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[–] CombatWombat@feddit.online 220 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Banksy says that any advert in a public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours to rearrange and reuse. It seems a reasonable extension that any surveillance device that gives you no choice whether it sees you or not is yours to rearrange and reuse.

[–] youcantreadthis@quokk.au 40 points 2 months ago (1 children)

As are the organs of the traitors who installed it.

[–] JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I can't play an organ though, could I take the traitors drums instead if they have them? I could probably make a sick beat on those.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You can play the traitors like a drum, John Bonham-style.

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[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 139 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Don't forget the copper wiring they are attached to!

[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 48 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] jdr@lemmy.ml 38 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Not to mention the delicious videos inside

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 45 points 2 months ago (3 children)

And the useful bones inside the CEO that can be made into jewelry and tools

[–] youcantreadthis@quokk.au 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm a total slut for executive-bone jewelry.

[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Then we have MUCH to discuss!

[–] jdr@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago

This is a feature of Dwarf Fortress

[–] diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Bros just over here consuming media

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 112 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Yeah that's not "pure" silver.

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 134 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Shh. Don't let the tweakers hear you. We're recruiting an army here.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 months ago

They should have made it more believable then. Tweakers might be dumb, but don't spit in their face. They know their game and what metals are likely to be.

[–] crank0271@lemmy.world 48 points 2 months ago

You're right - they're trying to pull one over on you. It's platinum.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 2 months ago

That's the joke.

[–] ViceroTempus@lemmy.world 29 points 2 months ago (9 children)

I mean enough scrapmetal still means food/drugs. And I'm certain many cities have a population that would find value in that. Just need to drop off some well placed flyers, and cities would be deflocked overnight.

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[–] wuffah@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Looks like aluminum plated solid gold to me!

[–] wabafee@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah I think it's an alloy or some kind still worth it though.

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[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 88 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Wouldn't it make a lot more sense for these memes to show actual value. Crackheads are desperate but they ain't that dumb.

If we're going to spread misinformation... Why not actually spread misinformation???

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 8 points 2 months ago

Looks like you need to make some memes my friend!

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[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 56 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] jenings@lemmy.world 52 points 2 months ago

Truly the catalytic converter of 2026

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 49 points 2 months ago (5 children)

I heard that all of those new "data centers" have lots of copper. Lots of it. So I'd be checking them out before they can suck up all of our good drinking water. /s

[–] Karmanopoly@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Data is more valuable than copper.

I'd look into grabbing some of that data

[–] Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You'll just needs good place to put it all somewhere.

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[–] Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.org 9 points 2 months ago

Gold as well, PCB boards contain gold.

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[–] artwork@lemmy.world 40 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

This makes no sense, sorry. Why would it be silver out of anything like stainless steel?

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 186 points 2 months ago (9 children)

There isn’t that much precious metal in a small camera. The meme is about encouraging scrappers who steal,things to get scrap metal convinced it’s true and have them destroy the network. So, trying to con some criminals for the good of society.

[–] Vinylraupe@lemmy.zip 17 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Stop calling them criminals. They defend our right of privacy.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

No, they don't do that. The meme is a joke to guide them to do that. They steal. Wiring, bricks, car parts. Sometimes from corporates but more often from people or small businesses who dont have security guards. Let's not glamorise theft of property that is not privacy invasive.

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[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

"security researchers"

[–] youcantreadthis@quokk.au 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Which is nonsense. As a criminal, I fucking hate these things.

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[–] OhmsLawn@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)
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[–] turdburglar@piefed.social 25 points 2 months ago

i like this series of posts about harvesting precious metals from surveillance devices

[–] redsand@infosec.pub 16 points 2 months ago

The batteries are genuinely valuable

[–] Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Looks like silver- or tin-plated copper to me. So not entirely silver.

Don't let that fact stop anyone who might enjoy this as a past time though...

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[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 months ago
[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I could use some of that silver on my projects

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I know, right? Fucking vampires.

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