myrmepropagandistNov 25

Here is something that mystified me about Manhattan I have only recently puzzled out:

These big padlocks that decorate the fences and tree wells on the streets with brownstones. They are key safes: these allow housekeepers, air bnb, repairmen and estate agents access by a combination— there are more and more of them every year.

I feel like there ought to be a better solution— still this beats using some door lock app.

Show threadmyrmepropagandistNov 25

This is an interesting development in home security for New York City. In the 1980s having your stereo or television stolen from your apartment was a more common crime. The idea of someone breaking into a house to steal electronics today seems ludicrous. (Nonetheless my mom *still* asks if my apartment is secure enough because I have “all those electronics”)

Frankly, it seems more likely someone would break in to take a shower and have a nap: a hotel costs more than electronics.

Show threadMartin Vermeer FCDNov 25
@futurebird The other day when we were buying a new mattress pad for our bed, we were discussing trying one model out ourselves by lying on it, concluding that that could hardly be conclusive and that one should at least spend a whole night on them. And somehow I got to cracking the semi-serious joke 'how do you know people haven't already done this?' I mean, a huge showroom, mostly empty of staff. What is to stop someone letting themselves be locked in for the night? Who would notice?
Show threadFried Chicken
@martinvermeer @futurebird This is the plot of one of my favorite horror movies, Chopping Mall (1986).
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