Peludo Style

I can't decide if this is an epic fail or an epic win.

Police catch burglar using Facebook

New Zealand police use Facebook to stop crime

By Saeed Ahmed
CNN

(CNN) -- Police in southern New Zealand nabbed a would-be burglar after they posted security camera images of him trying to break into a safe on the popular social networking site, Facebook.

Having removed his balaclava after his efforts made him hot, the would-be burglar looks up at a security camera.

The Queenstown police are calling it their first Facebook arrest. The police department created its online presence on the site just two months ago, said Constable Sean Drader.

"It's pretty popular, isn't it, this site?" Drader told CNN Wednesday, surprised at the quick success.

The 21-year-old masked man allegedly broke into a local pub through a roof early Monday morning and spent considerable time trying to crack open a safe using an angle grinder.

"It's a very small room that he broke into, and it was hot weather. It's summer here," Drader said. "There are sparks flying all about him. And after about an hour, he gets too hot and takes his gloves and balaclava off."

Unable to break open the safe, the man gave up and got ready to leave, Drader said.

"He looks around to see if he's forgotten anything, and he looks up right at the camera. It was rather silly. We got a good look," he said.

The police department posted the surveillance camera photos on its Facebook page. By the next day, the man was in custody, fingered by viewers who recognized him from the images on the site, and from TV segments on the Facebook posting.

Police did not release the suspect's name, but said the Queenstown native is charged with two counts of burglary.

Facebook, the Web's most popular social networking site, allows users to create personal profiles. They can then connect with one another, upload photos and share links. The site boasts more than 90 million active users.

In November, Facebook helped a seafood restaurant owner in Melbourne identify five customers who dined on oysters, trout and expensive wine and then bolted without paying the US $323 bill.

According to media reports, the owner remembered one of the diners asking about a former waitress.

The waitress suggested the restaurateur look through her friend's list on Facebook. A quick scroll later, the owner spotted one of the bill dodgers.

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/14/nz.facebook.arrest/index.html

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la cizaña on FB ta llegando a otro nivel... te imaginas el criminal cuando abrió su email, dike "you have been tagged in a video by the the police..." miegdah!

The Slammin' Salmon

More mayhem from the guys who brought us Super Troopers, Club Dread, and Beerfest...

Best. Band. Ever.

...if it ever happened.

Transformers: Mac vs. PC

Very cool street art.

If one was passing this by in the street, they'd have to view it at a particular angle to get it. Badass and very creative nonetheless...

Ssssssshhhhh!!!

And I thought I was uptight when it came to watching movies...


Philadelphia man shot because family talked during movie

By Barbara Boyer

A South Philadelphia man enraged because a father and son were talking during a Christmas showing of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button took care of the situation when he pulled a .380-caliber gun and shot the father, police said.

James Joseph Cialella Jr., 29, of the 1900 block of Hollywood Street is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, and weapons violations.

"It's truly frightening when you see something like this evolve into such violence," said police spokesman Lt. Frank Vanore.

Police were called to the Riverview Theatre in the 1400 block of Columbus Boulevard about 9:30 p.m. where the gunshot victim, a Philadelphia man who was not identified, told police a man sitting near him told his family to be quiet and threw popcorn at his son.

After exchanging words, Vanore said Cialella allegedly got out of his seat to confront the family when the father got up to protect them. That's when the victim was shot once in the left arm, sending others in the theatre running to safety.

Cialella then sat down to watch the movie. Police arrived a short time later and arrested Cialella and confiscated his weapon, Vanore said.

http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20081226_Phila__man_shot_because_family_talked_during_movie.html

Next time, lock the door.

(NSFW)

Thundercats Film

Must say... Job well done for a fake trailer.

40 Inspirational Speeches in 2 minutes

You could even call this the history of American cinema, if one were so inclined.

Ron Jeremy - A Living Legend

I just love it when random girls spot me in public and proceed to bow down to me.

BUSTED!

Coldplay is being sued by Joe Satriani, of all people, for plagiarizing his composition.

You be the judge...

Electric Stimulus to the face Synched to Music

Japanese artist-programmer Daito Manabe created a number of electronic stimulous patches, attached them to his face then synched them up to some beats. Very nuts, very cool.

Beni and Blue, beware!!!

http://www.thelocal.se/15742.html

Swedish boy collapses after 20-hour World of Warcraft binge

A 15-year-old boy from western Sweden collapsed and went into convulsions on Sunday afternoon after playing the World of Warcraft computer game for 20 hours straight.

The boy was one of seven friends who had gathered on Saturday at the 15-year-old’s home in Laholm for to play the video game, a new version of which was released last week in Sweden.

“They played all day and all night. Maybe they got a few hours of sleep. They ate a little food and breakfast at their computers,” the boy’s father told the Kvällsposten newspaper.

At around 2:00pm on Sunday, the boy had what appeared to be an epileptic seizure.

“We were terrified and called rescue services,” said the father.

At the hospital, doctors said the boy’s bodily systems had been thrown off by a combination of sleep deprivation, lack of food, and too long a stretch of concentrated game playing.

While the boy is expected to make a full recovery, his father said he plans on limiting the amount of time his son is allowed to play computer games.

He has taken it upon himself to warn parents of the other boys about the dangers of extended game playing.

“They also think the boys need to reduce the amount of time they play and will themselves be more vigilant,” said the father.

Officials from the Game Over treatment centre in Linköping in central Sweden have noticed a spike in calls from concerned parents since the release of the latest World of Warcraft installment, Wrath of the Lich King.

“It’s been a huge problem. We have parents who call everyday and ask,” said Game Over’s Emilie Backlund to the Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) newspaper.

She has seen a steady rise in computer game addiction, with most cases stemming from those playing online fantasy games such as World of Warcraft and Counter Strike.

“And it’s not only a problem for young people. Adults have also contacted us and it really doesn’t matter how old you are,” Backlund told SvD.

I wants

I could probably make this thing...

I always get a kick out of this...

Screw Anorexia!

Now there's a healthy looking wo.....man?

Lemmis in the Sky

Take some inspiration from Jamiroquai (of all bands...)

Paraphrasing from Wikipedia -

Gig in the Sky was a record-breaking concert by the British band Jamiroquai. It was notable for having a very unusual setting, more precisely, the concert was performed in an airplane lacking seats.

Main party

The concert was in a flying airplane, at 35,000 feet, a record breaking altitude. The plane in which the concert was held lacked a number of seats to be replaced by a built-in stage at the front of the plane.

Breaking the record

The concert's primary objective was to break the record for the "highest concert ever performed". According to Funkin.com, there was a judge present on the plane, who made the records official. In fact, Jamiroquai broke an unexpected six records:

• Highest ever concert
• Fastest ever concert
• Highest ever recording
• Fastest ever recording
• Highest gig in a plane
• Fastest gig in a plane

Yankee, make this happen!

Rat, got your wedding gift!

So you can enjoy the Dark Side of the Toast every morning.