Comment Depressing (Score 2, Insightful) 413
Does anyone else find it as depressing as I do that such obviously intelligent, motivated individuals can't find a more productive use of their talents?
Submission + - Squirrel 'spies' seized
blh42 writes: Police in Iran are reported to have taken 14 squirrels into custody — because they are suspected of spying.
The rodents were found near the Iranian border allegedly equipped with eavesdropping devices, according to Sky News.
The reports have come from the official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).
When asked to confirm the story, the national police chief said: "I have heard about it, but I do not have precise information."
The IRNA said that the squirrels were kitted out by foreign intelligence services — but were captured two weeks ago by police officers.
A Foreign Office source told Sky News: "The story is nuts."
But if true, this would not be the first time animals have been used to spy.
During the Second World War, the Allied Forces used pigeons to fly vital intelligence out of occupied France.
More recently, US marines stationed in Kuwait have used chickens as a low-tech chemical detection system.
The rodents were found near the Iranian border allegedly equipped with eavesdropping devices, according to Sky News.
The reports have come from the official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).
When asked to confirm the story, the national police chief said: "I have heard about it, but I do not have precise information."
The IRNA said that the squirrels were kitted out by foreign intelligence services — but were captured two weeks ago by police officers.
A Foreign Office source told Sky News: "The story is nuts."
But if true, this would not be the first time animals have been used to spy.
During the Second World War, the Allied Forces used pigeons to fly vital intelligence out of occupied France.
More recently, US marines stationed in Kuwait have used chickens as a low-tech chemical detection system.
Submission + - LOLCODE: proof programmers can has humor
lisah writes: In the old days (about six months ago), lolcat junkies had to console themselves with adding their own captions to the comments at I Can Has Cheezburger? but these days its possible to program your computer using LOLCODE. A tutorial at Linux.com shows you how.
