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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Funnybone6 said 7:45PM on 10-10-2008
In fact, although cell telephones are more common today (and they are really only about 15 years old in common usage terms) the phone's TV display is not as clear or readable as a full-size analog. Perhaps a translation option from digital to analog within a broadcasting network will develop over time, legally, for people in the future who have absolutely no desire whatsoever to purchase fallible cell telephones and expensive cable-enabled HDTV's. Hmmppph!
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Thomas said 9:17PM on 10-10-2008
Yeah -- portables die -- and all the homeless become S-out-of-luck! ---
But the other thing is all those TV's in vans and cars that will go bye bye -- No DC conversion boxes for your custom van TV system on teh market - is there? But look at all the companies profiteering off this law passed and promoted by Colin Powell's brother in the FCC -- Oh and the other companies that make more profit off the extra bandwidth they steal from the public broadcast frequencies. Monopolies at work with your taxpayer dollar - such a wise people we are... Trust the Government!
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Rick in Kailua said 2:37AM on 10-11-2008
Good riddance TV is a bunch of lies anyway .
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harry said 3:36AM on 10-11-2008
tv in the van no problem..just buy a inverter to plug in converter box. inverter changes the 12 volts to 110. works fine..don't need converter for the house but got my two. one for tv if power goes out and the other for the tv in the van.
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Mike said 3:46AM on 10-11-2008
True Harry...and you can always get a coaxial adapter that replaces the connector where the rabbit ears are hooked up.
Those power inverters are a lifesaver. I bought one when I lived in central Florida in 2004. Hurricane Charley was coming at us and generators were not to be found anywhere. I bought a 1,000 watt inverter at Sam's Club for $30. I hooked it up to the car with a 50 ft extension cord and when Charley knocked our power out, I stepped out into the carport and fired the car up.
I was able to power a 25" TV, a 60 watt light, and a fan during the storm and for the next 24 hours until our power was restored....and then used it when Jeanne and Frances hit during the next few weeks. That was the best $30 I've ever spent!
lordfussy said 11:55AM on 10-11-2008
What I don't understand is why the converters cost $150.00 dollars and up, What a ripoff. Another thing I don't understand is why the government is spending God knows how much money on those stupid commercials telling people about the government coupon offer, but the coupon only covers about 1/3 of the cost. Kinda like Medicare and Medicaid I guess...the government spends a million dollars in salaries for government employees to deny coverage for one hundred dollar medical procedure.
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bemurf said 9:34PM on 10-11-2008
Harry and Mike thank you. I want to work the tv in my basement and I will try what you did. Anything else to know? It all seems too simple.
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genesic said 1:50PM on 10-14-2008
wow, that sucks, hahaha.
I remember when i would kill for one of those things. My parents still may have one lying around the house somewhere, but i think most people use PMP's or cell phones to watch all their media on now anyway. As for emergency feeds...better off going to fry's and getting a hand crank powered weather radio.
still not sure how you would solve the whole "tailgaiting issue tho. I guess get a HDportableTV..? if they even sell those...yet...
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