h a l f b a k e r yOn the one hand, true. On the other hand, bollocks.
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We've got one of those clock timers which (whilst we were away on holiday) turns on and off at a set time each day, in a half-arsed attempt to persuade perspective burglars that people are still at home.
It was only today that I realised that having our lamp turn on at 7pm and off at 10pm was a really
bad idea, given that any vaguely alert criminal would recognise the pattern.
Hence my proposal for a semi-random clock timer function which say turns on and off within an hour and half of the set times, and maybe does so for 6 days out of 7.
Light Timer with Random Mode
http://www.security...lighting/92002.html
This is good from the street level, but most police will tell you that leaving your home radio tuned to an all-talk-all-the-time station is an even more effective ruse to ward off the casual burglar. [jurist, Jul 09 2005]
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Inexpensive light timers with random mode controls are available, though they may not be on your local hardware store shelves. [link] |
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dammit, I should talk to my police more often. Is there a timer which learns how often a given device is normally turned on ? |
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I don't know. Is that important? Do you have uncommon security concerns? |
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Buy two or three separate timers and plug them into various lamps, radios and/or older televisions (B&W is fine; the sound is the same and it will still throw a nicely animated silver glow on the ceiling). The randomness should be unpredictable to all but the most determined watchers. |
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In a similar incident, last year, police were able to trace the missing perspectives and return them to the original owner. Contractors, however, misread the installation guide and the resident artist filed a complaint, which was later retracted since he was making a killing at the local gallery. |
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didn't the movie home alone make fun of those timers? but its a grood idea. |
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Churned (and bunned out of joy) for the sake of sharing [zen_tom]'s
anno with the rest of you. Actual, comedy, genius. |
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