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Montreal Student Thwarts UK School Arsonist On Messageboard

Sean Fallon — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:40:00 +0000

Kudos to J.P. Neufeld, a 21-year old student at Montreal’s Concordia University for alerting authorities about a post on the newgrounds forum left by a student that claimed he would burn down his school.

“I saw this thread started by this guy. It didn’t seem serious at first. It said that today at 11:30 a.m. GMT I will commit violence and other forms of arson against my school [in Norfolk]. He had posted a picture of a gas can,” Neufeld told CBC News.

Police were able to track down information about the suspect and school—leading them to an arrest. A 16-year-old male in possession of a knife, matches and canister of flammable liquid was taken into custody outside the school.

“You don’t make threats like that idly. Either it was a hoax or something he was going to go through with”

Damn straight. People need to take this crap seriously—kids are screwed up nowadays. Thankfully, there was someone out there with the balls to take action for a change. [CBC Image via CTV Montreal and Newgrounds]

Husband Blames iPhone For Smutty Pic Debacle, Fate of Marriage Hangs on Apple Support Discussion

Sean Fallon — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:30:00 +0000

A Jersey woman has called out to Apple support forum users for a little help with a problem she is having. Apparently, she borrowed her husband’s iPhone and found a raunchy pic of him attached to an email sent to another woman’s address. The husband admits to taking the picture, but claims that the email attachment was a glitch. In fact, he said that the folks at his local Apple Genius Bar informed him that “photos sometimes automatically attach themselves to an e-mail address and appear in the sent folder, even though no e-mail was ever sent.” The wife has asked support forum users whether or not this could be true and adds that the future of her marriage rests on the answer.

Several forum members have responded saying that they have experienced the glitch, but many others (including at least one former Mac Genius) believe that this is a far-fetched and hastily concocted excuse to cover up an affair. Personally, I have to agree with the latter group. I mean, even if the glitch exists, why would a guy take a raunchy pic of himself and just let it sit in his iPhone? Plus, the woman claims that she has found other bits of incriminating evidence to support her case (he also has a history of infidelity). By the end of the discussion the wife seems have to come to her senses and realised that she needs to ditch this tool. But what do you think? Have you ever experienced this glitch? Did any of this really happen in the first place? [Support Forums via CNET]

Second Quantum Code Clue Now Online

Nick Broughall — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:22:51 +0000

The second Quantum Code clue has now hit the interwebs, getting you one step closer to solving the puzzle. As always, scan the QR code above and follow the link to the clue.

And if you’re struggling to work out any part of the Quantum Code puzzle, why not discuss it in our Quantum Central forum? It’s the best place to collaborate with other Gizmodians on how to solve the puzzle and take home the prize…

[Quantum Code on Giz]