Hehehe.. this reminds me of one of the all time
greatest moments I experienced back in my BBSing days.
In the 914 area I had a rival sysop that liked to start all types of crap with me. He was a late comer that didn't know dick, but had his daddy's money to throw at making a nice board.
Anyway, this dork started using generated and stolen credit card numbers to buy all types of equipment. Eventually the nervey prick tried to order a limo to take him and his little friends down to the New York City for the day. Suffice to say, the guy at the limo company got suspicious, checked into the CC #, and called the cops when he found out it wasn't his. The limo still came and picked them up, though.. and drove them straight to the state troopers!
I nearly busted a gut when a friend breathlessly called me and told me the news. Man, did that feel good.. I even kept the local newspaper clipping about the big "hacker buster" until today. Unfortunately, another friend of mine got caught up in this, because his board was networked to this dork's.. and the guy I knew was 19, while the punk was only 16. Guess who got hit harder, even though he very little to do with the matter?:-/
Found this link awhile ago.. it appears to be for an upcoming Divx/media player for the PS2. Too bad it won't load completely.
http://www.tuuk.demon.co.uk/
Apparently some of you have never left the US...
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This is IT?
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Sure, your average fat ass suburban housewife would never buy one, but a salaryman that rides his bike to the subway station in Tokyo every morning might.
In fact, Tokyo has the perfect infrastructure for IT.. the sidewalks and pathways are already packed with bikes, and I can't see someone on a Segway being anymore dangerous then a kamikaze schoolgirl riding a bike, while talking on her cellphone.
Also, Japan has a HUGE elderly population that are too infirm to ride bikes. Of course, I don't know if I'd feel comfortable seeing grandma ride down the road on one of these babies...
Now, all they need to do is get the price down, and find an effective way to secure IT. (Bicycle theft is extremely common in Japan.) Oh, and make a pink, Hello Kitty version for the teenage girls.. get Ayumi Hamasaki to do a commercial for IT, and IT's sure to be a hit.
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In the 914 area I had a rival sysop that liked to start all types of crap with me. He was a late comer that didn't know dick, but had his daddy's money to throw at making a nice board.
Anyway, this dork started using generated and stolen credit card numbers to buy all types of equipment. Eventually the nervey prick tried to order a limo to take him and his little friends down to the New York City for the day. Suffice to say, the guy at the limo company got suspicious, checked into the CC #, and called the cops when he found out it wasn't his. The limo still came and picked them up, though.. and drove them straight to the state troopers!
I nearly busted a gut when a friend breathlessly called me and told me the news. Man, did that feel good.. I even kept the local newspaper clipping about the big "hacker buster" until today. Unfortunately, another friend of mine got caught up in this, because his board was networked to this dork's.. and the guy I knew was 19, while the punk was only 16. Guess who got hit harder, even though he very little to do with the matter? :-/
Found this link awhile ago.. it appears to be for an upcoming Divx/media player for the PS2. Too bad it won't load completely. http://www.tuuk.demon.co.uk/
Sure, your average fat ass suburban housewife would never buy one, but a salaryman that rides his bike to the subway station in Tokyo every morning might. In fact, Tokyo has the perfect infrastructure for IT.. the sidewalks and pathways are already packed with bikes, and I can't see someone on a Segway being anymore dangerous then a kamikaze schoolgirl riding a bike, while talking on her cellphone. Also, Japan has a HUGE elderly population that are too infirm to ride bikes. Of course, I don't know if I'd feel comfortable seeing grandma ride down the road on one of these babies... Now, all they need to do is get the price down, and find an effective way to secure IT. (Bicycle theft is extremely common in Japan.) Oh, and make a pink, Hello Kitty version for the teenage girls.. get Ayumi Hamasaki to do a commercial for IT, and IT's sure to be a hit.