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Man steals Wi-Fi to play Halo in a library photo

The above picture shows a genius. A criminal mastermind so brilliant it's amazing that he was ever caught. Sitting in a library, with headphones on, a mysterious big bag under his desk, and a newspaper obscuring his hands, he just blends into the crowd, doesn't he? You'd never guess he'd brought an Xbox into the building so he could steal Wi-Fi and play Halo. Oh wait, yes you would!

This man gets points for sheer audacity. He brought a monitor, Xbox, wireless router, external hard-drive and headset into the New York Library so that he could play his videogames like a cheeky bugger. For all his effort and gall, however, it didn't take long before he was rumbled. Perhaps because he was actually screaming down his headset. 

"He proceeded to play Quake/Halo/Call of Duty," says the chap who took the above photo. "Some nerd fighter game while yelling out instructions to his 'teammates.'"

Apparently, it took him twenty minutes to set the equipment and game up. It took two minutes for him to be caught and kicked out. Fail.


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-PL-'s Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 09:04
-PL-
Is it stealing if it's free?
Nic128's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 09:05
Nic128
Haha.
PhazonYoshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 09:06
PhazonYoshi
That guy is awesome.
stevenxonward's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 09:08
stevenxonward
Yeah, I'm fine with this.
SolidCake's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 09:08
SolidCake
Good job dude. Especially yelling through your headset.
Moloks's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 09:08
Moloks
If he were a little less stupid, he'd brought a DS or a PSP, it would be much more discrete... But then again, it was Halo..
JerinsFury's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 09:09
JerinsFury
Personally, I would just use the PC version. It seems to be a lot easier to set up and you can Alt-Tab when the librarians come by :D
Shadowiii's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 09:10
Shadowiii
In before Sexualchocolate's "If he'd brought a PS3 instead, the wireless network card would have been built in/PSN members wouldn't have made him swear/lol failbox."
Also...is this stealing? I though library internet was free to use.
BHACKNEY's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 09:13
BHACKNEY
"Some nerd fighter game while yelling out instructions to his 'teammates.'"

Snatching fail out of the jaws of win.
Takeshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 09:13
Takeshi
It's not stealing over here in my library. If you bring your own device it's OK. You need to register with your ID though but it's free and fucking bloody fast! If I saw this dude in the library, when I was still a librarian, I would just tell him to keep his mouth shut while "p0wn1ng n00bz".
zer0faults's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 09:14
zer0faults
How did he play 4 games in 2 minutes? Seems he must have been playing for a while if he went through 4 games.
Sexualchocolate's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 09:14
Sexualchocolate
Cheers shadow, saved me typing it.
Your Moms Hot Lover's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 09:18
Your Moms Hot Lover
My local library is game friendly, I've used the wi-fi to play PSP online in there and streamed netflix to my laptop. It even has a Wii in it that anyone can go play on a big projector thingy. Of course it is constantly filled with 8 year old bastards playing smash bros and sucking at it but hey. That guy could plonk himself next to him and shout his balls off and no-one would care.

I guess that's the advantage of a small town vs NY.
hunterx280's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 09:18
hunterx280
Not the first time I've seen this. I actually saw a guy setting up in one of the libraries I spend a lot of time in. He had a 19" monitor, a 360 w/ VGA cables and everything. I was leaving as he was setting up so I didn't get to find out if he got loud enough to get kicked out. Usually if I get bored at the library while killing time, I just bust out my laptop and play TF2. It's a bit more discrete.
Cowboy TTop's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 09:22
Cowboy TTop
This is weird. How is it stealing when he's in a public library? This is no different than if you were in a caffe or airport, where if the wifi is open to everyone, there are no rules as to how you can and can't use it.

If this went any further, the library might lose. However, if the guys was making noise, he'd be up for eviction. Libraries would do well to say no online gaming, but if its a public library, which tax payers pay for, how is it wrong?
PappaDukes's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 09:26
PappaDukes
Who gives a shit? Nobody goes to libraries anymore. And by "nobody" I mean me. Isn't the WiFi free?

If he'd brought a PS3 instead, the wireless network card would have been built in/PSN members wouldn't have made him swear/lol failbox.
Kraid's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 09:26
Kraid
Theft is caused by Vydiagamz , we know the truth now.
Kris S's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 09:27
Kris S
Twat, nuff said
GoldenGamerXero's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 09:38
GoldenGamerXero
The way I see it is:

Bring Xbox to libary = MEH
Bring headset to stop any noise = GOOD
Shout down the mic at top of lungs = RETARDED

Who in their right mind goes to all the trouble of rather crappily hiding all that gear then goes and SHOUTS in their mic? In a freaking library?! There is something wrong with gamers these days.
yutt's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 09:42
yutt
Stealing? We are allowed to use public library resources, with discretion.

How is this worse than using a library PC to browse Ebay and Facebook?
lewness's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 09:44
lewness
He should have just brought a DS instead and downloaded the latest puzzles for Professor Layton. Mmmmm....
Kaspar's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 09:45
Kaspar
Uuh, this news doesnt quite reach me because we have wifi nearly everywhere here (Estonia)
F Whipple's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 09:58
F Whipple
This man is my hero
casualweaponry's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 10:00
casualweaponry
The library WiFi isn't all that great; bastard was probably lagging pretty badly on whatever server he was on.

+1 for ballsiness and lugging all of that crap to the library. If he was smart, he should've went to the Apple store in Soho; hide out in the theater and steal their wifi all day.
Qraze's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 10:17
Qraze
haha! that's so fuckin awesome it should have been allowed just that once.
Crunshii's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 10:18
Crunshii
GENIUS!
drgonzo666's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 10:20
drgonzo666
pretty sure the guy wasnt serious
LsTr Of SmG's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 10:32
LsTr Of SmG
I get the feeling he was kicked out more due to noise than the fact that he was 'stealing wi-fi'. As others have said it's not stealing in the case of a public library.
moominsean's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 10:34
moominsean
when did the guy playing videogames become the nerd? in a room full of people reading books?
Xhumation's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 10:39
Xhumation
So retarded it's bloody genius. I admire this devoted for some reason.
broncosman's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 10:46
broncosman
wow... it's like saying we're stealing water when we're drinking out of the public water fountains... the fact it took him 20 min to set it all up, it's epic fail on the library's part for not observing what people do in the public library... hell, people could have had sex in that library for 10 min and no one noticed.
Super Drybones's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 10:50
Super Drybones
http://www.impawards.com/2004/posters/hero_verdvd.jpg

He truly is
Turbofail's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 10:59
Turbofail
In his defense, they probably only caught him because it looked like he was masturbating.
brainderailment's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 10:59
brainderailment
If he wasnt shouting, then I dont see what he was doing wrong. If they have a rule about no games, there's no way people arent playing them on their laptops.
I got some hot wifi in my trunk, stole it from the library.
Cowboy TTop's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 11:23
Cowboy TTop
Perhaps this is something libraries should look into, with many people not going to libraries much, if they had a dedicated sound proofed area, this kind of stuff wouldn't be a problem.

It could be cool for social game meet ups.
Frohike's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 11:35
Frohike
He has all of that shit, but can't afford an ISP? Priorities, man.
Elsa's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 12:01
Elsa
Yeah, if it's free wi-fi, I don't get the problem... unless he was talking/yelling into his mic in which case he is breaking the library golden rule of shhhhhh!!

... though he might have been smarter to simply set up somewhere outside - wifi usually has a decent range.
Electrium's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 12:09
Electrium
I can't decide what's more fail: his ugly ass shirt, or his actions.
SetoChaos's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 12:10
SetoChaos
I find this absolutely ridiculous actually. My library used to have a PS2. You could bring your own games, memory cards etc. Perhaps he should have asked first and maybe it was the fact that he was hiding it, but I've seen people bring laptops to play games in my library before. I've even seen the computers there be used to watch Anime/Films. Apart from one really annoying librarian which used to tell the kids to log off when some adult wanted to use he computer the rest of the staff seemed fine with it. Maybe this guy shouldn't have hidden it, but this would probably be allowed in the library where I live. Especially since I believe the one staff member that didn't like it doesn't work there anymore.
peachboy's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 13:23
peachboy
"...it took him twenty minutes to set the equipment and game up. It took two minutes for him to be caught.."

that made my day.
Zelch's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 13:58
Zelch
To go through all of this trouble just to play a game of Halo... I would have done it just for the lulz haha
bunnymud's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 13:58
bunnymud
"He proceeded to play Quake/Halo/Call of Duty,"

bunnymud's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 14:10
bunnymud
And how could he play those 3 games within 2 minutes????
Zelch's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 14:16
Zelch
Thats what I was thinking, did he get fined?
Casket's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 14:26
Casket
I don't understand the concept of hiding all of your equipment then screaming at your teammates...
-PL-'s Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 15:25
-PL-
I'm sure he didn't bring a PC/Laptop because they cost $5000 and they don't do anything else besides play games so the price difference isn't justified at all.
Johnny Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 15:37
Johnny Justice
I love the newspaper covering his hands. "Hmm, I'll just use this to cover the controller. That way it would just look like I'm rubbing one out to a game trailer.

He wasn't playing 3 games, the guy just couldn't identify it: "He proceeded to play Quake/Halo/Call of Duty, some nerd fighter game while yelling out instructions to his 'teammates.'"
microwavefood's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 16:48
microwavefood
I'm sure he partly did it for the lulz. Newspaper covering his controller? Blatant.
Occams electric toothbrush's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 17:01
Occams electric toothbrush
If a library has an established gaming area and/or a time to play games, rock out. However, if you set up shop in the reading area and start talking, you get kicked out with the quickness. Free wi-fi doesn't mean you can set up your gaming system at any time or place. Especially in the New York public library where the librarians carry box cutters.....mostly to cut open boxes but still, they'd fuck you up.

/librarian
Mr Kite's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2009 19:25
Mr Kite
Well if the cunt would just stfu I don't see the problem.
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