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The Art of Stealing (2013)

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Re: The Art of Stealing (2013)

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Post by meowster »

dang wrote: post #2

The art of stealing - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17667175 - Aug 2018 (64 comments)

Too bad I can't reply to any of the comments in that thread. I'm guessing old threads are locked to prevent spam? Perhaps they can be "thawed" for a short time if a mod links to it in a situation like this.

Re: The Art of Stealing (2013)

#5

Post by Dilettante_ »

meowster wrote: post #4
dang wrote: post #2

The art of stealing - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17667175 - Aug 2018 (64 comments)

Too bad I can't reply to any of the comments in that thread. I'm guessing old threads are locked to prevent spam? Perhaps they can be "thawed" for a short time if a mod links to it in a situation like this.

It's my understanding that 'warming up' old topics like this is not a problem, and that commenting links to the previous threads is more for reference than to chastise.

Re: The Art of Stealing (2013)

#6

Post by hcfman »

It looks the security system in Rotterdam is as poor as other ones I've seen.

I was once in Mauritzhuis where the girl with the pearl earing is displayed and bumped a display (Accidentally) and an alarm went off. But it took almost a minute for security guards to reach the site. Clearly they do not have anything that links the alarms to video capture events to help them sort these out. That's tragic. It's such a simple thing to arrange.

Re: The Art of Stealing (2013)

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Post by dang »

meowster wrote: post #4
dang wrote: post #2

The art of stealing - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17667175 - Aug 2018 (64 comments)

Too bad I can't reply to any of the comments in that thread. I'm guessing old threads are locked to prevent spam? Perhaps they can be "thawed" for a short time if a mod links to it in a situation like this.

Dilettante_ is correct: links to past threads are just to satisfy readers who might be curious for more.

You're also correct: threads are closed to new comments after 2 weeks. That's for a bunch of reasons, e.g. to preserve the history of the site.

Re: The Art of Stealing (2013)

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Post by amelius »

hcfman wrote: post #6

It looks the security system in Rotterdam is as poor as other ones I've seen. I was once in Mauritzhuis where the girl with the pearl earing is displayed and bumped a display (Accidentally) and an alarm went off. But it took almost a minute for security guards to reach the site. Clearly they do not have anything that links the alarms to video capture events to help them sort these out. That's tragic. It's such a simp…

Yeah, the average billboard has better user-tracking.
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