Post: Laptop thief suffers revenge of the nerd
03-24-2011, 11:13 PM #1
Ned Flanders
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Originally posted by another user
“He thought he just swiped it from some random guy.” –Mark Bao




The thief who allegedly stole a laptop from Bentley University freshman Mark Bao had no idea what he was getting himself into.

Bao — who was featured on Metro’s cover in January for selling his viral website Threewords.me for six figures had his computer stolen from a dorm lounge in February. Fortunately, Bao uses an online file-backup service, Backblaze, which automatically uploads files online. That enabled Bao to find a video on his stolen laptop of the alleged thief dancing to Tynga’s “Make It Rain” — which Bao quickly posted onto YouTube. *

It had gotten 480,000 views by last night.

“I never really thought it would go that huge,” Bao said.

In fact, the clip got so much attention the thief returned the laptop to Bentley police and asked Bao to remove the video. A Bentley spokeswoman confirmed the man in the video is the thief and said campus police are considering pressing larceny and trespassing charges against the man, who isn’t a Bentley student.

Bao said there wasn’t much proprietary information on the stolen laptop because he hadn’t transferred data from his old computer.

“There wasn’t really anything he knew how to use,” Bao said of code written on the laptop. “There was nothing at risk. My current laptop, if I lost it, it would be pretty bad.”

Bao, who works weekends for a New York company that helps create iPad content, now uses software that helps locate, secure, lock and recover lost or stolen laptops.

“That was the first thing I did on my new laptop,” Bao said.

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03-24-2011, 11:16 PM #2
Winning
Former Staff
Thats pro.
03-24-2011, 11:16 PM #3
wheres the video?
03-24-2011, 11:18 PM #4
Winning
Former Staff
Originally posted by RODNEYTROTTER View Post
wheres the video?


Did you read? The police told him to take it down.
03-24-2011, 11:19 PM #5
Ned Flanders
Hi-dilly-ho, neighborinos!
Stupid let me edit post and put it up! Sorry!
03-24-2011, 11:19 PM #6
Biz
I’m too L33T
Originally posted by Unsuccessful View Post
Did you read? The police told him to take it down.


We all listen to the police.

[/sarcasm]
03-24-2011, 11:22 PM #7
Winning
Former Staff
Originally posted by BizNasty View Post
We all listen to the police.

[/sarcasm]


Sometimes you should, they are legit.
03-24-2011, 11:22 PM #8
Cody_h4x
Nobody is like me
LOL wow they should keep that video up there he deserves it Smile
03-24-2011, 11:22 PM #9
Back2Basics
Gym leader
lmao that hilarious, Wat a fool.
03-24-2011, 11:26 PM #10
Ned Flanders
Hi-dilly-ho, neighborinos!
Sorry guys,
Made few mistakes with youtube link,
Was because i created this thread with iPhone.


---------- Post added at 12:26 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:25 AM ----------

Originally posted by RODNEYTROTTER View Post
wheres the video?


Originally posted by Unsuccessful View Post
Did you read? The police told him to take it down.


Originally posted by southpaw
I doubt he can find it.


Originally posted by h4x View Post
LOL wow they should keep that video up there he deserves it Smile


Video is up boys:y:

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