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Can A Number Be Illegal?
You might no think too much about numbers as you sit and use your computer, but the underpinnings of software and images are based on them — and that means, in theory, a string of numerical characters can in fact be illegal.
In Australia, Not Owning A Smartphone Gets You Punched In The Face
Turns out that owning a dumbphone is more hazardous to your health than previously reported. NSW Police yesterday reported an incident in which a man was allegedly punched in the face before being kicked repeatedly by two youths who refused to steal his phone after finding out it wasn’t a smartphone.
FBI Employees Can’t Stop Sexting On Their Government Phones
Fidelity, bravery, integrity. This is the motto of the FBI, and this is the motto of the group of men and women who can’t stop using their government-issued phones to send coworkers dirty dick pics. And while it’s probably never a good idea to sext your coworkers, when you work for what is essentially a group of professional, highly trained stalkers, you’d think one would try to exercise a little restraint or, at the very least, use a phone that isn’t owned by Big Brother.
Did Amazon Sell A Stolen iPhone?
Gizmodo Twitter friend Ben Dreyfuss bought his mum an iPhone for Christmas. Ben is a good son! Christmas morning: Mama D. tears open the package, finds a shiny aluminium bundle of joy, and then decides to set it up. One problem: When she called her telco in the US (Verizon, for what it’s worth) to activate the thing, they told her that her new iPhone was stolen. Whaaat?
Dumb Prisoner Gets Stuck In His Own Wall Hole Trying To Escape
Four inmates tried to escape through a hole made on their cell’s wall using a metal pipe from the prison’s shower. Unfortunately for them, they were as smart as a crate of bricks: the hole was too small and the second prisoner got stuck. Incapable of moving in or out, the police caught him in the act.
Now John McAfee Is Writing An Insane Blog While He’s In Jail
The John McAfee circus came to a head last night when McAfee was finally arrested in Guatemala. Except, uh, now he’s blogging from a computer the Guatemalan police gave him in his jail cell.
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