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PCs Pilfered, Paralyzing Populace

Heywood Yabuzof writes "According to this Wired story, thieves in Chile caused traffic to grind to a halt when they decided to steal the computers (15 PCs and 2 servers) that control the traffic lights in Santiago. Funny how everyone worries so much about preventing "evil hackers" from breaking in to systems remotely and causing chaos, and then some burglars just go ahead and steal the critical computers to produce the same (unintended?) results."

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  1. Bah! by jvollmer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Don't practice your alliteration on me!
    None of yer Hindus haronizin' in the hallway,
    or Shintos shatterin' sheetglass in the shithouse!

  2. Re:A plea from your crotch by propstoalldeadhomiez · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Good work, AC. I laughed my ass off at that post. Too bad the idiot slashbots and editors have instantly modded it into -1 oblivion to censor the truth.

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  3. * MY GIRLFRIEND -- NUDE -- HOT * by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
  4. See! I knew Chile had hot computers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    :)
    Mod me up, baby!

  5. Only five times?!? by I.T.R.A.R.K. · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Amateurs.. That's pathetic.
    I can choke that sucker at least 8.

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  6. Re:i hope for their sake by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How the hell can the first non -1 post be modded redundant? are these mods smoking crack or something?

  7. GROAN by Rhinobird · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    GROAN...

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  8. "evil hackers" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I know it was evil hackers, how? Well, they decided to take 15 workstations and 2servers. why? Easy! They are working on their BEWOLF cluster!

  9. Re:sophisticated? by jedrek · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    A klacz? A female horse?

    I don't get it.

  10. You were only supposed to blow bloody doors off by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Sounds like they've been watching the Italian Job. :-)

  11. Re:Tangential Tidbit by Bobb+Sledd · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    547-9510?!?

    How did you know my phone number?!? I am so... freaked out... Is this Jonathan playing a trick on me?

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  12. testing my widener by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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