Is this guy a total jerk or a hero?

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#1 deactivated-5f9e3c6a83e51
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Anybody been following that Jonathan's Card thing? Apparently, some guyonline offered up his starbucks gift card for people to go out and buy coffee. Others began to put more money on it in a kind of pay it forward/ random act of kindness trend. So basically you could go out and buy yourself a cup of coffee from this card and contribute some cash if you wanted to OR just contribute cash for others to buy coffee. Kind of like how some people will pay for the person behind them in a toll booth.

However, some cynical person decided that this project/experiment didnt fit his views of how things should be done. So he hacked the card and began to drain all the money off of it and onto his own card. He then bragged about it online and encouraged others to do the same. Of course, he states he's going to give the money to charity but did mention that he had enough money to buy an iPad . . . .

I can understand being cynical or disagreeing with someone's tact, but why ruin it? Just seems like he's just being a jerk for the sake of being a jerk. If he didnt like their project, why not start something he did like as opposed to just trash it? People should learn that their view isnt the only one in the world.

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#2 Pirate700
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How could he possibly be viewed as a hero?

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#3 chessmaster1989
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He's just being a dick, nothing "heroic" about what he did. Hope he gets arrested, isn't what he did a crime?
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How could he possibly be viewed as a hero?

Pirate700
By himself, lol. He tries to justify it in his blog. I cant link the article for some reason, gamespot being glitchy.
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#5 CreasianDevaili
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Just a thief. Nothing else.
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He's just being a dick, nothing "heroic" about what he did. Hope he gets arrested, isn't what he did a crime?chessmaster1989
I dont think so because the orginator of the experiment basically let people use his gift card. He wanted to see whether people would just use it all up or whether they would "pay it forward". He started with 100$ on his card, but people contributed tons and the balance was up around 3000$ at one point. Nice to see how cool some people can be. Too bad that other jerkish guy ruined it.
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[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]He's just being a dick, nothing "heroic" about what he did. Hope he gets arrested, isn't what he did a crime?sonicare
I dont think so because the orginator of the experiment basically let people use his gift card. He wanted to see whether people would just use it all up or whether they would "pay it forward". He started with 100$ on his card, but people contributed tons and the balance was up around 3000$ at one point. Nice to see how cool some people can be. Too bad that other jerkish guy ruined it.

Well I was wondering because your post originally said he hacked the card and drained money off it. Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but isn't that just stealing?
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[QUOTE="sonicare"][QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]He's just being a dick, nothing "heroic" about what he did. Hope he gets arrested, isn't what he did a crime?chessmaster1989
I dont think so because the orginator of the experiment basically let people use his gift card. He wanted to see whether people would just use it all up or whether they would "pay it forward". He started with 100$ on his card, but people contributed tons and the balance was up around 3000$ at one point. Nice to see how cool some people can be. Too bad that other jerkish guy ruined it.

Well I was wondering because your post originally said he hacked the card and drained money off it. Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but isn't that just stealing?

How do you hack a card anyway?

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[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"][QUOTE="sonicare"] I dont think so because the orginator of the experiment basically let people use his gift card. He wanted to see whether people would just use it all up or whether they would "pay it forward". He started with 100$ on his card, but people contributed tons and the balance was up around 3000$ at one point. Nice to see how cool some people can be. Too bad that other jerkish guy ruined it.Pirate700

Well I was wondering because your post originally said he hacked the card and drained money off it. Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but isn't that just stealing?

How do you hack a card anyway?

See part of what I'm wondering is what exactly that meant.
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[QUOTE="sonicare"][QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]He's just being a dick, nothing "heroic" about what he did. Hope he gets arrested, isn't what he did a crime?chessmaster1989
I dont think so because the orginator of the experiment basically let people use his gift card. He wanted to see whether people would just use it all up or whether they would "pay it forward". He started with 100$ on his card, but people contributed tons and the balance was up around 3000$ at one point. Nice to see how cool some people can be. Too bad that other jerkish guy ruined it.

Well I was wondering because your post originally said he hacked the card and drained money off it. Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but isn't that just stealing?

http://hypervocal.com/news/2011/why-we-cant-have-nice-things-hacker-ruins-jonathans-card-for-everybody/ here is the link

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[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"][QUOTE="sonicare"] I dont think so because the orginator of the experiment basically let people use his gift card. He wanted to see whether people would just use it all up or whether they would "pay it forward". He started with 100$ on his card, but people contributed tons and the balance was up around 3000$ at one point. Nice to see how cool some people can be. Too bad that other jerkish guy ruined it.sonicare

Well I was wondering because your post originally said he hacked the card and drained money off it. Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but isn't that just stealing?

here is the link

It says he siphoned off the funds onto his own card. That doesn't seem legal to me even considering the original use of the card...

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we have many people here with that view of the world, the whole zero sum, exploit or be exploited ideology.....

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anyone that steals $3,000 is a hero in my book.:P

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That is the risk of it..but he is a dumbass tho telling people
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planted firmly in dick territory if you ask me...
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Definitely a dick.

A dick lulzing around in free cash.

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#17 surrealnumber5
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Definitely a dick.

A dick lulzing around in free cash.

MissLibrarian

makes me think of 'ass pennies' from the upright citizens brigade

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#18 LZ71
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He's about as far from a hero as possible.
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Coffee is bad for your brains.
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He's pretty amusing
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He's pretty amusingxaos
Yeh I giggled a bit, his deeds are quite satirical.
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Just a thief. Nothing else.CreasianDevaili
He's not Robin Hood, that's for sure.
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planted firmly in dick territory if you ask me...comp_atkins
LOL, I think he may be chief overlord in dick territory.
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He's pretty amusingxaos
Is that a new iPad I see you posting from Xaos?
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[QUOTE="comp_atkins"]planted firmly in dick territory if you ask me...sonicare
LOL, I think he may be chief overlord in dick territory.

Is his name "Sir Dick"?
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[QUOTE="sonicare"][QUOTE="comp_atkins"]planted firmly in dick territory if you ask me...parkurtommo
LOL, I think he may be chief overlord in dick territory.

Is his name "Sir Dick"?

Lord. Though if we want to keep it classy, call him Richard not Dick. LOL.
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[QUOTE="parkurtommo"][QUOTE="sonicare"] LOL, I think he may be chief overlord in dick territory.sonicare
Is his name "Sir Dick"?

Lord. Though if we want to keep it classy, call him Richard not Dick. LOL.

Lord Richard Dick of Dick territory where dicks are foirmly planted. Wait that came out wrong.
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[QUOTE="xaos"]He's pretty amusingsonicare
Is that a new iPad I see you posting from Xaos?

Hell naw, I gots a Xoom. I wouldn't do this myself, and I'm torn between thinking that the guy is a jackass and thinking the guy is a kind of funny jackass
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[QUOTE="MissLibrarian"]

Definitely a dick.

A dick lulzing around in free cash.

surrealnumber5

makes me think of 'ass pennies' from the upright citizens brigade

I swear everything makes you think of ass pennies.
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[QUOTE="sonicare"][QUOTE="xaos"]He's pretty amusingxaos
Is that a new iPad I see you posting from Xaos?

Hell naw, I gots a Xoom. I wouldn't do this myself, and I'm torn between thinking that the guy is a jackass and thinking the guy is a kind of funny jackass

I'm just teasing. I just saw the perfect opportunity for one of my classy and ever so witty jokes.
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[QUOTE="surrealnumber5"]

[QUOTE="MissLibrarian"]

Definitely a dick.

A dick lulzing around in free cash.

MissLibrarian

makes me think of 'ass pennies' from the upright citizens brigade

I swear everything makes you think of ass pennies.

Is that a problem?
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[QUOTE="MissLibrarian"][QUOTE="surrealnumber5"] makes me think of 'ass pennies' from the upright citizens brigade

xaos

I swear everything makes you think of ass pennies.

Is that a problem?

it is a solid investment

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What I hate most about this isn't just the douchebaggery, but the fact that this one douchebag managed to cancel out the goodwill of all the people who had donated to the card.

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[QUOTE="MissLibrarian"][QUOTE="surrealnumber5"] makes me think of 'ass pennies' from the upright citizens brigade

xaos

I swear everything makes you think of ass pennies.

Is that a problem?

Merely an observation.

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[QUOTE="Pirate700"]

How could he possibly be viewed as a hero?

sonicare

By himself, lol. He tries to justify it in his blog. I cant link the article for some reason, gamespot being glitchy.

he can say hes the second comming of ejsus for all i care, in the end hes another retard ruining good things that other people do.

Seriously these people should be in a fuking hole the rest of their lives.

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Coffee is bad for your brains.parkurtommo
Then it's safe for you.

jk

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Definitely not a hero....
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How could he possibly be viewed as a hero?

Pirate700

I don't know. A lot of people seem to make some really bad individuals out to be heroes.

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Isn't that against the law? Not real smart to post your criminal activity online!

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#40 parkurtommo
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[QUOTE="parkurtommo"]Coffee is bad for your brains.Dystopian-X

Then it's safe for you.

jk

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