tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post3505956325081625149..comments2024-03-28T11:56:48.304-04:00Comments on The Retrogrouch: Smart Locks for Dumb PeopleBrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-70544585943614626172015-05-18T16:38:30.979-04:002015-05-18T16:38:30.979-04:00Your decision to intervene to stop the bike thief ...Your decision to intervene to stop the bike thief is rare in our world. It seems many would see that happening - or hear the alarm - and just ignore it.Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-40408978881911427872015-05-18T15:44:24.263-04:002015-05-18T15:44:24.263-04:00Someone I know who works in tech says, "Desig...Someone I know who works in tech says, "Design something any idiot can use, and every idiot will use it." <br /><br />Your comment about the shrieking alarm got me thinking about the time I stopped a would-be bike thief. I was coming out of a movie theatre when someone was trying to use a parked bike to twist and break the lock that held it to a rack. I walked up to the guy and growled, "Yo! Get your hands off my bike!"<br /><br />It worked because, in those days, I was lifting weights in addition to cycling 50+ miles every day. Also, I was angry because, well, that's how I was in those days. And I had a beard. (Yes, it was before my transition!)<br /><br />Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.com