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by Slashdot Humor (#44466133) Attached to: Geeks.com Online Shop Has Closed
Ha-ha (Score:1)
by Slashdot Humor (2996799) on Saturday August 03, 2013 @04:55AM (#44463567)
"1000lb gorilla (do we really need to say who) competitor"
Are they making fun of Thinkgeek's monkey mascot?
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Re:Ha-ha (Score:2)
by Jah-Wren Ryel (80510) Alter Relationship on Saturday August 03, 2013 @06:58AM (#44463857)
Is thinkgeek able to lose millions of dollars without much care?
No. They are talking about Amazon.
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Re:Ha-ha (Score:1)
by Slashdot Humor (2996799) on Saturday August 03, 2013 @04:32PM (#44465607)
Or maybe eBay?
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Re:Ha-ha (Score:1)
by Slashdot Humor (2996799) on Saturday August 03, 2013 @04:36PM (#44465625)
When Thinkgeek owned /., they lost millions of dollars without much care. Now Dice are the people losing that money.
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Man Builds Fully-Functional Boeing 737 Flight Simulator In His Son's Bedroom 128

Posted by samzenpus from the those-magnificent-men-in-their-flying-machines dept.
laejoh writes "An aeroplane enthusiast has taken his obsession a step further than most after using his son's bedroom to build a Boeing 737 flight simulator that exactly mimics the real thing. Laurent Aigon, 40, from Lacanau in France, has spent the last five years collecting and buying components from around the world with best friend and fellow enthusiast (obviously) Jean-Paul Dupuy. The pair spent thousands of euros on internet orders for bits and pieces to construct the simulator – which is so realistic that the Institute of Aircraft Maintenance at Bordeaux-Merignac Airport asked him to give a lecture on his achievement. Mr Aigon has since schooled himself in all the procedures for take off and landing and says he is able to fly his 'plane' just like a real-life pilot."
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Cybercriminals Has Heroin Delivered To Brian Krebs, Then Calls Police 187

Posted by samzenpus from the gift-that-keeps-on-giving dept.
Okian Warrior writes in about a package of heroin that found its way to the door of Brian Krebs. "'Fans' of [security researcher Brian Krebs] have shown their affection in some curious ways. One called in a phony hostage situation that resulted in a dozen heavily armed police surrounding my home. Another opened a $20,000 new line of credit in my name. Others sent more than $1,000 in bogus PayPal donations from hacked accounts. Still more admirers paid my cable bill for the next three years using stolen credit cards. Malware authors have even used my name and likeness to peddle their wares. But the most recent attempt to embarrass and fluster this author easily takes the cake as the most elaborate: Earlier this month, the administrator of an exclusive cybercrime forum hatched and executed a plan to purchase heroin, have it mailed to my home, and then spoof a phone call from one of my neighbors alerting the local police. Thankfully, I had already established a presence on his forum and was able to monitor the scam in real time and alert my local police well in advance of the delivery."

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