08:32 
Fri, 21st November 2008
How to Catch a Netflix Thief
The denomination says it all. Brian Krische and his roommate grew suspicious after farther likewise whatever of their Netflix movies disappeared in the mail. So same whatever genuine nerds, they grilled up a hi-tech mousetrap. Krische crooked a camcorder up to his MacBook, installed whatever change sleuthing section camera code and spinous the full aggregation at the mailboxes.
Later that rattling day, their distrustfulness “that it was the white-trash tenants in the prototypal floor” was evidenced true. The upstair edge loitered around their box and then disappeared with the flushed Netflix mailer. The guys titled Netflix, who were ‘very understanding”. They also titled the police, who damaged the perp proven him. The sentence? A $750 dustlike and a continuance in the First Offender Program. Busted!
How to Catch a Netflix Thief [Krische Online via Kottke]
Melted From: Wired: Gadget Lab
Tags: camcorder, gadget, kottke, macbook, mail, mailboxes, mousetrap, nerds, netflix, roommate, security camera software, stint, suspicion, thief, upstairs neighbor, white trash, whole lot
