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Danish Police Befuddled by 1G iMac

by , 1:45 PM EST, February 6th, 2008

An open wireless network led to a Danish police investigation of a stolen credit card. The police wanted to confiscate the author's computer. When the author's roommate agreed to also let the police look at her first generation iMac, they were frustrated because they thought the iMac was just the screen. They wanted to know where the actual computer was and got rather heated about finding it, according to the author of Rottin' in Denmark.

The police were equally confused when the poor fellow tried to explain that even though his personal computer was only two weeks old, he was reading his Web e-mail from November, trying to figure out where he was on the dreaded "night of the 15th."

Even worse, however, was this tragic dialog with the police.

  • 'We have your roommate's permission to confiscate her computer,' the Ichabod Crane one said.
  • 'Whatever,' I said. They had already assured me that we would get our laptops back that afternoon, so I figured the damage had already been done. Ichabod started rooting around under her desk.
  • 'Where's the computer?' he said.
  • 'On the desk. That's the computer,' I said.
  • 'No, the computer.'
  • 'That's the computer, dude.'
  • 'That's the screen.' He had lapsed into the voice you use when you explain to your 6-year-old cousin how the toaster works. 'I mean the compuuuuuter. Understand?'
  • 'Dude. That's the whole computer. Right there. The blue object the size of an armadillo.'
  • 'No. Where the daaaaata goes. The computer part.'
  • 'That is the computer. For Hell!' Danish swear words aren't as satisfying.
  • 'So that's the entire computer, right there?'
  • II was standing there with a look on my face like I was watching a dog walk on its hind legs.
  • 'New technology, huh?' he said.
  • I blew the dust off the keyboard and handed it to him. 'Do you mind if I check your badge again?'

The police were also very confused about how a neighbor could log onto their open, wireless network. "The internet doesn't work that way," was the officer's response.

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Close Name:jfbiii Posts: 109 Joined: 06 May 2004
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These wouldn't piss me off so much if the option to turn them off was permanent. Instead the shitbag company offering the option expires the cookie in nothing flat.

Not only are these advertising links useless, they're incredibly annoying. TMO hasn't jumped the shark, yet, like some other site did with exit advertising (to get to a linked article you had to see an ad) but I remember now why I didn't stop in here for 3 months running.

Close Name:Actual Reality Posts: 43 Joined: 16 Aug 2005
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this is just classic!

i remember working at a computer store right when these came out and people would always say "how is this different from the monitor i have at home?"

Close Name:Shoaf Posts: 29 Joined: 31 Jul 2007
Subject: I still get that

I still get very similar comments about my iMac C2D when people come over to the house: "Wow, that's a really nice screen! ...... Where do you keep the computer?"

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Close Name:gopher Posts: 271 Joined: 28 Mar 2002
Subject: Where were they the last 26 years?

In 1982, the Lisa became one of the first all-in-one computer units.

In 1984, the Mac 128 k followed.
In 1985, the Osborne followed.
In 1989, the Mac portable. I think other notebooks existed before then.

What it really says is Apple hasn't done enough to promote their machines overseas with proper education. My girlfriend was befuddled about where the computer was on my iMac Intel Core2Duo.

Close Name:jimothy Posts: 581 Joined: 04 Jun 2004
Subject: Mistaken identity

I had an iMac G4 (with 20" LCD screen) stolen from me. The guy who bought it actually called me up to return it (read: have me buy it back from him). He bought it thinking it was a flat panel TV, but then turned it on and realized it was a computer. He saw my name on the login screen, got my number from 411, and I got my computer back for $80.

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These wouldn't piss me off so much if the option to turn them off was permanent. Instead the shitbag company offering the option expires the cookie in nothing flat.

Not only are these advertising links useless, they're incredibly annoying. TMO hasn't jumped the shark, yet, like some other site did with exit advertising (to get to a linked article you had to see an ad) but I remember now why I didn't stop in here for 3 months running.


Filter them. If you use Adblock in Firefox, add "*Ko*aLibInline.js*" to your blacklist. If you use Safari, there are similar add-ons, such as PithHelmet, SafariBlock and Safari Adblock.

Those ads drive me nuts, too. I forgot TMO used them, since I've had them filtered since 2 minutes after I first saw them. If I couldn't filter them, though, I would definitely stop reading TMO. They're just too annoying to tolerate.

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Close Name:gopher Posts: 271 Joined: 28 Mar 2002
Subject: Macs are gay

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Macs are gay. They may look cool and trendy, but just like ipods your not paying for anything new or cutting edge, your paying for the trendiness of them.


Ha. Actually many are much happier with our computers than if we had a PC. By that definition, there is gayness, not always by the sexual orientation. Maybe if you sat down with a Mac for a few hours you'd learn why. Don't judge people by what you haven't experienced yourself. Get a used or refurbished Mac if you can't afford a new one. Here's a resource:

http://www.macmaps.com/usedrefurbished.html

And realize that the Mac market share is growing now. It can't just be because of "new or cutting edge." The reason is for the most part they are simpler and easier to use.

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Subject: Be GAY Half the price!
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Close Name:Intruder -   TMO Mac Specialist Posts: 2922 Joined: 07 Jul 2004
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Affordable gayness..
Refurbished macs


Dude, you've got issues. Seek help.

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Subject: computers and cops dont mix.
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Close Name:Intruder -   TMO Mac Specialist Posts: 2922 Joined: 07 Jul 2004
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i used to be a mac guru from 96-00, system 7,8,9 and all i can say is im happy i gave up Macintosh, i like the options in configurations, upgrade potential, software and games available for the pc. when i had a mac it felt like i was stuck, but now i can really explorer my options. and i like vista btw, but im no fanboy


Glad that you found your own version of nirvana, but what has this got to do with the article?

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Close Name:Intruder -   TMO Mac Specialist Posts: 2922 Joined: 07 Jul 2004
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macs just suk. ipods r a rip off.... get a creative zen vision m. they are way better AND CHEAPER! i think it is YOU that is inexperienced. try some hardware that wasnt on tv every commercial break and u will find better products. with mac and ipod u r paying for the name, advertising, and status symbol. RIP OFF


A well-crafted post, replete with proper capitalization, punctuation and spelling. Creative would be proud to have you support their 3% marketshare. Honest.

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