ROCHESTER, New York -- February 20, 2008 -- Shawn King of YourMacLife.com radio show, the longest running show dealing with the Mac, has recently been contacted by an unidentified group reportedly holding a 2007 Macworld Editors Choice Award for ransom. For those that need clarification, ransom is the practice of holding a prisoner to extort money or property to secure their release.

The trophy had been awarded to the creators of DiskWarrior 4, Alsoft at the recent Macworld San Fransciso. Reports are scattered, but unsure how the trophy had been taken into possession by the mysterious group. Alsoft has yet to comment on the news.

Ambrosia Software offers its support, as they also won a Macworld Eddy for their innovative audio software, WireTap Studio. We fear that our trophy might be hit next by these individuals, and hope that Alsoft decides to take the route offered by the extremists. Their demands, albeit weird, seem a small price to pay for the return of the trophy. We hope that the Eddy does not have to endure any more horrific trauma that it already has.

In a daring and selfless act, Shawn King has decided to act as intermediary for both parties if they so wish.

To see the ransom note which has the list of demands, the captures have set up the website:

http://www.KidnappedEddy.com

For further news, please check in with Your Mac Life, as well as the Ambrosia Software Boards.

Our hearts and wishes go out to the trophy, and we hope for an uneventful return to the Alsoft Offices.

Oh noes!

Lol, those are the weirdest demands ever. Bacon? Tofu? come on....

They want a stuffed armadillo?

That's awesome.


Also.....WTF?!!!

lol.... fake but I am liking the randomness.

This post never existed! In fact, neither do I. I'm just a figment of the world's collective imagination. I am not a flying saucer! The aliens aren't trying to take over Yugoslavia! THE GREEN-GREY THINGS ARE YOUR FRIENDS AND ONLY WANT TO BORROW YOUR BRAIN!

Heh.
So much for "returned unharmed" if it's missing an ear though.

I'd like to point out the web address of the main frame of the 'ransom note' website. It's http://www.ambrosiasw.com/~jchamplin/kidnappededdy/.

...and I think I know exactly who did it, too.

Is it April first or something? I didn't get the memo.

i am quite certain i already posted to that effect, but my post seems to have been deleted...

a cover up conspiracy?

Don't be silly, you never posted any such thing. You must have dreamt it. I dreamed I posted something here too.

I posted it (see my 2nd post) then immediately edited it so I wouldn't mess up their joke.

I think the kidnappers should have something poop on the trophy.


I'm just saying...

traceroute to KidnappedEddy.com (216.120.225.19), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets
1 10.0.1.1 (10.0.1.1) 1.415 ms 0.839 ms 0.809 ms
2 121-73-18-1.cable.telstraclear.net (121.73.18.1) 11.496 ms 16.864 ms 11.710 ms
3 ae0-840.ie4.telstraclear.net (203.167.223.114) 10.103 ms 36.042 ms 14.074 ms
4 ge-1-2-0-843.ie1.telstraclear.net (218.101.61.105) 20.240 ms 21.985 ms 21.943 ms
5 ge-0-2-0-1.xcore1.acld.telstraclear.net (203.98.50.251) 20.543 ms 20.381 ms 20.461 ms
6 * 203.167.233.10 (203.167.233.10) 20.037 ms 21.619 ms
7 static.net.reach.com (202.84.142.189) 144.357 ms 144.792 ms 145.384 ms
8 i-6-1.wil03.net.reach.com (202.84.251.174) 146.515 ms 150.789 ms 144.856 ms
9 i-12-1.wilc3.net.reach.com (202.84.251.237) 144.102 ms 144.017 ms 143.950 ms
10 static.net.reach.com (202.84.251.241) 145.531 ms 146.794 ms 144.475 ms
11 eqix.lsan.twtelecom.net (206.223.123.36) 147.349 ms 145.543 ms 145.961 ms
12 * * *
13 * * *
14 * * *


Looks like the page doesn't load q:

you might wanna edit that, as you just gave us the route to your computer.

Hey, I'm with TelstraClear too! Assuming his router is configured reasonably it shouldn't be a problem. Why would someone specifically want to attack his IP over some random one?

I know who did it!

The answer came quite naturally as I was shaving this morning. One demand did not seem right: they want tofu.
Now, who in their right mind would ask for tofu as a ransom demand?
Then it hit me.
Japanese terrorists who believe the West is corrupt and has influenced Japan long enough.
It was so blatantly true I called up my contacts in the air industry, and it so happens that a "John Edwards" (yes, another one) took a plane out of the U.S. to Japan hours after the theft!
Edwards? Eddy!
A proud thief always leaves clues.

And thus it was that the great detective solved another crisis.


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Never mind.

I wonder if it's possible to get through the Airport which doesn't have any port forwarding enabled...

My first guess was the deviantly-minded, wickedly clever Hector, who, of course, uses Magnus to perform her dasterdly deeds.