[innocentfelon]

Val Kilmer did the same thing to a coffee vending machine in the movie Real Genius.

Instead of using Android, he used a freezer and a small hacksaw to section off coin-sized slugs from a frozen rod.

Have to give the points to Kilmer’s character because in addition to doing it first, his crime left almost no trail and didn’t come with felony exposure (most juries would not believe ice slugs are counterfeiting)

Making a daily habit of getting free hacked coffee could result in felony convictions and imprisonment in many countries for violating electronic data laws. I know FBI agents happy to bring charges for matters this trivial. This is where they’d rather spend their time instead of pursuing big league criminals.

Still a great article to read.

[bluntfang]

>I know FBI agents happy to bring charges for matters this trivial.

Just curious, what does one need to do in order to network with FBI agents and have them divulge what they're willing to charge people with?

[innocentfelon]

Be very unlucky. Then the networking happens against your will.

The divulging comes in the form of an indictment, or, if you decide your integrity is not for sale and you turn down a plea offer, multiple days of hearings, trial, and sentencing.

[jstarfish]

Work in corporate security or law enforcement.

[maaark]

That's a dumb movie plot. Vending machines measure and weigh coins. A coin-sized chunk of ice does not weigh the same as a coin.