http://www.theonion.com/video/sony-releases-new-stupid-piece-of-shit-that-doesnt,14309/

if it's anything like the common tree, the rings might indicate its age

You wanna know how I got these scars?

You mean get developers into fullscreen tags?

Probably scrambled your memory.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5? That's amazing! I've got the same combination on my luggage!

Say you write me a cheque for $50 and I photoshop that into $500, how can they detect that?
I did not touch the serial number and, as the summary suggests, the photo was taken with a lousy cell-phone camera.

If they have a minimal requirement for picture quality, the system will most likely reject a lot of deposit attempts (motion-blur, out of focus, low resolution, etc..)

Doesn't really seem worth the trouble.

How do they solve the photoshop problem?

Right... and don't call me Shirley.

Nerds belong in a sci-fi/fantasy lit class. but on a more serious note, The Last Question by Isaac Asimov should definitely be on the list.

You are entering the vicinity of an area adjacent to a location. The kind of place where there might be a monster, or some kind of weird mirror. These are just examples; it could also be something much better. Prepare to enter: The Scary Door.

It's the Curse of The Pirate Bay I tells ya