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I think the better reasoning behind using high-end locks in your home is that you have a much better chance of knowing your house has been broken in to. With s

by bcook 8y ago

I think the better reasoning behind using high-end locks in your home is that you have a much better chance of knowing your house has been broken in to. With standard locks, a thief can quickly and easily gain access without the homeowner knowing. (I agree with the gist of your post though.)

52-6F-62 8y ago
> With standard locks, a thief can quickly and easily gain access without the homeowner knowing. Too true. Especially cheap ones with tumblers only on one side. In [more than] one of my old apartments I remember having to sit at the mailbox picking the lock so I could open it and replace it because the previous tenants left with all of the mail keys. It was funny to have people walk in and just say hello as if nothing was happening. "It could have been your mailbox. I just entered mine with my girlfriends bobby pin while you were standing there. Somehow yours is never vulnerable." Of course I wouldn't say that— but oh that I would... ;P
- amag 8y ago
  > just say hello as if nothing was happening I think the psychology here is that if you behave as if what you're doing is ok and not suspicious, most people will accept that. Same thing for instance when I've gone and picked up my wife's locked bike at her job and put in the car. Most people assume that if I'm doing it publicly, I'm not doing anything shady.
- roywiggins 8y ago
  When I did IT stuff as a student job, at one point I needed to pull a computer in for repair and it had been quite securely tied to the desk it was on- I needed a pair of bolt cutters to remove the cable. Of course nobody in the computer lab said anything as I walked in, pair of bolt cutters over one shoulder, and walked out, carrying bolt cutters and iMac.
  - 52-6F-62 8y ago
    I fully believe it. You’ll probably appreciate this then: https://youtu.be/8d-bM-Whsmk https://youtu.be/8d-bM-Whsmk
  - cosmie 8y ago
    One of my student jobs involved the 12am-4am shift in the library's 24-hour computer lab (essentially, be a theft deterrent and babysit the printers). Part of my training involved being told to call a central number to confirm if someone tries to take a computer without any official email being sent to us ahead of time. The year before, someone walked in, placed out of order signs on a whole row of Mac Pros, and carted out 10-15 top end Mac Pro towers without anyone saying anything. ... It took over a month before someone who knew better happened to walk through and noticed the missing Macs. Also turns out there were no security cameras either, as the University library and IT department had a years-long fight over which department needed to foot the bill for cameras on that floor (after the theft, they quietly split the cost and put cameras in immediately).

by bcook 8y ago

52-6F-62 8y ago

> With standard locks, a thief can quickly and easily gain access without the homeowner knowing. Too true. Especially cheap ones with tumblers only on one side. In [more than] one of my old apartments I remember having to sit at the mailbox picking the lock so I could open it and replace it because the previous tenants left with all of the mail keys. It was funny to have people walk in and just say hello as if nothing was happening. "It could have been your mailbox. I just entered mine with my girlfriends bobby pin while you were standing there. Somehow yours is never vulnerable." Of course I wouldn't say that— but oh that I would... ;P

amag 8y ago
> just say hello as if nothing was happening I think the psychology here is that if you behave as if what you're doing is ok and not suspicious, most people will accept that. Same thing for instance when I've gone and picked up my wife's locked bike at her job and put in the car. Most people assume that if I'm doing it publicly, I'm not doing anything shady.
roywiggins 8y ago
When I did IT stuff as a student job, at one point I needed to pull a computer in for repair and it had been quite securely tied to the desk it was on- I needed a pair of bolt cutters to remove the cable. Of course nobody in the computer lab said anything as I walked in, pair of bolt cutters over one shoulder, and walked out, carrying bolt cutters and iMac.
- 52-6F-62 8y ago
  I fully believe it. You’ll probably appreciate this then: https://youtu.be/8d-bM-Whsmk https://youtu.be/8d-bM-Whsmk
- cosmie 8y ago
  One of my student jobs involved the 12am-4am shift in the library's 24-hour computer lab (essentially, be a theft deterrent and babysit the printers). Part of my training involved being told to call a central number to confirm if someone tries to take a computer without any official email being sent to us ahead of time. The year before, someone walked in, placed out of order signs on a whole row of Mac Pros, and carted out 10-15 top end Mac Pro towers without anyone saying anything. ... It took over a month before someone who knew better happened to walk through and noticed the missing Macs. Also turns out there were no security cameras either, as the University library and IT department had a years-long fight over which department needed to foot the bill for cameras on that floor (after the theft, they quietly split the cost and put cameras in immediately).