# Don't mess with nerds!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-mess-with-nerds/535391>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 8, 2010, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-mess-with-nerds/535391 "2010-04-08T09:20:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wallenstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-mess-with-nerds/535391/1 "2010-04-08T09:20:28Z")

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Excellent story here:

[http://www.thefryhole.co.uk/wordpress/2010/04/dont-steal-from-a-compsci/](http://www.thefryhole.co.uk/wordpress/2010/04/dont-steal-from-a-compsci/)

Bloke gets his phone nicked in a burglary, realises he has web-enabled GPS logging switched on, calls up google street view and directs the police to the house the phone is sitting in. 🙂

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**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-mess-with-nerds/535391/2 "2010-04-08T09:31:02Z")

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Here’s another funny story about a stolen iPhone:

> **[Find My iPhone works, and it is awesome.](https://happywaffle.livejournal.com/5890.html)**
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> ( Note: some screenshots are quite obviously simulated. ) ( Note 2: this is my first blog post in over three years, feel free to read my ancient history if you like. ) ( Note 3: All said and done, the comments and Internet-fame have been awesome. I'm...

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**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-mess-with-nerds/535391/3 "2010-04-08T11:48:00Z")

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Those stories are great!

Does anyone know if there are apps for a Blackberry that would track the phone? I just got my Blackberry and want to be prepared, just in case.

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**Author:** ![Zeriel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/58956e/32.png) [@Zeriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeriel)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-mess-with-nerds/535391/4 "2010-04-08T14:18:24Z")

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> [@Serenata67](#):
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> Those stories are great!
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> Does anyone know if there are apps for a Blackberry that would track the phone? I just got my Blackberry and want to be prepared, just in case.

I think the software in the first story ([www.wavesecure.com](http://www.wavesecure.com)) is available for Blackberry.

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**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-mess-with-nerds/535391/5 "2010-04-08T18:07:19Z")

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[Instamapper](http://www.instamapper.com/)is free, however it’s easy to remove and if it isn’t running when you lose your phone (or if it can’t get GPS reception) your screwed.

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**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-mess-with-nerds/535391/6 "2010-04-08T18:31:07Z")

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There are programs like this for the Droid, too. Yay!