From: howdHol@yaooho.com   
      
   Snidely  wrote:   
      
   > On Tuesday, Howard pointed out that ...   
      
   >> Snidely  wrote:   
      
   >>> Easier to give them a USB for transferring data, without telling   
   >>> them it will spin the separators overspeed.   
   >>   
   >> He mentioned that they have strict protocols for keeping thumbdrives   
   >> out -- I don't know the details, but something about how they've   
   >> locked down the USB ports to prevent anything from being plugged into   
   >> the systems. I'm not sure how they get necessary data in and out.   
   >> Crayons and paper maybe?   
   >   
   > Tom Cruise!   
      
   I just found out that the famous cable drop scene from Mission   
   Impossible was inspired by a much earlier scene from the movie Topkapi:   
      
   https://muckefuck.livejournal.com/1115226.html   
      
   It appears that the movie heist attempt inspired a real life attempt in   
   NYC.   
      
   I visited Topkapi once and they happily mentioned the attempted movie   
   jewel theft there, so they obviously weren't too worried about a copycat   
   heist.   
      
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