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Title: Beckham Loses Two Bimmers To Laptop-toting Thieves
Post by: telemetric_au on May 04, 2006, 07:11:13 pm: http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/03/becks-l...toting-thieves/ (http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/03/becks-loses-two-bimmers-to-laptop-toting-thieves/)

- i wonder how they knew the where using laptops, or whether that was an assumption ...

- perhaps this is the new prerequisite to an ultimate wardrive

- so where's the port for Z ?
Title: Beckham Loses Two Bimmers To Laptop-toting Thieves
Post by: Ferret-Simpson on June 02, 2006, 06:17:41 am: That. Is brillant. XD
Title: Beckham Loses Two Bimmers To Laptop-toting Thieves
Post by: bluedevils on June 02, 2006, 10:53:07 am: it was a zaurus using minicom....
Title: Beckham Loses Two Bimmers To Laptop-toting Thieves
Post by: DaemonsGR on June 02, 2006, 01:00:09 pm: Quote
it was a zaurus using minicom....
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Tell us!!! I want to be able to open my bimmer with my Z!
Title: Beckham Loses Two Bimmers To Laptop-toting Thieves
Post by: Jon_J on June 02, 2006, 01:01:30 pm: What is a Bimmer?
wikipedia lists it as a car or motorcycle....
Title: Beckham Loses Two Bimmers To Laptop-toting Thieves
Post by: bluedevils on June 02, 2006, 01:12:30 pm: serious? BMW
Title: Beckham Loses Two Bimmers To Laptop-toting Thieves
Post by: jfv on June 02, 2006, 01:27:48 pm: Quote
serious? BMW
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In the U.S. a BMW is sometimes referred to as a "beemer" but "bimmer" sounds a little different.

Felipe
Title: Beckham Loses Two Bimmers To Laptop-toting Thieves
Post by: bluedevils on June 02, 2006, 02:44:44 pm: beemers and bimmers (http://www.bmwccbc.org/misc/tech-and-trivia/bimmer.html)

BTW shouldn't this be moved to offtopic?
Title: Beckham Loses Two Bimmers To Laptop-toting Thieves
Post by: jfv on June 02, 2006, 03:19:10 pm: Quote
beemers and bimmers (http://www.bmwccbc.org/misc/tech-and-trivia/bimmer.html)
Learn a new thing every day :-)
Must tell that to my neighbor with the bimmer.
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BTW shouldn't this be moved to offtopic?
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Absolutely.
Title: Beckham Loses Two Bimmers To Laptop-toting Thieves
Post by: tapjpa on June 02, 2006, 04:21:30 pm: Moved as suggested, but in a way it was related, sort of
Title: Beckham Loses Two Bimmers To Laptop-toting Thieves
Post by: telemetric_au on June 02, 2006, 07:05:43 pm: Quote
it was a zaurus using minicom....
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for real or joking ??