Normally I probably wouldn’t post about this and would simply enjoy the thought of some turkey who stole computers getting caught without even knowing, but the local connection cannot be ignored. About a week ago, some laptops were stolen from Workspace, a shared work environment in Downtown Vancouver. Crimes like these are typically difficult to do much about, I’m sure, but this one has a unique spin; one of the laptops had the Flickrbooth application installed, and suddenly, someones image has started appearing on the company’s Flickr stream. Although the tattoed individual, who has suddenly become an overnight star in the blogosphere, cannot be charged based on this alone, it will hopefully help with the recovery of the stolen property, and more importantly, highlight the fact that stolen computers are not the safe bet for thieves (and potential buyers) that they used to be. Two more articles about the incident here and here. Hat tip to Rob on this one.

UPDATE: The individual shown in the picture has returned the computer. See this article for more information.

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