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Guilty Plea in AOL Engineer's Address Theft Case

ScentCone writes "Jason Smathers, a former AOL software engineer has pleaded guilty in his theft of 92 million in-house account screen names. He'll be paying $200-400k, and serving a year or two of federal time. Smathers used another employee's account to steal the data, and sold it to a Vegas-based online casino operator. Interestingly, one of the charges was 'interstate transportation of stolen property.'"

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  1. A tribute to Little Johnny by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    A tribute to Little Johnny

    Little Johnny woke up early to get ready for school. Johnny was a nice boy, loved by his parents, respected by his friends, and likened by his teachers. Like all other good boys, he hated Microsoft(R) and all it's products including Microsoft Windows (TM) and Microsoft Office (TM). He ran Gentoo on his home computer, and used StarOffice for all his homework.

    Johnny walked off to the bus stop after kissing his mom goodbye, whistling a little tune to himself. His bus was late again, the third time this month. Johnny didn't like being late for school. It made him feel guilty. So he decided to walk to school, as it was no more than a 15 minute walk away. The bus would take longer anyway, after picking up all the other stupid little kids. Annoying little twitches...they wouldn't know the difference between Gentoo and Knoppix if it stared them in their pimply little faces.

    Little Johnny made good time. Before long, he reached the Wal-mart across which his elementary school was. It was just 8:36. It was still 24 minutes before school, and it would take just 45 more seconds to cross the road and enter the school grounds. He liked being early. It gave him time to catch up on the latest geeky news on Slashdot and get a First Post or two before classes began.

    Johnny was halfway across the street when a Chevy Avalanche zoomed up and squashed him on the pavement. Little Johnny was no more.

    What is the moral, that we, as self respecting geeks, can learn from Little Johnny's short but noble life?

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    Always look right and left before crossing the road.

  2. you 1nsensitive clod! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    otMhers what to triumPhs would soon during this file

  3. Did I hurt someone's feelings? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Awww... did I hurt someone's feelings?

    If so, STOP FUCKING BELIEVING IN FAIRYTALES!

  4. Nuns with dildos by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Nuns with dildos?

    Oh yes, please! I've got a nun fetish. I'd be willing to try even anal fisting too if a hot, young nun would be doing it.

    Does anyone know if oral sex is as much of a sin for a nun as having real sex? There's this hot young nun that I know and I'd really like to eat her out.