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Wifi and Laptops Adds Up To Theft

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i'm-being-stolen-right-now dept.

Ant writes to mention an SFGate article about the increase in laptop theft in the world of ubiquitous wifi. From the article: "San Francisco police statistics show a disturbing trend. Just 18 laptop computer robberies were logged in 2004, but the figure jumped to 48 last year. There were 18 as of the end of March, a pace that could surpass 70 crimes this year. 'It's a changing culture, and crime is following it'"

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  1. That's it? by cdrudge · · Score: 5, Funny

    18, 48, and 70? In San Francisco? I would have guessed that number to be several times that.

    Hmm...actually, for 2004, there was nearly 5 times as many murders as there were laptop thefts. Moral of the story is that if you carry a laptop, you are 5 times less likely to be murdered!

  2. Re:Now I understand! by MyLongNickName · · Score: 5, Funny

    Please note that all typoes made in the above post were due to my typing on a $100 computer. The keyboard is attrocious.

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  3. See my reasonably priced notebooks on EBay! by InsMonkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    Please check out my reasonably priced notebooks on EBay!

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