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by rex_gallorum2 4y ago
That works! The other thing nobody talks about is how cameras can be used for blackmail or for leverage. It could be a matter of catching someone doing something out of line, or more sinister, extorting money from a cheating neighbor. These
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by rex_gallorum2 4y ago
It might sound a little 'out there', but I can recommend keeping a couple of geese (if you have space in the city). They go absolutely nuts and honk like a car alarm if strangers come around.
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by rex_gallorum2 4y ago
The indoor camera thing is pretty freaky. Setting them up to keep an eye on things when you are gone would probably be a good idea - but all the time?
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by rex_gallorum2 4y ago
I keep change in two (usually) unlocked cars as bait. If the change is gone, someone has been going through the cars. A while back the change was gone. If I had video footage of that, would the cops pursue the case? Hell no. If I received a
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by rex_gallorum2 4y ago
The irony is that you wouldn't know if your neighbors were using their own cameras to observe your daughter. Or you for that matter.
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by rex_gallorum2 4y ago
Nobody seems to be asking whether/why you need cameras in the first place. The last thing I want is surveillance cameras in my living space, and the fact that other people have street facing cameras casting suspicion on people lawfully
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by rex_gallorum2 4y ago
I read this story and mapped it out a few years ago, and they could (probably) have walked out the way they came. They passed a low scrubby area with a spring on the way in. I imagine most people would have simply backtracked on foot and (p
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by rex_gallorum2 4y ago
Absolutely true. I am a serial expat who has lost numerous numbers over the years by switching countries. I at least hope to keep the same basic online services running when crossing borders, but I swear, in the last couple of years, it has
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by rex_gallorum2 4y ago
You are quite right. I have never owned a smart phone myself and never carry any type of phone with me. When I change countries, I try to use shitty pre-paid dumb phones. I was completely unaware that online services seem to hate this, and
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by rex_gallorum2 5y ago
I think, in a way, that was exactly his point. And I have a feeling I might be living more in his world than in yours.
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by rex_gallorum2 5y ago
It's a narrative, not a technical manual. I found it beautifully written and filled with insight.
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by rex_gallorum2 5y ago
Agree 100%. My own biography parallels that of the author, and his insights make perfect sense to me.
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by rex_gallorum2 5y ago
I found this piece extraordinarily insightful, and it resonated with so much I have observed in my own life. I read it from start to finish.