Comments on: Safecracking http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/safecracking.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 19:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: ocker3 http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/safecracking.html#comment-1437636 ocker3 Thu, 31 May 2012 00:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163483#comment-1437636 It's hard enough to find a good vendor when everyone's supposed to be following the law, I really don't want to consider the risks for finding a good fence when everyone's trying to Hide from the law! Btw, your post is hilarious, thank you :) It’s hard enough to find a good vendor when everyone’s supposed to be following the law, I really don’t want to consider the risks for finding a good fence when everyone’s trying to Hide from the law!

Btw, your post is hilarious, thank you :)

]]> By: J__M__M http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/safecracking.html#comment-1437550 J__M__M Wed, 30 May 2012 23:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163483#comment-1437550 I used to say the same thing, except for maybe the weekend part.  At some point though I decided to just boil it down and say look, I wouldn't know what the hell to do with the stuff anyway.  My two speeding tickets in the last 15 years netted me zero organized crime contacts, and my pot-dealing brother in law's biggest concern would  be whether or not it "works in a normal DVD player".  Your secret is safe with me. Might as well shoot em straight. I used to say the same thing, except for maybe the weekend part.  At some point though I decided to just boil it down and say look, I wouldn’t know what the hell to do with the stuff anyway.  My two speeding tickets in the last 15 years netted me zero organized crime contacts, and my pot-dealing brother in law’s biggest concern would  be whether or not it “works in a normal DVD player”.  Your secret is safe with me.

Might as well shoot em straight.

]]> By: J__M__M http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/safecracking.html#comment-1437512 J__M__M Wed, 30 May 2012 22:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163483#comment-1437512 Because the tear gas finds you. Because the tear gas finds you.

]]> By: noah django http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/safecracking.html#comment-1436972 noah django Wed, 30 May 2012 06:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163483#comment-1436972  I was thinking the same thing, buddy ＼（★´−｀）人（´▽｀★）／  I was thinking the same thing, buddy
＼（★´−｀）人（´▽｀★）／

]]> By: ocker3 http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/safecracking.html#comment-1436799 ocker3 Wed, 30 May 2012 00:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163483#comment-1436799  Yup. Many people in IT have potential access to very important and highly secure information, but because we'd rather do what we're expected to and continue to draw a paycheck rather than steal the info, cut a deal with a shady person who might just be a cop, live a life on the lam, etc., we don't. Some people are apparently cut out to live that kind of life, most of us would rather have a somewhat challenging job and keep the high-adrenaline stuff (skiing, paintball, cycling, surfing) for the afternoon/weekend.  Yup. Many people in IT have potential access to very important and highly secure information, but because we’d rather do what we’re expected to and continue to draw a paycheck rather than steal the info, cut a deal with a shady person who might just be a cop, live a life on the lam, etc., we don’t. Some people are apparently cut out to live that kind of life, most of us would rather have a somewhat challenging job and keep the high-adrenaline stuff (skiing, paintball, cycling, surfing) for the afternoon/weekend.

]]> By: Jerril http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/safecracking.html#comment-1436563 Jerril Tue, 29 May 2012 20:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163483#comment-1436563 Mostly because crime is a high risk job, and working for AAA (or CAA or whatever) doesn't involve cops, angry car owners with weapons for "self defense", or organized crime. Mostly because crime is a high risk job, and working for AAA (or CAA or whatever) doesn’t involve cops, angry car owners with weapons for “self defense”, or organized crime.

]]> By: semiotix http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/safecracking.html#comment-1436538 semiotix Tue, 29 May 2012 20:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163483#comment-1436538 <blockquote>Q: It seems like you could use this knowledge in bad ways if you wanted to. A: Clients often ask, jokingly, whether we learn our trade in prison.</blockquote>I once got locked out of my own car three times in a week (don't ask). Fortunately for my pride, AAA sent a different tow truck every time. Total elapsed time actually spent unlocking my car: maybe 30 seconds. The last guy came up behind me while I was leaning on the hood of my car and had it unlocked before I really knew he was there. None of them tripped my alarm. I'm sure they were all completely honest guys, but if you can do that, I don't see how you don't become a car thief, like, automatically. I'd be stealing cars just so I could drive them across busy intersections instead of walking. It's probably just as well that I don't have skills of any kind.

Q: It seems like you could use this knowledge in bad ways if you wanted to.

A: Clients often ask, jokingly, whether we learn our trade in prison.

I once got locked out of my own car three times in a week (don’t ask). Fortunately for my pride, AAA sent a different tow truck every time. Total elapsed time actually spent unlocking my car: maybe 30 seconds. The last guy came up behind me while I was leaning on the hood of my car and had it unlocked before I really knew he was there. None of them tripped my alarm.

I’m sure they were all completely honest guys, but if you can do that, I don’t see how you don’t become a car thief, like, automatically. I’d be stealing cars just so I could drive them across busy intersections instead of walking. It’s probably just as well that I don’t have skills of any kind.

]]> By: mccrum http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/safecracking.html#comment-1436404 mccrum Tue, 29 May 2012 17:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163483#comment-1436404  Because there's probably a difference in his mind about looking at the interior of the safe/vault to determine it is fully unlocked and safe and looking at the stuff that is contained within that the manufacturer did not put there.  I'm willing to bet that he keeps strictly to looking at the manufacturer's installed equipment.  Because there’s probably a difference in his mind about looking at the interior of the safe/vault to determine it is fully unlocked and safe and looking at the stuff that is contained within that the manufacturer did not put there.  I’m willing to bet that he keeps strictly to looking at the manufacturer’s installed equipment.

]]> By: t3kna2007 http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/safecracking.html#comment-1436320 t3kna2007 Tue, 29 May 2012 16:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163483#comment-1436320  There's also "$10 for turning the bolt, $8990 for knowing which bolt to turn."  There’s also “$10 for turning the bolt, $8990 for knowing which bolt to turn.”

]]> By: Shashwath T.R. http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/safecracking.html#comment-1436309 Shashwath T.R. Tue, 29 May 2012 16:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163483#comment-1436309 You say Safecracker, I think Feynman at Los Alamos... Does that make me a Tamarian? You say Safecracker, I think Feynman at Los Alamos…

Does that make me a Tamarian?

]]> By: t3kna2007 http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/safecracking.html#comment-1436295 t3kna2007 Tue, 29 May 2012 15:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163483#comment-1436295 I'd guess there's also that, while he doesn't go rooting around inside, he can't help but see things while he's making sure the work is complete. I’d guess there’s also that, while he doesn’t go rooting around inside, he can’t help but see things while he’s making sure the work is complete.

]]> By: dragonfrog http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/safecracking.html#comment-1436294 dragonfrog Tue, 29 May 2012 15:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163483#comment-1436294 Some things you have to look at to find them, but others go out of their way to be found.  I would expect teargas traps to fall firmly into the latter category. Some things you have to look at to find them, but others go out of their way to be found.  I would expect teargas traps to fall firmly into the latter category.

]]> By: photocopiers http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/safecracking.html#comment-1436290 photocopiers Tue, 29 May 2012 15:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163483#comment-1436290 Insane 9k!!!  Insane 9k!!! 

]]> By: signsofrain http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/safecracking.html#comment-1436288 signsofrain Tue, 29 May 2012 15:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163483#comment-1436288 Anybody remember this?  http://carlitoscontraptions.com/2009/07/gentle-safe-cracker/ We should get these two guys together... I've been wanting to know what's in the box in that post for going on 3 years now! Anybody remember this? 
http://carlitoscontraptions.com/2009/07/gentle-safe-cracker/
We should get these two guys together… I’ve been wanting to know what’s in the box in that post for going on 3 years now!

]]> By: Ramone http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/safecracking.html#comment-1436284 Ramone Tue, 29 May 2012 15:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163483#comment-1436284 I took it to mean that some may go off anyway when he opens the door or may be on the outside. I took it to mean that some may go off anyway when he opens the door or may be on the outside.

]]> By: xzzy http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/safecracking.html#comment-1436279 xzzy Tue, 29 May 2012 15:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163483#comment-1436279 What he doesn't mention is how far apart those 9k payouts are. If he only gets six calls a year that's not a huge salary. Lots of vacation time though! What he doesn’t mention is how far apart those 9k payouts are. If he only gets six calls a year that’s not a huge salary. Lots of vacation time though!

]]> By: twency http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/safecracking.html#comment-1436276 twency Tue, 29 May 2012 15:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163483#comment-1436276 I agree, that didn't add up to me either.  I think the answer lies in the context of the question.  "Do you ever look inside?" comes right after "another 10-20% of my income comes from law enforcement searches and seizures or estate, aka “dead relative” openings. They hire me and I drill it open, but these are not situations where I like to hang around too long." So I think Doyle is saying he never looks inside in those cases. I agree, that didn’t add up to me either.  I think the answer lies in the context of the question.  ”Do you ever look inside?” comes right after “another 10-20% of my income comes from law enforcement searches and seizures or estate, aka “dead relative” openings. They hire me and I drill it open, but these are not situations where I like to hang around too long.”

So I think Doyle is saying he never looks inside in those cases.

]]> By: bbonyx http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/safecracking.html#comment-1436274 bbonyx Tue, 29 May 2012 15:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163483#comment-1436274 I'm confused by the contradiction: "Q: Do you ever look inside? A: I NEVER look. It’s none of my business."... "Over the years I’ve found several tear gas devices in safes and vaults I’ve opened. " If you never look inside, how would you have found devices inside the opened safe/vault? Unless he meant he never looks inside during one of the "dead relative" combination recoveries. I’m confused by the contradiction:
“Q: Do you ever look inside?
A: I NEVER look. It’s none of my business.”…
“Over the years I’ve found several tear gas devices in safes and vaults I’ve opened. ”

If you never look inside, how would you have found devices inside the opened safe/vault? Unless he meant he never looks inside during one of the “dead relative” combination recoveries.

]]> By: nox http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/safecracking.html#comment-1436272 nox Tue, 29 May 2012 15:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163483#comment-1436272 9K for a day of work? I'm in the wrong business. 9K for a day of work? I’m in the wrong business.

]]> By: Itsumishi http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/safecracking.html#comment-1436264 Itsumishi Tue, 29 May 2012 14:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163483#comment-1436264 Well that article was a real cracker! Suzanne's writing certainly has my seal of approval. Well that article was a real cracker! Suzanne’s writing certainly has my seal of approval.

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