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Empirically? Where is the research?
Double-check the definition of "empirical", it doesn't mean "based on The Scientific Method": > based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic
http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/22/after-surviving-the-shark-t...
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Yeah, I forget my phone way more than I forget keys, because I need the keys to open (NFC/HID) the door to the garage and to use the car. I use a deadbolt so I can't lock myself out of the apartment, but also can't go into the garage without keys, and I ~never go out the front door. I end up leaving my phone docked in my car about 10% of the time by accident, though. The key (heh) to not forgetting anything, though,…
Totally agreed on the pocket layout - don't know what i'd do without my cargo pants/shorts - must be an engineer thing... http://xkcd.com/806/
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Yeah -- I was even more OCD with my tactical vest, pants, etc. Basically every square inch of MOLLE had a purpose, and needed to work when standing or when prone on the floor (during incoming), etc. And you do weird things like put a first aid kit with standard layout in a standard location (to be used on YOU if injured), and I had my real medical kit in a different position (which I'd use on anyone else, or on mysel…
Heh, I am constantly fretting over the pacticality of the location and contents of my Go Gear... I am checking and practicing grabbing [defensive item] often, worried that I am testing it wrong, i.e. that if it happens where I need that [defensive item] that I have placed it in a non-practical place. I'd love to have a security consultant review my go plans and assist. My moms house was broken into last night, and sh…
1. Wow, that device must have a lot of torque as many deadbolts, mine for example, actually requires some effort to turn, either to lock or unlock. This resistance is caused mainly by the springiness of the weather stripping which pushes back against the door when it is closed.
2. Sometimes, when sunlight falls upon—and heats—the door I need to push or pull slightly on the door in order to turn the deadbolt at all. The door is not dimensionally stable and deadbolt alignment changes. This makes me think that the system would not be reliable. I know my door and deadbolt are not unique in this regard.
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Heh, I am constantly fretting over the pacticality of the location and contents of my Go Gear... I am checking and practicing grabbing [defensive item] often, worried that I am testing it wrong, i.e. that if it happens where I need that [defensive item] that I have placed it in a non-practical place. I'd love to have a security consultant review my go plans and assist. My moms house was broken into last night, and sh…
If [defensive item] is a CCW, you might want to try to cut back on reaching for it. One of the biggest tells for someone carrying concealed is how they constantly feel for their weapon...
I have kids - so I need to have things protected in multiple ways.
Not like the days of being single and you can just have [dangerous item] in the bedside table.
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If [defensive item] is a CCW, you might want to try to cut back on reaching for it. One of the biggest tells for someone carrying concealed is how they constantly feel for their weapon...
Well, these items are placed in various locations - not on my person, so its not a projection/telegraphing situation like that. I have kids - so I need to have things protected in multiple ways. Not like the days of being single and you can just have [dangerous item] in the bedside table.
I'm not sure if I'd trust it to resist serious attack, but chording it a few times gives a reasonably large keyspace, opens quickly, and presents the weapon (loaded and chambered, no external manual safety on the glock 19) in a consistent position for drawing, so it's faster than just leaving it loose in a drawer.
In my trailer or tent in Iraq/Afghanistan, I just put a spare holster between the mattress and bedframe and slept with it there, which worked well, but was a higher risk environment and zero legal risk.
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I have panicked several times after I put my MIFI device in my pants pocket instead of its specific pocket in my backpack. And the same when I place my wallet in my front pocket instead of the back after a transaction.
Yeah -- I was even more OCD with my tactical vest, pants, etc. Basically every square inch of MOLLE had a purpose, and needed to work when standing or when prone on the floor (during incoming), etc. And you do weird things like put a first aid kit with standard layout in a standard location (to be used on YOU if injured), and I had my real medical kit in a different position (which I'd use on anyone else, or on mysel…