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Dave W

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How to catch an iPhone thief
« on: January 27, 2010, 10:54:27 AM »
Interesting use of technology: Busting an iPhone thief

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Re: How to catch an iPhone thief
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2010, 12:29:22 PM »
Pinche.  :mrgreen:

That was a great read. Thanks, Dave!

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Re: How to catch an iPhone thief
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2010, 01:31:00 PM »
AWESOME! Better than Sherlock Holmes.  ;D

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Re: How to catch an iPhone thief
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2010, 04:44:59 PM »
Persistance pays off... sweet...
The random mind of a Silver Surfer...
If research was easy, it wouldn't need doing...
Staring at that event horizon is a dirty job, but someone has to do it; something's going to come back out of it one day...

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Re: How to catch an iPhone thief
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2010, 05:23:12 PM »
I teach an online graduate course in Technology's Impacts on Society.

I just added a link to that story to the discussion board.

Fantastic find - both funny and a little spooky if you think about it.

"A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila."

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Re: How to catch an iPhone thief
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2010, 05:27:14 PM »
Very "1984"
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Re: How to catch an iPhone thief
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2010, 09:05:14 PM »
Very "1984"

Yes, and perfectly suited to start a discussion about the pros and cons of technology.
"A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila."