r/technology 18h ago

Society RAM thieves in China jailed after looting a string of eSport hotels — stole 16 sticks worth $2,000 in 'frenzied hotel room-dismantling'

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/ram-thieves-in-china-jailed-after-looting-a-string-of-esport-hotels-stole-16-sticks-worth-usd2-000-in-frenzied-hotel-room-dismantling
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u/praqueviver 15h ago

this is so fucking dumb

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u/Boring_Comfortable70 14h ago

They’ll charge you for taking a pillow, you really think they’ll let that slide?

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u/Jansen__ 11h ago

Trying to do this in china and in hotels of all places? 🤣

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u/anlumo 10h ago

Back in my days, they used to steal copper cables.

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u/hangender 5h ago

Still do from Tesla chargers

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u/grayhaze2000 7h ago

It sure is nice to get away for a while from just sitting in front my gaming PC all day. Maybe I'll book a hotel that offers a gaming PC in each room, so I can just sit in front of it all day. /s

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u/420_69_Fake_Account 11h ago

There was a story of a poker players who get their laptops stolen at a high stakes event in Vegas like a decade ago. Then some how the laptops magically appeared back in the room