Elderly Amish Man Caught on Film With Prostitute, Blackmailed
When a 75-year-old Amish widower slept with a prostitute, he -- we feel certain -- felt pretty bad about it the next morning. As if that guilt weren't enough for the old man, the prostitute and her boyfriend demanded $67,000 from him, claiming that they had filmed the scene with wall-mounted cameras and would upload the recording to the Internet. The pair was later arrested and, we can only imagine, the Amish man abhorred technology more than ever.
Bank Robber Gets Away With the Help of Craiglist
In October, a bank robber -- wearing a safety vest, blue shirt, face mask and goggles -- eluded police with the help of Craiglist. Just outside the bank, while the robbery was in progress, stood a group of men who were responding to a Craiglist day labor opportunity. As the advertisement required, they were all wearing safety vests, blue shirts, face masks and goggles.
Nude New Zealander Arrested After Responding to Fake Sexy Text Message
Late in 2007, a Wellington, New Zealand man received a racy text message from two anonymous "ladies," giving him only an address and a request that he show up naked. Well, he indeed showed up naked... at the home of one appalled, unsuspecting New Zealander. Both the nude Romeo and the sadistic texter were arrested, though neither were prosecuted.
Fake Craiglist Ad Costs Man Most of What He Owns
Last Spring, a post appeared on an Oregon Craigslist board stating that the owner of a specific house was leaving all of his worldly possessions (still in said house) to whoever wanted them. When homeowner Robert Salisbury rushed home -- on a tip from a woman suspicious about the offer of a free horse -- he found his house being ransacked by 30 strangers. We suggest he take that horse and collect some vengeance Clint Eastwood-style.
17-Year-Old Jailed for Stealing Virtual 'Furniture'
When a 17-year-old Dutch boy hacked into several accounts on the Second Life-style site 'Habbo' in 2007, the the law got involved. The boy was discovered to have stolen $5,800 worth of virtual furniture and knick-knacks. Apparently, crime -- whether actual or virtual -- does not pay.
Phishers Going After Your Phones in New 'Vishing' Trend
Over the past year, sneaky spammers have begun to forsake the worn-out territory of e-mail in favor of cell phones' fertile frontier. The result? "Vishing." Get it? Voice mail phishing. It might be more ominous if it didn't sound like a James Bond villain saying, "Wishing."
Burglars Break Into Restaurant, Steal HDTV, Leave Money / Food Behind
Around Halloween of last year, a truckload of thieves drove into -- that's right, into -- a Pennsylvania Mexican restaurant, where they -- apparently uninterested in the cash register -- stole a mid-grade 47-inch HDTV and fled the scene. We've all heard about how this generation is lacking in ambition, but this generation's thieves, too?
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Kaylie said 6:22AM on 4-02-2008
AHAAAAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!
-Kaylie
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John F.C. Taylor said 7:56AM on 4-02-2008
Not surprising at all. Especially after watching CSI. This is something that could easily be reverse engineered. Take known beautys and measure facial features, hair color, hair length, eye color, skin color and other factors. Teach the computer to recognize these factors and it could easily select who the real beautys are.
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John F.C. Taylor said 7:56AM on 4-02-2008
Not surprising at all. Especially after watching CSI. This is something that could easily be reverse engineered. Take known beautys and measure facial features, hair color, hair length, eye color, skin color and other factors. Teach the computer to recognize these factors and it could easily select who the real beautys are.
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Nathan said 8:36AM on 4-02-2008
I am a guy and I find this extremly stupid it can only tell you about outside apearance.
In my short life I have come to learn you can only find true beauty in the soul not on a face
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Lzy said 9:00AM on 4-02-2008
"who the real beauties are" is very subjective. What is beautiful to me, may not be beautiful to you. Hair length has NOTHING to do with beauty. If one is beautiful, short or long hair does not take away from that beauty. Some people like blondes, some brunettes, some redheads. How would this computer judge which is more attractive? It can't. It can only judge what the programmer thinks is more attractive. (and I have a feeling, that if she is a real living, breathing human female, the computer geek would be attracted)
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Rachael said 11:48AM on 4-03-2008
I would be considered gorgeous, then.
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audrea lambert said 1:31PM on 4-04-2008
Where can I find this gadgaet and use it,IM serious!wereisszzit!
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John said 7:18AM on 4-13-2008
Beauty is so subjective that this program seems useless to me. I find my wife to be the most beautiful woman in the world. No one can even hold a candle to her. She is Thai and drop-dead gorgeous. But while certain actresses don't come close to her, I think Drew Barrymore is the most beautiful actress there is. I also like Jennifer Aniston and Sandra Bullock. But I think that Angelina Jolie is really, really ugly, which is not the opinion of most other men. Paris Hilton, ditto. Spoiled, useless and UGLY. So, again, this is very subjective. And, really, if a guy can't tell whether a woman is attractive or not, he doesn't need a computer program to tell him. He needs a psychiatrist to find out what is wrong with him. Keep the program, I'll take my taste and judgment any day.
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