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(Some Guy)   Faxed bomb threats paralyze Japanese schools. One can imagine principals staring at the office fax machine, waiting for the ring, the beep and the plasticy printout containing the next fateful fax setting up the bomb   (wionews.com) divider line
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    More: Scary, Crime, Tokyo, Threat, Japan, Bomb threat, Law, Ryukoku University, High school  
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795 clicks; posted to Main » on 27 Jan 2023 at 12:05 AM (8 weeks ago)   |   Favorite    |   share:  Share on Twitter share via Email Share on Facebook



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vudukungfu [TotalFark]
2023-01-26 9:20:16 PM  
You can just unplug the machine
 
Drunk and Bitter Jesus [OhFark]
2023-01-27 12:09:09 AM  
Zero Wing intro (ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US)
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There you go, subby. Are you happy? ARE YOU?!
 
whatshisname [TotalFark]
2023-01-27 12:09:38 AM  
Pricipal, caught staringof
 
AlgaeRancher [OhFark]
2023-01-27 12:19:43 AM  

Drunk and Bitter Jesus: [YouTube video: Zero Wing intro (ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US)]

There you go, subby. Are you happy? ARE YOU?!


I am 👍
 
freakingmoron
2023-01-27 12:25:09 AM  
Just the fax, bamb.
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The Irresponsible Captain [TotalFark]
2023-01-27 12:26:57 AM  
Who has a fax machine?

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Russ1642
2023-01-27 12:27:14 AM  
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Russ1642
2023-01-27 12:31:49 AM  
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BrundleFlyForAWhiteGuy [OhFark]
2023-01-27 12:33:49 AM  
Any time I hear the word "fax" in the year of our lord Dr. Robotnik 2023 I know it automatically came from Japan.
 
zerkalo
2023-01-27 12:34:38 AM  
I work in Gubmint so our fax machine is right there. Problem is toner is almost out and who to replace it? Good think 99 percent of incoming are for roofing firms
 
Fano
2023-01-27 12:38:51 AM  
The  Viper is coming
 
fragMasterFlash [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-27 12:41:33 AM  
FAX machine spam was a bit of a problem, although it did give you something to mindlessly leaf through if you were unlucky enough to show up for a coffee refill while the next pot was still brewing.
 
No Catchy Nickname
2023-01-27 12:47:22 AM  
I work in Japan. My workplace got rid of the fax machines about 5 years ago because no one was using them.
 
wildcardjack
2023-01-27 1:14:22 AM  
I'm surprised no one figured out how to jam a thermal fax machine so it caught fire. It would be a brilliant arson tool.
 
Herr Flick's Revenge
2023-01-27 1:35:37 AM  
The Telex machine is kept so clean
And it types to a waiting world
Her mother feels so shocked, father's world is rocked
And their thoughts turn to their own little girl
 
Pilikia [TotalFark]
2023-01-27 1:40:00 AM  
"Plasticy?" Has subby ever actually seen a fax?
 
ReapTheChaos
2023-01-27 1:40:33 AM  
The real headline here is that Japan still uses fax machines.
 
batlock666
2023-01-27 2:01:28 AM  

ReapTheChaos: The real headline here is that Japan still uses fax machines.


I thought that was pretty well known?
 
leeksfromchichis [TotalFark]
2023-01-27 2:01:48 AM  

BrundleFlyForAWhiteGuy: Any time I hear the word "fax" in the year of our lord Dr. Robotnik 2023 I know it automatically came from Japan.


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Mr. Shabooboo
2023-01-27 2:09:30 AM  
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FAX, SET US UP THE BOMB....
 
Begoggle
2023-01-27 2:10:41 AM  
Once you get more than, let's say 10, threats then I think it's safe to just ignore them all.
Because at that point, it's just ridiculous.
And if people are going to do something, they are going to do something anyways, with or without threats.
 
heywood-jablome
2023-01-27 2:17:26 AM  

Fano: The  Viper is coming


G.I. Joe: Season 1 - The Viper is Coming: Clip 3
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KodosZardoz
2023-01-27 2:26:14 AM  
Were they able to launch a zig for great justice?
 
Gyrfalcon [TotalFark]
2023-01-27 2:33:48 AM  

vudukungfu: You can just unplug the machine


And miss all those exciting faxes?!?
 
Lord Rust [TotalFark]
2023-01-27 2:46:01 AM  
Japan uses still using fax machines is a regional curiosity, like the way checks are (I think) still pretty common in the U.S.A.

It must be at least 30 years since I last saw a check/cheque being used. Some old guy tried to pay with one in a store and the young cashier was very confused.
 
Gordon Bennett [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-27 3:29:38 AM  

BrundleFlyForAWhiteGuy: Any time I hear the word "fax" in the year of our lord Dr. Robotnik 2023 I know it automatically came from Japan.


Healthcare practitioners still commonly use them.
 
heywood-jablome
2023-01-27 3:50:31 AM  

KodosZardoz: Were they able to launch a zig for great justice?


You know what you are doing.
 
ameeriklane
2023-01-27 5:00:16 AM  
My company sells to state governments and a few of them still send us POs by fax. We asked if there was an email option, and they said no -- the only other option is to send them by post (snailmail).
 
BafflerMeal
2023-01-27 5:30:06 AM  

Lord Rust: Japan uses still using fax machines is a regional curiosity, like the way checks are (I think) still pretty common in the U.S.A.


Germany also still uses them for lots of business/ government things.
 
indylaw [TotalFark]
2023-01-27 5:38:53 AM  

Pilikia: "Plasticy?" Has subby ever actually seen a fax?


Some of the earlier fax machines printed on a roll of glossy thermal "paper" like they used to have for receipt printers. Then they started connecting fax modems to regular office paper printers.
 
indylaw [TotalFark]
2023-01-27 5:41:51 AM  
Japan used to be at the technological forefront and then got stuck some time around 1994. I blame Godzilla.
 
Gleeman [BareFark]
2023-01-27 6:18:22 AM  
Live in the USA and the town library still has a fax machine. Actually used it as recently as 5 or 6 years ago to send something to the VA.
 
ameeriklane
2023-01-27 6:21:26 AM  

indylaw: Japan used to be at the technological forefront and then got stuck some time around 1994. I blame Godzilla.


When Toyota first introduced the Lexus LS400, the model for the Japanese market had a fax machine in it. Super luxury.

/saw it at the Toyota museum in Nagoya
 
YabbaDabbaDouchebag [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-27 7:13:52 AM  

The Irresponsible Captain: Who has a fax machine?

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This.
 
BunchaRubes
2023-01-27 7:29:15 AM  

The Irresponsible Captain: Who has a fax machine?

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I do.  I have an HP all-in-one laser printer/scanner/fax and I generally use the Fax once a year to send my tax shiat to my accountant.

The Fax has come in handy for some medical things, too.  Doctors and hospitals still use Fax a lot.
 
wildsnowllama
2023-01-27 7:35:29 AM  

wildcardjack: I'm surprised no one figured out how to jam a thermal fax machine so it caught fire. It would be a brilliant arson tool.


I'm sure the idea was used as a plot for an episode of Columbo or Murder She Wrote.

/Half kidding
 
Oliver Twisted
2023-01-27 8:17:37 AM  
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2023-01-27 8:18:23 AM  
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2023-01-27 8:39:12 AM  
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2023-01-27 9:11:14 AM  
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BunchaRubes
2023-01-27 9:34:05 AM  

wildcardjack: I'm surprised no one figured out how to jam a thermal fax machine so it caught fire. It would be a brilliant arson tool.


If only you used your forces for good instead of evil
 
wildcardjack
2023-01-27 10:19:15 AM  

BunchaRubes: wildcardjack: I'm surprised no one figured out how to jam a thermal fax machine so it caught fire. It would be a brilliant arson tool.

If only you used your forces for good instead of evil


I stopped drinking for good
Now I'm sober for evil
 
MadMonk
2023-01-27 10:23:58 AM  
STAY AWAY FROM THE FAX MACHINES!  HE REALLY HATES THE FAX MACHINES!
 
geekbikerskum
2023-01-27 11:07:10 AM  

The Irresponsible Captain: Who has a fax machine?

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Lawyers. The way I understand it, a faxed signature is legally binding, but a scanned-and-mailed one isn't.  Also because it uses dial-up telephone lines, a fax is "confidential" in ways that email, which is unencrypted and transmitted over the public internet, isn't.  (If the recipient leaves a fax hanging around in the mail room or the photocopy room to be viewed by all and sundry who walk by, that's their problem.)
 
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