I want them to figure out a way to mass produce and sell this in different sizes and “product” boxes. I’d order one, but mine would probably get stolen from my porch.
@FeralRants Factory reset the phones stash them in the attic. Tell them they need a warrant to search the place. Sell them the next day to a unsuspecting customer for cheap.
@medz I’m curious to know if any laws were broken on the part of the guy who made the video regarding recording audio/video in a private house, without being party to the conversation and without consent of the home owners. The laws are very state specific though, and I don’t care enough to look it up.
@lichme Figured that’s why he blurred the faces in the video. I wonder what would happen if the glitter had scratched somebody’s cornea causing permanent damage…
Not as visual a result to skip the glitter;
but to be more safe against some sorts of lawyers, perhaps the design/engineering team should have foregone the glitter in favor of a heavily concentrated spray of “Liquid Ass”.
(Never smelled this stuff, but I’m told by ex-frat-members that the odor is serious.)
@medz@f00l It’s more the audio that I was referring to:
Can you record a phone call or conversation when you do not have consent from one of the parties?
Regardless of whether state or federal law governs the situation, it is almost always illegal to record a phone call or private conversation to which you are not a party, do not have consent from at least one party, and could not naturally overhear.
This includes placing a bug on a phone, person, office etc. I’m not sure in this situation how it would play out though, just curious.
Federal law and most state statutes also make disclosing the contents of an illegally intercepted telephone call illegal (I assume it also applies to a private conversation).
There’s lots of info online about one party consent laws.
@f00l@lichme Suppose you left your cellphone on your porch and the pirate knew it was a phone. Obviously it has ability to record audio. Would those laws still apply since he/she brought the stolen phone into their own home and “bugged” themselves?
@f00l@medz Good question, that I have no idea what the answer to would be. I’m not going to pretend to be even remotely knowledgeable in that area. I’m with @f00l though, either way, I doubt anybody would be convicted for doing it.
@f00l@lichme@medz Actually if the maps shown are remotely accurate, then he lives in Illinois, which is a two party consent state. And IL takes it very seriously.
This is cute but “Overengineered”… yah. Four cell phones inside something you’re expecting to be stolen??? If WE had a problem where stuff was getting swiped off OUR porch, we’d box up some REAL trash - dispose of Pop’s saved-just-in-case collection: rusty bolts and screws, those cans of paint from 1978, the old two-prong electric adapters, odd bits of wood and metal, the nice-yet-broken crockery, that sump pump that could possibly have been repaired…
My cousin did that, with a note in the box saying he had cameras set up. (He didn’t.) Put it outside his door when he went to work. Thief returned it with a note saying, “This was left on my doorstep. Sorry, opened it by accident.”
@aetris can be any neighborhood nowadays I guess. Someone stole one of my three pumpkins I had out for Halloween/Thanksgiving. Of course they stole the one I carved a creepy face into and had turned around after Halloween.
There’s hardly any crime in my neighborhood, and low crime rate in the city overall. Bummed me out. Why couldn’t they of stolen one I didn’t carve? My neighborhood is a dead end. I’m always curious if I’ll see it show up next Halloween.
I’ve heard glitter is called the “herpes of the craft world.” I walked through a Michaels today making sure NOT to touch ANYTHING with noticeable glitter on it, I still managed to get bits of ultra-fine glitter stuck on my face! Glitter germs are sneaky bastards!
I don’t think you can get glitter out of wall to wall carpeting.
In the heyday of Studio 54, the crowds were nightly drenched with the glitter that came down every time the famous dangling “man in the moon with a spoon” got more “coke-glitter”.
In hotels and residences that housed dedicated Studio 54 habitués, the public area carpets always has glitter in them and had to be replaced frequently. Some places put in wood or marble flooring, which could be mopped and swept.
@f00l My eldest’s carpet still has remnants of her arts & crafts days, and she’s been moved out for 5 years! BTW, whatever you do, never decide to wear underwear with sparkly fabric glitter because it was a gift and you don’t want hurt feelings. That glitter stuff is insidious & sneaky.
@f00l@LaVikinga My wife (then girlfriend) once decorated some boxer briefs for me with stuff written in glitter fabric glue stuff. It was essentially phrases that indicated I was her property in order to ward-off any thirsty club rats. The glitter design was all on the outside, so it was ok.
Mark Rober is always building awesome stuff, and I love his videos. This one is great, but the fact that some of the bad guys laugh it off makes this one less than fully satisfying for me. I would like to know if any of the perpetrators faced any additional legal repercussions.
Jake has been following this guy for months. He showed this to me the other night. I showed everyone at work. This is glorious and I love how pissed everyone is that “their” stolen swag fights back. I freaking hate a third and they can all rot in hell
Can happen anywhere esp in cities where most ppl have cars.
The thrives have or get access to a nice looking clean recent model car. They often dress like soccer moms or suburbanists out for a walk; they dress and look like they belong in the neighborhood. They carry backpacks.
They quickly grab from porches into the backpacks and then offlay into the car, which is often driven by a mover of the group.
If they find something promising for theft purposes, but too big for the backpacks, they notify the driver who grabs the item.
They target the nicer, safer, more expensive neighborhoods, which will have better stuff. They often look completely like professionals or like the upper middle class, so as to not attract attention.
This is one reason for an increase in gated communities, and for more of the newer neighborhoods having only one entry or exit point, and no through streets. Makes “casing the area” more difficult and more obvious.
@f00l Yeah… I’m pretty much aware of how it’s all done and have seen the vids and see it around here too but… not that consistently in one area. Not enough to say I’m putting a dummy pkg out there to get them and expect it to be stolen quickly. Not here anyway.
@f00l@fibrs86@therealjrn I guess I live in a good area and have a guardian angel. Also have a neighbor that I swear, has a camera aimed all over the area and watches everything. If a strange cat walks by, she’s got it posted on nextdoor asap.
Awesome!
I like the thief that’s laughing. Except that he’s a thief.
That was wonderful
Apparently the universal response to getting sprayed with glitter is “What the fuuu…?”
I want them to figure out a way to mass produce and sell this in different sizes and “product” boxes. I’d order one, but mine would probably get stolen from my porch.
This is beautiful.
I could watch this for hours and hours.
Did the last guy keep it?
“Thanks for the 4 free phones, bruh.”
@medz I’d imagine not for very long. They know exactly where his home is since they know the GPS location.
@FeralRants Factory reset the phones stash them in the attic. Tell them they need a warrant to search the place. Sell them the next day to a unsuspecting customer for cheap.
@medz I’m curious to know if any laws were broken on the part of the guy who made the video regarding recording audio/video in a private house, without being party to the conversation and without consent of the home owners. The laws are very state specific though, and I don’t care enough to look it up.
@lichme @medz
If so, don’t expect a conviction.
@lichme Figured that’s why he blurred the faces in the video. I wonder what would happen if the glitter had scratched somebody’s cornea causing permanent damage…
@lichme @medz
Not as visual a result to skip the glitter;
but to be more safe against some sorts of lawyers, perhaps the design/engineering team should have foregone the glitter in favor of a heavily concentrated spray of “Liquid Ass”.
(Never smelled this stuff, but I’m told by ex-frat-members that the odor is serious.)
@medz @f00l It’s more the audio that I was referring to:
Can you record a phone call or conversation when you do not have consent from one of the parties?
Regardless of whether state or federal law governs the situation, it is almost always illegal to record a phone call or private conversation to which you are not a party, do not have consent from at least one party, and could not naturally overhear.
This includes placing a bug on a phone, person, office etc. I’m not sure in this situation how it would play out though, just curious.
Federal law and most state statutes also make disclosing the contents of an illegally intercepted telephone call illegal (I assume it also applies to a private conversation).
There’s lots of info online about one party consent laws.
@f00l @lichme Suppose you left your cellphone on your porch and the pirate knew it was a phone. Obviously it has ability to record audio. Would those laws still apply since he/she brought the stolen phone into their own home and “bugged” themselves?
@f00l @medz Good question, that I have no idea what the answer to would be. I’m not going to pretend to be even remotely knowledgeable in that area. I’m with @f00l though, either way, I doubt anybody would be convicted for doing it.
@f00l @lichme @medz Actually if the maps shown are remotely accurate, then he lives in Illinois, which is a two party consent state. And IL takes it very seriously.
This is cute but “Overengineered”… yah. Four cell phones inside something you’re expecting to be stolen??? If WE had a problem where stuff was getting swiped off OUR porch, we’d box up some REAL trash - dispose of Pop’s saved-just-in-case collection: rusty bolts and screws, those cans of paint from 1978, the old two-prong electric adapters, odd bits of wood and metal, the nice-yet-broken crockery, that sump pump that could possibly have been repaired…
@aetris Good luck getting footage and location of the crooks from those rusty bolts, bruh.
@medz - They wouldn’t be crooked if they took the stuff - they might be be bent out of shape, though.
My cousin did that, with a note in the box saying he had cameras set up. (He didn’t.) Put it outside his door when he went to work. Thief returned it with a note saying, “This was left on my doorstep. Sorry, opened it by accident.”
Watched this last night. Brought me a lot of joy, and then sadness. Can’t believe so many people steal packages.
@RiotDemon - You have to wonder what neighborhood that was.
@aetris can be any neighborhood nowadays I guess. Someone stole one of my three pumpkins I had out for Halloween/Thanksgiving. Of course they stole the one I carved a creepy face into and had turned around after Halloween.
There’s hardly any crime in my neighborhood, and low crime rate in the city overall. Bummed me out. Why couldn’t they of stolen one I didn’t carve? My neighborhood is a dead end. I’m always curious if I’ll see it show up next Halloween.
@aetris @RiotDemon Happens all over the place, which is the problem. This guy worked for NASA, doubt he’s in a bad area.
@RiotDemon One of the pumpkins on our front porch was dragged away by a squirrel.
@zachdecker I’d forgive the squirrel.
My hero.
I’ve heard glitter is called the “herpes of the craft world.” I walked through a Michaels today making sure NOT to touch ANYTHING with noticeable glitter on it, I still managed to get bits of ultra-fine glitter stuck on my face! Glitter germs are sneaky bastards!
@LaVikinga
I don’t think you can get glitter out of wall to wall carpeting.
In the heyday of Studio 54, the crowds were nightly drenched with the glitter that came down every time the famous dangling “man in the moon with a spoon” got more “coke-glitter”.
In hotels and residences that housed dedicated Studio 54 habitués, the public area carpets always has glitter in them and had to be replaced frequently. Some places put in wood or marble flooring, which could be mopped and swept.
@f00l My eldest’s carpet still has remnants of her arts & crafts days, and she’s been moved out for 5 years! BTW, whatever you do, never decide to wear underwear with sparkly fabric glitter because it was a gift and you don’t want hurt feelings. That glitter stuff is insidious & sneaky.
@f00l @LaVikinga My wife (then girlfriend) once decorated some boxer briefs for me with stuff written in glitter fabric glue stuff. It was essentially phrases that indicated I was her property in order to ward-off any thirsty club rats. The glitter design was all on the outside, so it was ok.
Mark Rober is always building awesome stuff, and I love his videos. This one is great, but the fact that some of the bad guys laugh it off makes this one less than fully satisfying for me. I would like to know if any of the perpetrators faced any additional legal repercussions.
Jake has been following this guy for months. He showed this to me the other night. I showed everyone at work. This is glorious and I love how pissed everyone is that “their” stolen swag fights back. I freaking hate a third and they can all rot in hell
OMG - That…Was…The…Fucking…BEST! Lol
Sweet! But I wanna know where this guy lives that so many packages get stolen so much!
@lseeber
Can happen anywhere esp in cities where most ppl have cars.
The thrives have or get access to a nice looking clean recent model car. They often dress like soccer moms or suburbanists out for a walk; they dress and look like they belong in the neighborhood. They carry backpacks.
They quickly grab from porches into the backpacks and then offlay into the car, which is often driven by a mover of the group.
If they find something promising for theft purposes, but too big for the backpacks, they notify the driver who grabs the item.
They target the nicer, safer, more expensive neighborhoods, which will have better stuff. They often look completely like professionals or like the upper middle class, so as to not attract attention.
This is one reason for an increase in gated communities, and for more of the newer neighborhoods having only one entry or exit point, and no through streets. Makes “casing the area” more difficult and more obvious.
@f00l Yeah… I’m pretty much aware of how it’s all done and have seen the vids and see it around here too but… not that consistently in one area. Not enough to say I’m putting a dummy pkg out there to get them and expect it to be stolen quickly. Not here anyway.
@f00l @lseeber I live within several miles of this guy and I’ve never had a package stolen off of my porch.
@f00l @fibrs86 @lseeber You need to start ordering better stuff. Or…do like the videographer did and make it look expensive.
@f00l @fibrs86 @therealjrn I guess I live in a good area and have a guardian angel. Also have a neighbor that I swear, has a camera aimed all over the area and watches everything. If a strange cat walks by, she’s got it posted on nextdoor asap.
@f00l @lseeber @therealjrn Yeah, I’ll ask Amazon to slap some Apple stickers on my packages. I don’t think anyone would take a meh package.
Update: After seeing the video online, the crooks returned and all pooped in his rain gutters. This was a coordinated attack.