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more about #theft more comments → otko: toast, Toast, TOAST #iphoneheist more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: They can strip the innards out and sell them as non-working iphone props. [gizmodo.com] #iphoneheist more » HeroOfTomorrow: I love CEVA. I used to work in telecommunications in the Netherlands, and one day CEVA came over to drop off some phones. The driver left his keys in ... more » gabuzecs: It would be funny if they were M$ fanboy's and only stole the Iphone's to later burn in a giant fire... #iphoneheist more » Noobs-R-Us: What's with all the big heists in Belgium? First, one of the biggest diamond heists at the vaults under the city and now this. #iphoneheist more » Sirmatt: This could be quite possibly the most exciting thing ever to happen in Belgium #iphoneheist more » BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2: Could Apple theoretically use the serial codes from said iPhones and brick them in some way or another. Either that or have Foxconn take care of them.... more » tamoko: Ah Germantown..... gotta love Philly. #gameflytheft more » se7a7n7: 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 d... more » brobot - Beboptimus Prime: I guess Netflix DVDs are more jailtime-worthy than Gamefly.... [gizmodo.com] #gameflytheft more » ilovexspin: I bet when they asked him where the games went he answered, "they flew". badumdumching (i had to) more » ilovexspin: 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 tha... more » Bertone77: "this video has been removed due to terms of use violation" more » 10pound: I am a little torn. I do agree that thieves are cowardly shits that should catch a beating for taking something that does not belong to them. On the... more » electricarchie: They have more videos on their youtube channel of finished products, and people commenting saying things like "wow this is cool how do i buy?" No ques... more » -
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Most Popular DIY Projects of 2009
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#theft
$3 Million of iPhones Stolen in Belgium Heist
A company named CEVA Logistics was housing somewhere between 3,000 and 4,000 iPhones in a warehouse when intruders climbed up a fire ladder and sliced a hole through the roof. More » -
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Postal Service Mail Handler Steals 2,200 GameFly Rentals
Both GameFly and Netflix package their by-mail rentals in bright, obvious envelopes, and a Philadelphia mail handler took advantage, stealing 2,200 GameFly games in just six months. When he was caught, he had 81 games on him. 81! More » -
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Jerk Thieves Show Off and Try to Sell Illegal Card Skimmer
A video has been posted to YouTube by a group called "DarkForum" in which plans for a card skimmer are demonstrated and a contact email for sales of said illegal device is listed. Screw these guys. More » -
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GadgetTrak Security System Catches iMac Thief With Startling Precision
GadgetTrak, an anti-theft tracking system, claimed its first victory, and we're pretty impressed. An iMac was stolen two weeks ago, and the thief wasn't clever enough to reformat. Big mistake: GadgetTrak managed to find his location and took his photo. More » -
#piracy
No Surprise: Hollywood Doesn't Understand Where Pirated Movies Come From
Cory Doctorow has a piece in The Guardian explaining why it's awfully dumb for a theater to confiscate cellphones at a preview screening: Nobody's pirating movies with a cellphone, and real leaks come from inside the industry. More » -
#thievery
They'd Have Been Better Off Stealing Two Cans and a String
What is it with idiots and electronics today? First, some bone-headed German bargain hunters got swindled shopping for discount iPods. And now, down in Mexico, thieves are stealing hollow replica display case cell phones. More » -
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#grandtheftnaval
US Navy Sysadmin Fills House With $1.6 Million Worth of Pilfered Office Supplies
If you're working at Dunder-Mifflin and you're lifting a highlighter or two every now and then, Michael may feign disapproval, but that's about it. On the other side of the coin is Victor Papagno, a sysadmin for the US Naval Research Laboratory, who was recently busted for jacking over 20,000 pieces of gear worth $1.6 million—from ink cartridges to hard drives to software—over the course of 10 years. More » -
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Compact Fluorescent Bulbs Are The New Hotel Robe
While hotels are used to catering to the shady sides of society—there's good reason that rooms are void of blacklight fixtures and stocked to the gills with plenty of cheap towels—they are not used to appeasing eco-conscious thieves. According to Montana's page on energy efficient CFLs, "building owners, hotel operators and office managers complain about people stealing the CFL bulbs right out of the fixtures." More »
