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Beckham Loses Two Bimmers To Laptop-toting Thieves
« on: May 04, 2006, 07:11:13 pm »
http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/03/becks-l...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 ?  
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« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2006, 06:17:41 am »
That. Is brillant. XD
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« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2006, 10:53:07 am »
it was a zaurus using minicom....
I'm now an iphone user and use my zaurii as serial terminals, perl and shell scripting and when I need 640x480 screens

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« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2006, 01:00:09 pm »
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it was a zaurus using minicom....
[div align=\"right\"][a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=129474\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a][/div]

Tell us!!! I want to be able to open my bimmer with my Z!
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« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2006, 01:01:30 pm »
What is a Bimmer?
wikipedia lists it as a car or motorcycle....
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« Reply #5 on: June 02, 2006, 01:12:30 pm »
serious?     BMW
I'm now an iphone user and use my zaurii as serial terminals, perl and shell scripting and when I need 640x480 screens

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« Reply #6 on: June 02, 2006, 01:27:48 pm »
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serious?     BMW
[div align=\"right\"][a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=129484\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a][/div]

In the U.S. a BMW is sometimes referred to as a "beemer" but "bimmer" sounds a little different.

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« Reply #7 on: June 02, 2006, 02:44:44 pm »
beemers and bimmers

BTW shouldn't this be moved to offtopic?
I'm now an iphone user and use my zaurii as serial terminals, perl and shell scripting and when I need 640x480 screens

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« Reply #8 on: June 02, 2006, 03:19:10 pm »
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beemers and bimmers
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?
[div align=\"right\"][a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=129498\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a][/div]
Absolutely.
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Beckham Loses Two Bimmers To Laptop-toting Thieves
« Reply #9 on: June 02, 2006, 04:21:30 pm »
Moved as suggested, but in a way it was related, sort of

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Beckham Loses Two Bimmers To Laptop-toting Thieves
« Reply #10 on: June 02, 2006, 07:05:43 pm »
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it was a zaurus using minicom....
[div align=\"right\"][a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=129474\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a][/div]

for real or joking ??
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