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September 25, 2007: Computer thief apparently uploads pic of himself
Making the rounds, via Boing Boing. Do you know this man? Let the victim tell the tale:
| Last week a number of computers were stolen from our office in Vancouver, BC. One of those computers was a shared iMac with Flickrbooth, an app that automatically uploads photo booth shots to our flickr account, installed on it. Just this morning a friend called to tell us that there are photos of whoever has the computer now in our flickr stream! Obviously the guy didn't know he was uploading images of himself and his awesome tattoos. |
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Yes, our computer was stolen and this photo was taken since...Wow this guy is dumb. If anyone knows this guy or recognizes the tattoo artist please e-mail us at info[a]abetterplacetowork.com ... The funniest part is that he had to name the picture and then click a button that says "upload" in order for it to show up here. It's not totally automatic. |
freshnesschronic Tuesday Sep 25 02:38 PM
Eh?? He knows he's doing something but he doesn't know fully what it is?
Flint Tuesday Sep 25 03:04 PM
Somethin' ain't quite right about this guy...
Spexxvet Tuesday Sep 25 03:20 PM
He looks like a former boss of mine, but last I heard, he was in Cincinnati.
Flint Tuesday Sep 25 03:27 PM
Apparently, someone has already thought to provide something like this, as an anti-theft measure:
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Transmission of network information Undercover transmits network information of the stolen Mac. This information includes both internal and external IP addresses and the router address, enabling our recovery center to accurately trace the Mac's physical location, in collaboration with the ISP and the police. See what happens on your stolen Mac Undercover is the world's first theft-recovery software that will send screenshots of your stolen Mac at regular intervals. These screenshots will sooner or later reveal the thief's identity (e.g. when chatting, reading and writing emails,...) making it much easier to work with law enforcement in order to recover your Mac. See who's using your Mac Undercover introduces another world first: if your Mac has a built-in or external iSight, Undercover will transmit pictures of the thief and his surroundings every 6 minutes, making it even easier to identify the current user. It's like having a private detective working for you. |
Spexxvet Tuesday Sep 25 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Flint
Somethin' ain't quite right about this guy...
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BigV Tuesday Sep 25 03:39 PM
It's all done with mirrors these days.
HungLikeJesus Tuesday Sep 25 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Spexxvet
What did you do? They look like the same guy, but different weight and tatoos. Twins?
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Spexxvet Tuesday Sep 25 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by BigV
It's all done with mirrors these days.
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theotherguy Tuesday Sep 25 03:42 PM
In Flint's shots, it looks like the guy is playing with the special effects that come with iSight (the mac camera).
Flint Tuesday Sep 25 04:14 PM
D'oh!
Is he built like this ???
Saphyre Tuesday Sep 25 05:16 PM
//sigh// I really try to have faith in my fellow human beings... truly... but outside the cellar and a few other choice locations, I'm finding more and more people whose common sense is gravely lacking. But I'm in a funk today, so maybe it's just me. 
binky Tuesday Sep 25 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Saphyre
//sigh// I really try to have faith in my fellow human beings... truly... but outside the cellar and a few other choice locations, I'm finding more and more people whose common sense is gravely lacking. But I'm in a funk today, so maybe it's just me.
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BigV Tuesday Sep 25 06:27 PM
Don't be so blue (they come in pink y'know. sapphires, that is).
It's a *good* thing that the bad guys are dum. It's just gravy that we get to laugh at this one. Ok, sry the computer has been stolen. But the rest is pretty funny. If you want funk, I strongly suggest you get down here instead.
Sheldonrs Tuesday Sep 25 06:39 PM
May I suggest you check the dating and hook-up sites for his pictures?
Possibly www.trollsneedlovetoo.com?
www.billygoatsgruff.org?
www.patheticlosershaveneeds.net?
www.wherethefuckismyneck.edu?
xoxoxoBruce Tuesday Sep 25 07:28 PM
Hey, maybe that guy bought it...out of the trunk of a car... in the alley behind the bar... at 3 AM... in good faith.
JuancoRocks Wednesday Sep 26 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Sheldonrs
May I suggest you check the dating and hook-up sites for his pictures?
Possibly www.trollsneedlovetoo.com? www.billygoatsgruff.org? www.patheticlosershaveneeds.net? www.wherethefuckismyneck.edu? |
Good sites....All of them....
SPUCK Wednesday Sep 26 02:30 AM
What's strange is why does some thief show up sans clothes?? This is weird. I'd start packin if it was my Mac stolen by this A-hole.
xoxoxoBruce Wednesday Sep 26 04:50 AM
He took off his shirt because the computer was...
hot.
theotherguy Wednesday Sep 26 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
He took off his shirt because the computer was...
hot. |
Clodfobble Wednesday Sep 26 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by SPUCK
What's strange is why does some thief show up sans clothes??
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Undertoad Wednesday Sep 26 08:55 PM
Update: Dude turned himself in
| The man also contacted Global BC on Tuesday, telling the station he did not know the computer was stolen and that he had bought it from a friend who had bought it from someone else. |
JuancoRocks Thursday Sep 27 04:42 AM
Computer thief................
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Originally Posted by Undertoad
Update: Dude turned himself in
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First name basis with a lawyer.......(must go to court a lot)
In the call to Global BC, he said he wanted to clear his name and that he has a legitimate day job as a bodyguard. (That reeks of a legitimate occupation)
Savannh Friday Sep 28 04:32 PM
You beat me to it--the guy's from my city. I had a chuckle when I saw the same picture in the Times Colonist yesterday.
He looks really familiar, but I don't know if it's because I'd seen him all over the web, or else I know him from somewhere...
xoxoxoBruce Friday Sep 28 04:47 PM
| Brown said the man was "known to police." |
SPUCK Monday Oct 1 04:52 AM
He's not on a first name basis with a lawyer... He was probably hunted down by the ambulance chasing shark.
bullwinkle Wednesday Oct 24 07:38 PM
remember kids that dumb spelled backwards is mud
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