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Thief Returns Stolen Laptop Contents On USB Stick

Posted by samzenpus on from the it's-been-a-pleasure-being-your-victim dept.

While it's true that Sweden is responsible for unleashing IKEA and ABBA on humanity, not everything they produce is terrible. Their thieves are some of the most considerate in the world. An unnamed professor at Umeå University received a USB stick with all his data after his laptop was stolen. From the article: "The professor, who teaches at Umeå University in northern Sweden, was devastated when ten years of work stored on his laptop was stolen. But to his surprise, a week after the theft, the entire contents of his laptop were posted to him on a USB stick. 'I am very happy,' the unnamed professor told the local Västerbottens-Kuriren newspaper. 'This story makes me feel hope for humanity.'"

2 of 352 comments (clear)

  1. LOL by arcite · · Score: 5, Insightful

    10 years of work on his laptop without a single backup?

  2. Re:Honor Amongst Thieves by severoon · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Would the professor have been so kind to a student that didn't think to back up a semester's worth of work, much less 10 years' worth?

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    but have you considered the following argument: shut up.