Urban geeks: an endangered species?
p2pnet.net News:- “I live in London [England] and whenever I travel around, I feel like a huge target for muggers. Usually I take my laptop, iPod, cell phone and occasionally a PDA around with mem” writes CGP314 on /. here, continuing:
“As with many geeks, these items hold within them far more value to me than anything I leave behind in my apartment.
“So I would like to know what my fellow urban geeks do to try and keep their valuables safe while traveling with them. I’ve switched my iPod headphones from the distinctive white to a boring black as a means of camouflage; are there any other suggestions?”
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May 31st, 2004 at 3:01 am
The dude is right!!
Everyday i leave my flat with a £1300 laptop, £450 iPod, £300 Mobile phone, £200 digital camera.
If someone wanted to mugg me using a knife or a gun they can have whatever they wanted. Im not getting killed for something my insurance company will replace.
For any muggers reading this my address is….
Maybe not!
May 31st, 2004 at 9:58 am
£450 iPod? Wow did Apple give you any KY with that exchange rate brit ripoff price?
May 31st, 2004 at 1:27 pm
Dont blame me. My parents dont know much about things like that so just bought the first one they found
The dealer in PCworld must have been laughing all the way to the bank.
June 2nd, 2004 at 8:55 pm
use a regular boring brown suitcase instead of an obvious laptop case, thats what my boss does
December 3rd, 2005 at 3:05 pm
I would give the mugger the first item he ask for, which would probably be some cash. Store as many things as you can keep in a back pack I would. I am sure Ipod will come with a back pack pocket; just plug your back pack in and go. The mugger will ask for the wallet, not knowing he could have hit you for about 3k.