Texas vs Kryolord - public crime in action

[Airshark]

It's a little inside baseball I guess, but at the same time the story was so delicious that we couldn't leave it be: a District Attorney in Texas is on trial for building himself a sweet rig on the county dime. This machine in question sports "two hard drives, seven fans, high-end video and audio cards, a wireless Internet connection and cables that glow under ultraviolet light." It's a crime, yeah, but it's an awesome crime. I make an exception for awesome crimes.

"I would not configure a backup computer in that way," says Mr. Gregg, FBI senior forensic examiner and reigning Understatement King.

Link to the actual story in the Dallas Morning News.



"The prosecution asserts that this shit is off the hook."

[Schwahalala]

What?

It's just a back up computer?

Yours doesn't look like this?

[Airshark]

What?

It's just a back up computer?

Yours doesn't look like this?

The city attorney in question says that his pimped out gaming rig, bought with city money, is just a "backup server".

My backup server is teeny-tiny, an insignificant box someone burglarizing my house would never recognize as something valuable.

[Schwahalala]

Mr Schwa -

Your city car is a hyundai and your back up is a jaguar. How do you explain that?

You know you need something reliable if your driving a hyundai.

[Schwahalala]

Airshark -

I have to agree -

This guy might get a pass on balls alone.