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    Postal Service Mail Handler Steals 2,200 GameFly Rentals

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    Image of tamoko tamoko
    10/18/09

    In reply to Postal Service Mail Handler Steals 2,200 GameFly Rentals
    Ah Germantown..... gotta love Philly. #gameflytheft
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    Image of se7a7n7 se7a7n7
    10/17/09

    In reply to Postal Service Mail Handler Steals 2,200 GameFly Rentals
    This begs the question... Why didn't GameStop do something about it? If the same guy kept coming in with a shit load of video games (disc only), how do you not know what's going on? #gameflytheft
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    Image of tamoko tamoko
    10/18/09

    @se7a7n7: I thought that too. But perhaps it just comes down to greed. Gamestop just repackages the discs into the genero clamshells and resells those babies... they're making some kind of profit off of it. If he was selling the discs at the Gamestop in Germantown, it doesn't surprise me, the place is uber-shady... #gameflytheft
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    Image of brobot brobot
    10/17/09

    In reply to Postal Service Mail Handler Steals 2,200 GameFly Rentals
    I guess Netflix DVDs are more jailtime-worthy than Gamefly....
    [gizmodo.com] #gameflytheft
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    Image of ilovexspin ilovexspin
    10/17/09

    In reply to Postal Service Mail Handler Steals 2,200 GameFly Rentals
    I bet when they asked him where the games went he answered, "they flew".

    badumdumching
    (i had to)
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    Edited by ilovexspin at 10/17/09 2:27 PM ilovexspin was starred ilovexspin was unstarred
    Image of ilovexspin ilovexspin
    10/17/09

    In reply to Postal Service Mail Handler Steals 2,200 GameFly Rentals
    OH I see...so he's having a month in jail for every ~150 discs he stole?!

    no. that doesn't make any sense. he should have significantly more than that. #gameflytheft
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    Image of Mmm...Burritos Mmm...Burritos
    10/17/09

    @ilovexspin: If he had stolen them via torrent, he'd be facing the death penalty now. #gameflytheft
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    ilovexspin promoted this comment Mmm...Burritos was starred Mmm...Burritos was unstarred
    Image of ilovexspin ilovexspin
    10/17/09

    @Mmm...Burritos: +1 Exactly. hahaha #gameflytheft
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    Image of puhsitch puhsitch
    10/17/09

    @ilovexspin: Eh, fining him up the ass would be enough in my eyes.

    I mean...video games. We need to keep space in the prisons for criminals who are actual risks to society. #gameflytheft
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    Image of Balance_In_Life Balance_In_Life
    10/17/09

    @puhsitch: What you fail to realize here is that theft is punishable by jail time. Doesn't matter if it's a video game or a car.

    Lets do the math here...

    2200 video games times... ohhh I'd say 50 bucks (some are PS2 or older games and cant' say that everyone is 60 bucks plus I'm sure Gamefly gets some sort of discount but i digress...) is freaking 110 thousand dollars.

    Borrowed from some law site I found: "Theft of property of a value over $25,000.00 is a Class 2 Felony for which a person can be sent to prison for a maximum of 12.5 years or put on probation and sent to the county jail for a maximum of one year. The maximum fine is $150,000.00. "

    $110,000... That's actually a pretty hefty tab considering it's just video games.

    I say lock him up. The fact that he was a postal worker makes it just that much worse. Who knows what other stuff this guy could of had his hands on. What if he got your social security number and made off with $110,000 of your money. I'm sure you'd want him to face a firing squad. #gameflytheft
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    Image of puhsitch puhsitch
    10/17/09

    @Balance_In_Life: No, I didn't fail to realize that theft is punishable by jail time. I do see degrees of severity, which (conceptually, at least) are defined by more than monetary value. So like, for instance, mugging elderly people for their insulin and oxygen tanks would be a bit higher on the scale than swiping video game rental discs.

    And if some bastard got my SSN and stole $110,000, I'd much rather he be forced to pay me back with hefty interest. He is of no use to me dead! #gameflytheft
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    Image of Balance_In_Life Balance_In_Life
    10/17/09

    @puhsitch: Touche...

    Sorry but the response. Shouldn't have come off so short. I do agree that there are worse people out there.

    Clowns... those are worse people...

    But just something about this guy being a postal worker bothers me. I understand that this is not the first theft at a post office but still, he should have the book thrown at him for just being as stupid as he was. The guy had to have known he would get caught. Lock this guy up... at least it's one less stupid person on the road. #gameflytheft
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    Image of puhsitch puhsitch
    10/17/09

    @Balance_In_Life: Ohhh yeah, if it turns out that this guy moonlighted as a clown, this would be an open-and-shut case, I tell you what. #gameflytheft
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    Image of scoobydoo scoobydoo
    09/19/09

    In reply to T-Mobile Launches 21Mbps 3G Service in Philadelphia
    Very nice of them - but how about spending some time increasing the coverage in places that still need 3G? 20 minutes after leaving my house, I'm back to EDGE. Plus, even when I do have 3G, it is about half the speed I get on Sprint or Verizon.
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    Image of fleebailey33 fleebailey33
    09/19/09

    In reply to T-Mobile Launches 21Mbps 3G Service in Philadelphia
    I think this is great, and fine. most people don't have internet faster the 7.2Mb in there house! and certainly most don't have faster then 21!
    There is a point where to most people it will not make a difference, tmobile can use same phones, and get freaken fast speeds,

    sorry gizmodo, but i think even though it uses HSPA+ i think it should still be considred 4g based on speeds, and tmobile might to do. If customers dont have to upgrade there phones for fast internet thats awesome. there is only so much people will notice, smart move tmobile
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    Image of otko otko
    09/19/09

    In reply to T-Mobile Launches 21Mbps 3G Service in Philadelphia
    Is it really always sunny there?
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    Image of Daniel Grinton Daniel Grinton
    09/19/09

    In reply to T-Mobile Launches 21Mbps 3G Service in Philadelphia
    I find it baffling that people think they need these speeds for their phones when they don't even get that speed on their home internet.
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    superberg promoted this comment Daniel Grinton was starred Daniel Grinton was unstarred
    Image of superberg superberg
    09/19/09

    @Daniel Grinton: Right, because faster internet while you're out and about is useless. Who wants faster web access when downloading maps?

    If anything, it makes MORE sense. Besides, 21 mbps is likely the theoretical speed. It's more likely people will just find themselves getting slightly-faster-but-also-more-stable... connections. Just like when Comcast says they're giving you 20mbps, but you're really only getting that at a burst, then dropping to 5 or 6.
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    Image of Daniel Grinton Daniel Grinton
    09/19/09

    @superberg: For downloading maps? You can stream google maps pretty consistently on 1mbps. On SATELLITE VIEW.

    At HOME higher speeds make more sense. You are not going to be streaming HD video to your phone. You are not going to be doing pretty much ANY high bandwidth on a phone.
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    Image of hodayathink wants WWFRD back! hodayathink wants WWFRD back!
    09/19/09

    @Daniel Grinton: Since when does need have anything to do with it?

    And besides, you ever hear of this thing called tethering?
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    Image of Daniel Grinton Daniel Grinton
    09/19/09

    @hodayathink is running for president of Naughty America: You're the king of missing the point. I'm calling it stupid because for some reason we can't get this sort of speed in situations where it would ACTUALLY BE USED.
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    Daniel Grinton was starred Daniel Grinton was unstarred
    Image of hodayathink wants WWFRD back! hodayathink wants WWFRD back!
    09/19/09

    @Daniel Grinton: I'm calling it stupid because for some reason we can't get this sort of speed in situations where it would ACTUALLY BE USED

    Actually, as far as the companies are concerned, I think that is the point.
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    Image of superberg superberg
    09/19/09

    @Daniel Grinton: We can't get these speeds, but if you hop over the pond you'll find that lots of people do.
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    Image of InvaderPhlegm InvaderPhlegm
    09/21/09

    @Daniel Grinton: Dude, I see where you are coming from, but I also think you are missing the bigger picture.

    When the first Tegra and Snapdragon-based cellphones start showing up, which ccan process 720p30 HD, the very next thing people are going to want to do with it, is start streaming it.

    It doe not matter that the display on your phone/mobile device cannot display every pixel (yet), the only thing that is going to matter to most, is that they can do it.

    This goes doubly so for people who have HD content at home sitting on a media server, yet want 24/7 access to that media while on the go.

    21Mbps may be insane for a mobile device, but in par for the course. And simply because it is there, people are going to find a way to maximize it's usage.
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    Image of WGPSuicideRun WGPSuicideRun
    09/19/09

    In reply to T-Mobile Launches 21Mbps 3G Service in Philadelphia
    what does this mean for unlocked iPhones?
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    Image of KahnSkript KahnSkript
    09/19/09

    @WGPSuicideRun: Well if you had the push option, it would be more like a shove now.
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    Image of fleebailey33 fleebailey33
    09/19/09

    @WGPSuicideRun:
    nothing of course. still stuck on 2g
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    Image of zenpoet zenpoet
    08/07/09

    In reply to iPod Survives Falling Tree Accident, Is Not to Blame for Owner's Death
    Another important question to ask yourself is whether or not she would have been able to avoid the accident if she had been able to hear. There are plenty of people crushed by trees while they are cutting them down, and they KNOW its going to fall.
    Granted, its not smart to cut out the outside world completely while still interacting with it, but as far as I am concerned this is still a pretty big stretch to say that the mp3 player was a cause of the accident.
    I say, blame the jogger-hating angry beaver that caused the tree to fall!
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    Image of DustyButt™ DustyButt™
    08/06/09

    In reply to iPod Survives Falling Tree Accident, Is Not to Blame for Owner's Death

    The tree is in custody, and may be charged pending an investigation. Witnesses say that he appeared to have been intoxicated at the time of the event.
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    92BuickLeSabre promoted this comment Edited by DustyButt™ at 08/06/09 9:23 PM DustyButt™ was starred DustyButt™ was unstarred
    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    08/06/09

    @DustyButt™: FTW!
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    Image of deanbmmv deanbmmv
    08/06/09

    In reply to iPod Survives Falling Tree Accident, Is Not to Blame for Owner's Death
    So the tree falls and the ipod idly sits by and lets it kill its owner, wheras Blackberies will come to the rescue and stop their owners falling from mountains.
    Actually can any noiseblocking be blamed? I'm pretty sure theres very few things that make a noise when falling apart form people and planes. Most things only make the noise when they hit the ground.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    08/06/09

    In reply to iPod Survives Falling Tree Accident, Is Not to Blame for Owner's Death
    I've almost had a huge tree branch fall on me, and there was little, if any warning that someone running would have heard. One time a branch on a tree in my yard cracked, I heard like 1 second "cracks" every 90 seconds for like 5 minutes, to the point I didn't know what was making the noise till the wump of the branch falling. The one that almost took me out made no noise I could hear(storm and blowing wind) until it thudded into the ground where I would have been standing had I not turned around to move my car.
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    08/06/09

    @GitEmSteveDave: ♥'sSummermodo: F*cking trees... So unpredictable...
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    Image of DustyButt™ DustyButt™
    08/06/09

    In reply to iPod Survives Falling Tree Accident, Is Not to Blame for Owner's Death
    Obviously, she wasn't listening to the Screaming Trees.
    I keeed. I keeed.
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