crime
Random Stuff
Blockbuster Employee Stabs Himself, Didn’t Want To Go To Work
6:53AM Sean Fallon | We all know that Blockbuster kind of sucks, but I had no idea working there was this bad. More »
Games
Postal Service Mail Handler Steals 2,200 GameFly Rentals
5:00AM Dan Nosowitz | 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 »
Computers
Apple Genius Finds Child Porn On G5 In Need Of Repair
2:40PM Joanna Stern | Forget Megan’s Law, those Apple Geniuses are pretty darn good at catching paedophiles. An American man was arrested after an Apple Genius found pictures of naked 10- to 13-year-old girls in “explicit” poses on his G5 desktop’s hard drive. More »
Business
Microsoft Takes Its Antipiracy Crusade To Employee Cafeterias
1:40PM John Herrman | A hungry, possibly larcenous Microsoft employee sent us this glimpse of life from the company’s Issaquah campus. I like to think of it as Windows Geniune Advantage®: Peach Parfait Edition. More »
Computers
GadgetTrak Security System Nabs iMac Thief With Startling Precision
11:40AM Dan Nosowitz | 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 »
Gadgets
Warning: Not All ATMs At DefCon Are What They Appear To Be
3:20AM Mark Wilson | The infamous DefCon hackers convention is going on in Las Vegas right now. And, just a word of advice. If you’re going to visit, grab your cash before entering the conference. More »
Music
Student Forced To Pay $US675,000 To RIAA For Sharing 30 Songs
8:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Joel Tenenbaum admitted to sharing 30 songs with Kazaa back in 2004 (Kazaa! So quaint!) and was originally fined $US150,000 per song. He worked that down to “only” $US22,500 per song, but that’s still $US675,000 in total. More »
Random Stuff
Parent Arrested After Dragging Kid Through Verizon Store On A Leash
5:30AM Sean Fallon | Not surprisingly Melissa Catherine Smith-Means of Alabama (oh…Alabama) was arrested a few months ago for this incident in a Verizon store. Who knew someone would have a camera in a mobile phone store? More »
Toys
Convince Her You’re A Bad Boy With The Bank Job Pen
1:40AM Mark Wilson | Yeah, you’re bad. You stole from a bank (even if it was just a pen). Or did you? More »
Cameras
