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Theft of laptops and kidneys
Man, I got off the phone with kehrli concerning the Clarion West laptop theft, opened up my friends list, and NINE out of THIRTEEN entries were on the same topic. I might as well add to them:

I feel really badly for the people missing their stuff. I would be heartbroken if someone stole my laptop. I've reached, as perhaps many of us have, a point where I feel my technology is an extension of myself. I don't think I would be much more upset if someone stole one of my kidneys (though waking up in a bathtub full of ice would probably be an added misery). I hope you all get your property back, and I hope a black market organ dealer catches the responsible party.

P.S. I can't help it; my dad was a cop and he made sure I knew the distinction, and I feel compelled to pass it on. From dictionary.reference.com:

rob verb, robbed, rob·bing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence; steal from.

bur·glar·ize verb, -ized, -iz·ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to break into and steal from.