Nokia calls Wireless Warchalkers 'Thieves'

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Nokia calls Wireless Warchalkers 'Thieves'

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday September 19, 2002 @12:38AM from the well-thats-just-not-very-fun dept.

Mr]-[at writes "Nokie "has condemned as theft the placing of chalk symbols on walls and pavements at places where people can use wireless net access."" Ok I guess if you wanna be technical about it ;)

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Well by lexcyber · 2002-09-19 00:41 · Score: 2, Funny

Can I borrow some air from the nice people? - If I
walk past?... pretty please..... I am just a humble
human.... air... please.... ....

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Illegal chalking by Louis-Nap · 2002-09-19 00:42 · Score: 5, Funny

...in related news, primary schools have called for the banning of the underground childrens activity known as 'hopscotch', arguing that such wanton chalking of pavements could lead on to a life of bandwidth theft.

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1. Re:Illegal chalking by Hard_Code · 2002-09-19 02:41 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Also, anybody found in possession of chalking paraphernalia will be arrested. Chalking may also lead to eventually writing with actual writing instruments, and in extreme cases to the authorship of manifestos on intellectual property and the destruction of the commons. And remember, when you chalk you support terrorism.
  
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Theft? by algernon7 · 2002-09-19 00:44 · Score: 4, Funny

Only if it isn't their chalk...
And in the meantime by nzhavok · 2002-09-19 00:45 · Score: 1, Funny

slashdotters condemn another speeling mistake

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Takes one to know one by dazdaz · 2002-09-19 00:52 · Score: 2, Funny

What about Nokia's high prices for their mobiles, you could call them thieves too.
Well, Okay... by stinky+wizzleteats · 2002-09-19 00:55 · Score: 5, Funny

I guess it is theft. Warchalkers are performing wireless security audits for free, thus stealing from themselves.
They would not notice? by Elpenor · 2002-09-19 01:10 · Score: 5, Funny

"Nokia warned that if too many warchalkers log on together, the whole network inside a company could slow down."

They would not noitce, 200 people sitting on the sidewalk outside their building with laptops??

Elp

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Our response to "nokie" by uncoveror · 2002-09-19 01:26 · Score: 3, Funny

We, the wireless networking users, have taken Nokia's comments under careful consideration, and have issued our response. Thank you, and have a nice day. :)

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Re:Should be useful... by Rayonic · 2002-09-19 01:31 · Score: 3, Funny

And of course, do something about it.

Given today's security climate, that must mean... erasing the chalk?

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Re:We're focusing on the wrong question anyway by pclminion · 2002-09-19 03:04 · Score: 3, Funny

So why does anybody give a flying fuck about their opinion?
Because they're Finnish!!^$@!%^#$
Dude, I said they're from Finland!!! And that's where Linus is from!!&!&^@%!
Warchalking ... by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-19 08:41 · Score: 1, Funny

... let me see - that was when IBM painted
Love, Peace, Linux all over the pavements of
some larger US cities ?

Toon Moene.