From Wired: Hackers Assault Epilepsy Patients via Computer

Photo courtesy of Flickr user gutter

Last weekend hackers used JavaScript and flashing animation graphics to trigger seizures and headaches among people who suffer from epilepsy on a popular epilepsy online support forum.

Click here for the article from Wired Magazine.

It just goes to show that evil knows no bounds.

When the individuals behind these attacks are caught, I wonder if they will be indicted for more than just computer crime related charges. Obviously these hackers intended to cause physical harm to the individuals viewing the images.

Wouldn't that constitute assault?

Stroller? Check. Diapers? Check. Pistol? Surprise!

Photo courtesy of Flickr user Melting Mama

A young couple in Germany were shocked to find a loaded gun in the side pocket of a stroller they had just received from a seller on the Internet.

When police arrived to search the home of the seller he could not explain how the loaded handgun ended up in the stroller and denied owning the weapon.

The article does not reveal the following:

• Did anything turn up in the search of the seller's home?
• Was the item picked up in person or shipped?
• The article eludes to "nearby Hamburg" but is not specific.
• How did the seller acquire the stroller originally?
• Did he use the stroller for his own child?

If the seller truly has nothing to do with the handgun being in the stroller, what an intriguing mystery this is. Was this a murder weapon? Did someone who lived in a bad neighborhood forget to take out the gun before they donated it to a thrift store?

What is your theory on how this gun ended up in the stroller?

And if you come across any links to follow-up articles on this bizarre story, be sure to post those in comments as well. All the articles I could find today were just regurgitations of this Reuters feed.