If you write the date with the month first, today you get 3 14 (20) 15. And at 9:26 and 53 seconds, it will be 3.141592653, which is not happening again in our lifetimes. (You could wait until 53.5897932 seconds and get enough accuracy to hit the far side of the observable universe with negligible …
In my last blog post, I talked a bit about alarm systems, and I’m going to stick with that theme here, to inform you about some of the options for security systems in unusual places. Now, you might think that a derelict house is unlikely to be secured with a state of the art alarm …
Apparently, criminal gangs are using ‘secret signs’ to mark targets for burglary and they, stealing the idea from the hobo culture of the USA from years ago. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2412127/The-Da-Pinci-Code-Burglars-use-chalk-markings-outside-homes-help-criminals-target-rich-vulnerable.html I say ‘Apparently’, because, you know, you have to look at the source. But, we also have this report: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2509221/Burglars-target-homes-marked-stickers-scouts-check-streets-easy-targets.html Oh no, all panic, what should we …
Chalk & stickers to mark burglary targets . what to do? Read More »
Not all anti-snap systems are equal. This huge steel cradle makes snapping impossible for even the most determined attackers.
Here’s a report I found online, reporting on a 2-man crimewave using bumpkeys. Lasting over several years, the police had a very good idea who was behind it, and despite traiing them for 2 years theey never got them red-handed. However, when police eventually went to one of their houses, they found it packed with …
Got back yesterday from a sort of Busman’s Holiday. We took 6 days off and visited a really brilliant technology and security festival, held every 4 years in The Netherlands. The event is called Hacking At Random, and, as the name suggests, involved a lot of people sat behind computers in a field! However, it …
Got back yesterday from a sort of Busman’s Holiday. We took 6 days off and visited a really brilliant technology and security festival, held every 4 years in The Netherlands. The event is called Hacking At Random, and, as the name suggests, involved a lot of people sat behind computers in a field! However, it …
If it was as easy as pay a few hundred pounds, take a short training course and earn more money than a doctor, then doctors would be doing [locksmithing]! 1 Martin Pink, Rapid Locksmiths, Nottingham The state of the locksmith industry is a poor one. Training houses are churning out hundreds, perhaps thousands, of new …
My advice to you last time about going away is to be circumspect in public and specific with those you know and trust. Especially be aware of systems like Twitter and Facebook, where your updates will often make it clear that you are not at home, and for how long. Just in the last few …
I’m back, refreshed from a week away, my first proper holiday for some years. Yet I left no online message on the blog to tell our customers. The reasoning is obvious, though some would argue there is no harm, it only takes a few moments to work out where we are based – click the …