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Sprawl. With enough cables, mousepads and assorted garbage cluttering one of those little coffee shop tables, I'll wager I can pee faster than you can pack my

• mootothemax 16y ago
  has anybody here actually seen that happen to a laptop at a Starbucks Not Starbucks, but yes, in plenty of public places. For a scummier example, Newham General hospital in London had a huge problem with people walking in to the A&E department and walking off with their computers. As far as I can tell, there are two types of theft: those of opportunity (addict needs a fix right now!) and those which are planned. I've seen a laptop being stolen without realising it before: well-dressed guy walked up to the table, unplugged, calmly packed it away, and walked out. Two minutes later the real owner comes in and asks if anyone's seen what happened. Sad, even lost the case!
  • niekmaas 16y ago
    About a year ago we had a similar problem in the hospital I was doing clinical rotations in. A gang of well-dressed men would walk in holding empty-laptop and beamer bags. They would then check out all conference rooms and take all equipment they could easily remove. Nobody ever noticed until they checked out all security video footage.