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Apple store heist - 23 MBPs in 31 seconds
« on: September 03, 2009, 11:20:08 AM »
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/09/app...ust-31-seconds/ sad.gif

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As Steve Jobs might say, “Boom!” Store employees should watch for anyone wanting to buy 23 mains adapters in the next few days.


(you can tell this report was written by a Brit! wink.gif )
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« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2009, 01:42:56 PM »
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I think they just had a late-night urge to build a folding at home cluster.
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« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2009, 03:13:32 PM »
Hadn't really thought about it until I read the comments (and yes, that one was hilarious, Neil!) but EVERY Mac store I've been in has had security cables locking down the laptops. Of course, you can always cut those, but there was no evidence of them in this store.

Anyone been in an Apple store where the merchandise isn't locked down?
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« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2009, 01:13:18 AM »
Good point Paddy - When I was in the Leicester store somebody moved something (IIRC tried to move a tethered iPod a bit too far) and set off an alarm. We were all asked to stand back while staff deactivated it. And as I recall, everything portable was well secured.

By the way, can't get the video with that story to play in either FF or Safari. Just a black window with a spinning 'loading' icon.

And what's Brit about scoundrels, swag, and mains adapters...? Thinking.gif

Hmmm.... Folding at home. D'you reckon Jim has an alibi? whistling.gif biggrin.gif
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« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2009, 07:54:17 AM »
It looked just like the videos I've seen of jewelry store hiests!
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Apple store heist - 23 MBPs in 31 seconds
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2009, 09:10:53 AM »
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And what's Brit about scoundrels, swag, and mains adapters...?
True, we have way too many 'scoundrels' "over here!" "Swag" seems rather dated, no matter what its 'nationality.' "Mains," however, is definitely not 'American.' tease.gif First, we don't refer to the in-home 120V AC lines as "mains." And secondly, if we need to attach some kind of 'voltage/current' converter, especially for these small appliances, they are called by their highly technical term: "Wall Warts" laughhard.gif
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« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2009, 06:45:44 AM »
I'm betting it was an inside job.  yes.gif
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