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How To Catch a Laptop Thief?
First time accepted submitter otaku244 writes "I spent a day in Vancouver this week while working in Seattle. While I enjoyed the area, some Vancouver citizen decided to enjoy my Macbook Pro. Unfortunately, I didn't discover this until I was already back at my Seattle hotel. Needless to say, I am quite miffed at the whole experience. Fortunately, I have LogMeIn installed on that machine. I provided the IP address to the VPD, but they say that laws don't allow warrants solely on the physical address tied to an IP. It sounds like the silver bullet is to take a picture of the person using the laptop. The question becomes, how do I convince the guy to run a script that will take a picture of him and smtp it to me? I promise to post pics of the guy if this gets pulled off successfully!"
i bet you wear a fanny pack, huh? i'm quite sick of this metrosexuality fad.
Huh?
The majority of fanny packs I've seen (including mine) are holsters. I wasn't aware that carrying a Glock around was the new trendy fad.
Have gnu, will travel.
he is already using a macbook, a fannypack wouldn't make him look much gayer.
Actually he doesn't say which Vancouver he visited. Seattle is roughly midway between the two.
To be fair, he does say he "enjoyed the area," so that probably rules out Vancouver WA.
Why didn't you just return the laptop? Clearly the GPS says you have it.
He could introduce himself as Professor Doblisnski from the Kiev University where he teaches advanced Nuclear Weapons programmes. Happily explain that your Mac contained an unfortunate amount of technical details on how to make and deploy a warhead using only kitchen supplies but was stolen by a Mulslim looking guy who has this IP address as tracked by your embassy security services. You could follow on with, my Embassy told me not to come here and inform you but as a human being I thought you should at least be warned, sorry cant stay on the phone I am leaving the area as all non essential embassy staff have been evacuated etc...
:)
Ok you might not get the Macbook back but it will be the last one that particular guy steals and I am just guessing, but that IP law might not apply
smashing his face in whilst yelling "IM A PC MUTHAFUCKA!"
Balderdash!
Send an email to CmdrTaco.
...oh wait.
"[Regarding the 'cloud,'] ownership was what made America different than Russia." -- Woz
Alternatively tell him you are a reputable african prince and you have a business proposal :)
Never antropomorphize computers, they do not like that