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Evening Reading
Steve Gibson
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Doing a little time travel this evening... do you mind?

- Save the frogs
- Google desktop search O_o
- New lie detector
- Tiger Woods is a terrorist
- Dell after iPod

Lastly, Ashcroft is coming after pirates

Steve Gibson is the cofounder of Shacknews.com. Originally known as sCary's Quakeholio back in 1996, Steve is now President of Gearbox Publishing after selling Shacknews to GameFly in 2009.

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  • hxman2k legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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    October 14, 2004 8:21 PM

    I am rich

    http://hxman2k.askluke.com/today.jpg

    it's a mistake

    • wunderbred legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury mega
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      October 14, 2004 8:21 PM

      SPEND IT!

    • [deleted] 133702941 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      October 14, 2004 8:22 PM

      [deleted]

    • SwiftyPants legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      October 14, 2004 8:28 PM

      I remember reading somewhere that if you use that money, the bank can't take it away. I dunno if it was legit or not.

      • itsjames legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        October 14, 2004 8:28 PM

        I think that constitutes theft if you do actually

        • papaskot legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          October 14, 2004 8:29 PM

          id be like fu i thought my bonus check came in... its in your acct they cant blame you for using it

        • eldiablo01 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          October 14, 2004 8:35 PM

          take it all out and run to mexico.

      • FrayLo legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        October 14, 2004 8:29 PM

        there's a big story online somewhere about a guy who cashed a "fake" check, but the check cleared.

        • Wombat Woo legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          October 14, 2004 8:48 PM

          Good read. He ended up giving the money back & he got a dollar or something from the banks error.

        • DoubleAught() legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          October 14, 2004 8:54 PM

          that story rocks. bit long tho

        • psychobean legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          October 14, 2004 9:01 PM

          yeah that was a great story. Best part was when instead of spending the money he took it out in a cashier's check and kept it in a safe deposit box in the same freaking bank

        • SwiftyPants legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          October 14, 2004 9:07 PM

          www.man1bank0.com if I recall correctly. Which I do, because I checked.

      • Chod legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        October 14, 2004 8:30 PM

        No, they can ask for it back and you have to give it back. I believe there is a time limit, but it is most certainly theft if they catch it and you refuse to pay it back.

        • Arcanum legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury super mega
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          October 14, 2004 8:49 PM

          I think the time limit is something like 30 or 90 days. I'm no lawyer, though.

      • Vincent Grayson moderator legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        October 14, 2004 8:32 PM

        If I recall, there's been lawsuits filed over such things before.

        I think the bank expects that you know enough about your account to know when there's money there that isn't yours.

        And they will *ALWAYS* find the mistake eventually. Better to keep it in there, or let them know of the error.

    • hxman2k legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      October 14, 2004 8:29 PM

      I'll wait and see what happens tomorrow

    • DoubleAught() legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      October 14, 2004 8:29 PM

      HL2 for every regular shacker, AMIRITE?

    • Barbarian legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      October 14, 2004 8:30 PM

      I think banks have something like 60 days to correct errors. Don't spend it, wait for the full time first.

    • red2lucas legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury mega
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      October 14, 2004 8:37 PM

      I told you man, just withdraw it and keep it safe somewhere for a year (or find out what the waiting period is), but I'd say afer a year you're pretty safe. And then spend away.

    • thekidd legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      October 14, 2004 8:39 PM

      use the money to hire a lawyer!!

    • Shadowdane legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      October 14, 2004 8:40 PM

      /me goes to check online back account! :)

    • cyb0rgninja legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      October 14, 2004 8:42 PM

      Rent out some photography equipment and some hawt models.

    • godwit legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      October 14, 2004 8:47 PM

      Put it all on black.

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