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FBI Investigating Mystery Laptops Sent To US Governors
itwbennett writes "The FBI is trying to find out who is sending laptops to state governors across the US, including the governors of Wyoming and West Virginia. The West Virginia laptops were delivered to the governor's office on August 5, according to the Charleston Gazette, which first reported the story. Kyle Schafer, West Virginia's chief technology officer, says he doesn't know what's on the laptops, but he handed them over to the authorities. 'Our expectation is that this is not a gesture of good will,' he said. 'People don't just send you five laptops for no good reason.'"
If the governors don't want them, I'll have them.
Its obviously the one laptop per Governor project.
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"People don't just send you five laptops for no good reason."
Are you kidding me? I've received hundreds of free laptops from total strangers. In fact, I trust them so much that I do all my banking on them. After all, this nice downtrodden Nigerian prince has personally guaranteed the security and stability of all these laptops. Now, let me go check my bank balance....OMGWTFBBQ^*#^$@))*#$!!!!!
NO CARRIER
SSC
Sounds like the opening chapter of a John Grisham novel. Encryption hits the newspaper stands before the library shelves, it seems!
Next week on CNN: Pen & Paper sent to US Governors in hopes that they'd do more work. FBI called in to investigate.
"A what? Whatever, put it in the yard next to the giant wooden horse."
The article says that they were HP laptops, not Sony.
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Nerd rage is the funniest rage.
Noone trust those no more?
What if a beautiful woman would feel pity for your sorry ass never-get-laid geek character and offers you free sex to live your wildest dream at least once in your sad life? And she brings along her equally sexy girlfriend... You would turn them down, wouldn't you? You would be scared to death that they would turn mid-course into some gut sucking aliens or at least they would want to spread some nasty uncurable disease, wouldn't you? Unadventurous geek basterds...
This just in... It seems the governor's office was right to be wary. The FBI have confirmed that all the laptops are infected with Windows Vista Basic. Truly nasty.
"a delivered local wi-fi attack" is the best poetry I've read all day. Your lack of punctuation and capitalzation reminds me of e.e.cummings, and the unexpected Spielberg reference at the end is a stroke of genius. You should do poetry slams. (imagine "run superduper wi-fi haxor proggy" to the sound of a bass slapping. )
Real bad guys would plant a Governor or a President, not some brainless laptops...
i'd just give it to my mistress as a gift. makes me look like a swell guy and doesn't cost me a dime.
I'm imagining it, but it's really hard to get a good rhythm out of a dead fish.
Can you be Even More Awesome?!
One Laptop Per *CHILD*.
If telephones are outlawed, then only outlaws will have telephones.
Nigeria actually has a bank called "Bank PHB" with the slogan "Be you, be free, be brilliant". I can't help but think of the PHB from Dilbert;
Vintage computer adverts: http://www.vintageadbrowser.com/computers-and-software-ads
All it probably just plays Rick Astley "Never Gonna Give You Up" in a loop.
Put it in the field and fly a Huey Gunship in the general vicinity.
If it runs, it's VC.
If it doesn't run, it's well disciplined VC.
I know what you're thinking ... "How do you shoot innocent laptops and desktops?"
It's easy - you just don't lead them as much!
Glonoinha the MebiByte Slayer
> Send a laptop to 10 people or you will have bad luck for 7 years. If you do send laptops to 10 people you will get your greatest wish!!
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> A woman in Canada didn't send the laptops and now she is in prison for cheating on her taxes.
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> A man in Kansas sent the 10 laptops and now has a new laptop!
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> This is not a hoax or scam!! YOu HVAE TO SEND THIS!! 10 Laptops or something horrible will happens. Send it to all your friends!!!
> >
> > It's TRUE!! I got cancer when I didn't send the laptops, but then I sent them and now I have a million dollars!!!11
> >
> > Don't think this is a trick!! Just do it !1 Wjhat do you have to lose??
> >
> > Jack in Fredricksburgton
> >
> >
> > > I can't count the number of times I've sent out these kinds of Laptops and gotton NOTHIONG. But this is the real deal.
> > > You can't go wrong with this one. Think about it, you already got the laptop. You already have it...
> > > but dont' just accept the gift and not pass it on or your in for big troubles.
> > > >
> > > > Here is a free laptop. Pass this on to 10 friends and enjoy!
> > > >
> > > > Richard R.
When they turn 'em on, does it show some distorted video of a guy telling them to play nice, and to enjoy the new laptop?
On small (4-5 person) LAN parties back in the nineties, I knew a guy who shared his floppy drive under the name "porn". When somebody got too horny, their expectation of anonymity were ruined by the characteristic noise those drives make when they try to read from a non-existent floppy.
xkcd is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported.
God would send an iPhone, not a laptop.
Get real.
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!