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0.82% of homes are burglarized every year. Meaning since 2015, you’ve got an 8.2% chance of having someone walk out with that box. Hopefully there’s nothing pr
by gjsman-1000 6mo ago
0.82% of homes are burglarized every year.
Meaning since 2015, you’ve got an 8.2% chance of having someone walk out with that box. Hopefully there’s nothing precious on it.
- burnte 6mo agoIf they have good backuos, no worries. Mine is in a locked colo cage in a datacenter, so I'm not worried either.
- FreePalestine1 6mo agoThey didn't imply the box was at their home and that probability is off
- jimberlage 6mo agoAssuming that all homes are at equal risk of being burglarized. In practice the neighborhoods I’ve seen are either at much higher risk or much lower risk.
- 0123456789ABCDE 6mo agoand burglarized homes have higher prob. of being burglarized again, and probabilities don't accumulate but compound, and is the server even in a house?
- 0123456789ABCDE 6mo agoyes, this is indeed how probability works. thanks.
- operatingthetan 6mo ago>you’ve got an 8.2% chance of having someone walk out with that box. The chance of being burglarized is not the same as the chance that when you are hit, they decide to take your webserver. Think it through.
- loloquwowndueo 6mo agoThat’s not how probabilities work.
- operatingthetan 6mo agoImagining a thief walking in and demanding the home's RAM gave me a chuckle though. Thieves probably look for small stuff like jewelry, cash, laptops, not some big old server.
- zbentley 6mo agoOr burglars.
- zuzululu 6mo agoI definitely do not keep it at home but the thought has crossed me for smaller less demanding boxes.