Utility Box Exposed As Spy Cabinet In the Netherlands 179
First time accepted submitter thejezus writes "A spy cabinet has been exposed on a public road in The Hague, the Netherlands (Google translate here). The cabinet was disguised as telecom-cabinet and was detected by the maintenance crew of Ziggo (a triple-play provider) because it was not listed as a property of the company. Upon opening, it was revealed the cabinet contained a camera and UMTS equipment. Later that day, the cabinet disappeared. 1984 much?"
Re:I could be wrong but.... (Score:5, Funny)
Does a spy camera on the side of the road really justify comparisons to 1984??
Novel
No, it would have to be in your living room. 1984-esque technology in a public place would consist of a video screen at which you hurl things and scream.
Year
Even in 1985, Dr. Emmett Brown, who was sufficiently advanced to build a time machine out of a DeLorean, had to hire some slacker kid to shoulder his ginormous video camera. If he didn't have the technology to build a self-supporting camera in 1985, it certainly wouldn't have been available in 1984.
So no on both counts.
Re:Weird (Score:5, Funny)
This "Schilderswijk" where the cabinet was discovered is a notorious low-income suburb.
It's settled, then. Someone pinched the stuff and sold it to make a bit of money on the side. Has the spy agency tried scouring the local pawn shops?
Re:I could be wrong but.... (Score:5, Funny)
I can see a cell tower. I'm pretty sure that . *(U()*U$Ejhhjjhkljhsdf ws is monito89984ryu5 but I'm not worr*()*43jknlkjdbzzzt.
Re:I could be wrong but.... (Score:4, Funny)
That's only because the plutonium necessary to power the miniaturized camera required a lot of shielding.
I could be wrong but....prenumbers. (Score:2, Funny)
Someone should write some books to address this issue. Title them, 1980,1981,1982,1983...