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The article is about sneaking phones (and chargers) into prisons and all the things around that. Obviously it's possible to get reasonably large items up your

The article is about sneaking phones (and chargers) into prisons and all the things around that. Obviously it's possible to get reasonably large items up your bottom, otherwise fisting wouldn't be such a popular hobby, but for the purposes of easy storage and retrieval, you're going to want to go as small as possible. Look, I've had plenty of "How did I get here?" moments on the internet, but this is the first time it's been directly from an HN link.

agumonkey 9y ago
I wonder if prison libraries have electronics books.. imagine if they had access to esp microcontrollers.
- jlgaddis 9y ago
  > On August 7, 2015, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) notified the Office of the Ohio Inspector General that on July 27, 2015, Marion Correctional Institution (MCI) staff had discovered two unauthorized personal computers hidden on a plywood board in the ceiling above a closet in a training room. The two computers were connected to ODRC’s computer network and were not owned by the State of Ohio. -- "Report of Investigation" [0] (PDF), Office of the Inspector General, State of Ohio They used them for, well, pretty much exactly what you might guess they would use them for [1]: > The inmates used the computers for credit card fraud, reading material on how to make drugs and weapons, download porn and music, etc. Articles: - "Prison Inmates Built And Hid DIYs Computers In Ceiling, Hacked The Prison Network" [1] - "Two Ohio inmates hacked their prison from the inside using makeshift computers built from spare parts" [2] [0]: http://watchdog.ohio.gov/Portals/0/pdf/investigations/2015-CA00043.pdf http://watchdog.ohio.gov/Portals/0/pdf/investigations/2015-C... [1]: https://fossbytes.com/prison-inmates-diy-computer-hidden-ceiling-hacked-prison-network/ https://fossbytes.com/prison-inmates-diy-computer-hidden-cei... [2]: https://qz.com/958503/two-ohio-inmates-hacked-their-prison-from-the-inside-using-makeshift-computers-built-from-spare-parts/ https://qz.com/958503/two-ohio-inmates-hacked-their-prison-f...
  - agumonkey 9y ago
    Didn't find pics of their computers but damn that was an epic hustle.
gadders 9y ago
I bet Goatse man could do a Samsung Note no problem.
- zimpenfish 9y ago
  Which Note? Although I don't think it makes much odds - he has an astonishing capacity for insertion (he's done much more than the goatse image and it was relatively easy to find his content a while back.)
  - gadders 9y ago
    I never really searched for his stuff, just got pranked into clicking on links to it on Slashdot back when the internet was new.
FabHK 9y ago
Somewhat unusually, the headline is neither misleading nor clickbait - you indeed get what you click for.
- kinleyd 9y ago
  Well observed. ;) Before opening the conversation here, my mind and my lips had a "But why?" perfectly synchronized. I must say the explanation, as unpleasant as it was, perfectly fit the link!
- travmatt 9y ago
  It’s more like the “I don’t know what else I was expecting” meme from Arrested Development.
- joemi 9y ago
  It's pretty typical of Vice, I'd say. They don't need to make their titles clickbait-y since they purposefully write about shocking/taboo things.
samstave 9y ago
>Look, I've had plenty of "How did I get here?" moments You must have some interesting hobbies
pimeys 9y ago
Fisting is not such a weird thing in the Berlin gay culture, but seeing it mentioned in a HN link is definitely kind of weird.
- TallGuyShort 9y ago
  I've seen it mentioned in Cards Against Humanity and a widely circulated Darwin Award story (possibly urban legend). At least knowing what it is seems to be relatively mainstream at this point.
  - pimeys 9y ago
    Yeah. Not my cup of tea though. And usually people do drugs like meth to make it easier.
earlybike 9y ago
Thanks for the tl;dr! Saw the click-baity title and didn't expect any good content but this sounds interesting.
johnhenry 9y ago
Even after reading your warning, I still decided to check it out. Took one look at that cover photo and realized it was time to go.
piyh 9y ago
Another good quote > fuck an iPhone 6 Plus, or, rather, don't. You'd look like Spongebob Squarepants: a rectangle with limbs hanging off. Having said that, I knew a dwarf who plugged a Blackberry
- lostlogin 9y ago
  That’s getting awfully close to identifying information.
rconti 9y ago
Somehow I read it as "CAMERAS" so I thought it was about endoscopes or something. Still, happy with how my reading experience turned out.
stcredzero 9y ago
The article is about sneaking phones (and chargers) into prisons How practical would it be to erect a Faraday cage around a prison? How practical would it be to jam the signals? I bet one could interdict a lot of criminal activity by stopping or eavesdropping on prison cell phone conversations.
- bradknowles 9y ago
  Stingray?
  - gargravarr 9y ago
    Are you suggesting a legal and lawful use for the Stingray that the mass population would agree to? Ha, get out, that's not what the Stingray is for! :)

agumonkey 9y ago

I wonder if prison libraries have electronics books.. imagine if they had access to esp microcontrollers.

jlgaddis 9y ago
> On August 7, 2015, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) notified the Office of the Ohio Inspector General that on July 27, 2015, Marion Correctional Institution (MCI) staff had discovered two unauthorized personal computers hidden on a plywood board in the ceiling above a closet in a training room. The two computers were connected to ODRC’s computer network and were not owned by the State of Ohio. -- "Report of Investigation" [0] (PDF), Office of the Inspector General, State of Ohio They used them for, well, pretty much exactly what you might guess they would use them for [1]: > The inmates used the computers for credit card fraud, reading material on how to make drugs and weapons, download porn and music, etc. Articles: - "Prison Inmates Built And Hid DIYs Computers In Ceiling, Hacked The Prison Network" [1] - "Two Ohio inmates hacked their prison from the inside using makeshift computers built from spare parts" [2] [0]: http://watchdog.ohio.gov/Portals/0/pdf/investigations/2015-CA00043.pdf http://watchdog.ohio.gov/Portals/0/pdf/investigations/2015-C... [1]: https://fossbytes.com/prison-inmates-diy-computer-hidden-ceiling-hacked-prison-network/ https://fossbytes.com/prison-inmates-diy-computer-hidden-cei... [2]: https://qz.com/958503/two-ohio-inmates-hacked-their-prison-from-the-inside-using-makeshift-computers-built-from-spare-parts/ https://qz.com/958503/two-ohio-inmates-hacked-their-prison-f...
- agumonkey 9y ago
  Didn't find pics of their computers but damn that was an epic hustle.

gadders 9y ago

I bet Goatse man could do a Samsung Note no problem.

zimpenfish 9y ago
Which Note? Although I don't think it makes much odds - he has an astonishing capacity for insertion (he's done much more than the goatse image and it was relatively easy to find his content a while back.)
- gadders 9y ago
  I never really searched for his stuff, just got pranked into clicking on links to it on Slashdot back when the internet was new.

FabHK 9y ago

Somewhat unusually, the headline is neither misleading nor clickbait - you indeed get what you click for.

kinleyd 9y ago
Well observed. ;) Before opening the conversation here, my mind and my lips had a "But why?" perfectly synchronized. I must say the explanation, as unpleasant as it was, perfectly fit the link!
travmatt 9y ago
It’s more like the “I don’t know what else I was expecting” meme from Arrested Development.
joemi 9y ago
It's pretty typical of Vice, I'd say. They don't need to make their titles clickbait-y since they purposefully write about shocking/taboo things.

samstave 9y ago

>Look, I've had plenty of "How did I get here?" moments You must have some interesting hobbies

pimeys 9y ago

Fisting is not such a weird thing in the Berlin gay culture, but seeing it mentioned in a HN link is definitely kind of weird.

TallGuyShort 9y ago
I've seen it mentioned in Cards Against Humanity and a widely circulated Darwin Award story (possibly urban legend). At least knowing what it is seems to be relatively mainstream at this point.
- pimeys 9y ago
  Yeah. Not my cup of tea though. And usually people do drugs like meth to make it easier.

earlybike 9y ago

Thanks for the tl;dr! Saw the click-baity title and didn't expect any good content but this sounds interesting.

johnhenry 9y ago

Even after reading your warning, I still decided to check it out. Took one look at that cover photo and realized it was time to go.

piyh 9y ago

Another good quote > fuck an iPhone 6 Plus, or, rather, don't. You'd look like Spongebob Squarepants: a rectangle with limbs hanging off. Having said that, I knew a dwarf who plugged a Blackberry

lostlogin 9y ago
That’s getting awfully close to identifying information.

rconti 9y ago

Somehow I read it as "CAMERAS" so I thought it was about endoscopes or something. Still, happy with how my reading experience turned out.

stcredzero 9y ago

The article is about sneaking phones (and chargers) into prisons How practical would it be to erect a Faraday cage around a prison? How practical would it be to jam the signals? I bet one could interdict a lot of criminal activity by stopping or eavesdropping on prison cell phone conversations.

bradknowles 9y ago
Stingray?
- gargravarr 9y ago
  Are you suggesting a legal and lawful use for the Stingray that the mass population would agree to? Ha, get out, that's not what the Stingray is for! :)