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I'm surprised he let them publish a photo of him at all, the sunglasses aren't going to stop people recognising him.
by have_faith 11y ago
I'm surprised he let them publish a photo of him at all, the sunglasses aren't going to stop people recognising him.
- CapitalistCartr 11y agoPlus the article mentions he's a "married engineer, who is in his 30s", a bicycling enthusiast, and six feet, four inches tall. That, combined with the photo, is a pretty thorough description.
- jldugger 11y agoAssuming that's true, or the photo is legit.
- munificent 11y ago> "married engineer, who is in his 30s", a bicycling enthusiast, and six feet, four inches tall. That, combined with the photo, is a pretty thorough description. Not here in Seattle, it isn't!
- gumby 11y agoLuckily for him it's unlikely bike thieves are reading the guardian or, I hope, HN.
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- 2muchcoffeeman 11y agoIs it really though? Sometimes I don't recognise people I see regularly because I'm only used to seeing them in specific contexts. The photo here isn't that clear and he's wearing quite large sunglasses. If we put him in jeans, without the glasses and off a bike I'm pretty sure no one who's read the article could pick him out.
- usrusr 11y agoWon't help thieves recognize his online identity as a potential buyer. Once he is actually confronting them there really is not much difference between "random guy accusing me of selling a stolen bike" and "damn it's the bicycle batman, accusing me of selling a stolen bike".