[Ti] Powerbook thieving

kalirhe at umdnj.edu kalirhe at umdnj.edu
Tue Apr 20 09:34:27 PDT 2004


Quoting Steve Wozniak <steve at woz.org>:

> At 10:14 AM +1000 4/20/04, Wilson Ng wrote:
> 
> >When you are in line to get your hand carry x-rayed, wait until the
> person
> >in front of you finishes their x-ray before placing your powerbook on
> the
> >conveyor belt. Oftentimes thieves will be in front of you and will
> >intentionally delay you while your powerbook is finished x-raying and
> >someone tries to grab it while you struggle to try to catch the thief.
> 
> If there is a security camera, then thieves can be identified.

True - but it will delay mess up your presentation for that day and you also
risk losing your data etc. Also - no guarantee that you'll be able to find
that thief even with a security camera, especially in foreign lands.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Best,

Henry



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