Fans raise cash to help phone phreaker John Draper, aka Cap‘n Crunch

An online fundraiser for legendary phone phreaker John Draper, better known as Cap’n Crunch, has passed its target $5,000 in just three days. Draper himself doesn’t even know who started the fundraiser, but the money is intended to help with his medical bills. According to a recent blog post, he suffers from both degenerative spine disease and C. Diff, an inflammation of the colon.