more interested in this technology to stop cellphones from ringing every 10 minutes in massive lecture halls than hindering cheaters. Two birds, one stone. It works. – Travis Hudson

China goes high-tech to stop exam cheats [Reuters Via Yahoo!]