On Mar 26, 11:44 am, Buy_Sell <werksp...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> A lock is only there to keep out the honest people.
>
> My garage is protected by an air raid siren from a fire truck
> connected to a motion detection system. When the garage alarm goes
> off, the entire town comes out to see the fire.
>
> The house system is a bit more elaborate.
>
> Years ago, I experimented with ultrasonic painfield generators for
> riot control purposes. This device will make you vomit and **** your
> pants. These high powered acoustical weapons are not in your hearing
> range, so they are virtually impossible to locate the sources of the
> transducers. My friend, Bob states that it makes his teeth hurt.
> Most people just don't like the feeling and get the heck away from
> it. For a few years, I was using a low powered version to control the
> dogs from barking in my neighborhood. I've got that under control
> now, so that isn't a requirement anymore. No one taught Fido not to
> bark all day long. I did...
>
> I could never understand why car alarm people mount the alarm under
> the hood of a car to annoy all of the other people in the world. I
> think that a simple car horn mounted inside of the car would be more
> effective. It gets really loud in there, trust me. If someone could
> actually drive a car when this horn is going bizerk near him, he can
> have the car. BTW - my cars are a dime a dozen. They get me from A -
> B reliably. Nothing fancy...
>
> Anyway, the iButton system is a brilliant one. In flight simulation,
> we use them to make sure that our multipurpose power/control modules
> are connected to the proper aircraft instrument. The power/control
> modules are completely configurable and are then connected to a
> specialized cable and aircraft instrument. If the wrong module got
> connected to the wrong instrument, then we could have a serious
> electrical problem on our hands. The iButton techology makes sure
> that everyone is in the right place before the power comes on. This
> avoids those accidents where the fire department might be paying you a
> visit. If you can find the iButton video on YouTube where the James
> Bond music is playing in the background, you will see that the
> technology can be used to start your car, open your briefcase, your
> home, your security system, etc. It is a one touch system and there
> are no two identical iButtons in the world. It is a pretty unique
> technology and is being used throughout Europe for things like the
> transit system. The mint who makes your money doesn't allow its
> employees to bring any money inside the building, so they use the
> iButton system for the vending machines, etc. It is a cool technology
> and it is affordable.
On some of what you say here we part company.
Simply having a security system like that will convince a lot of
"black hats" that there's something in there which makes it worth
breaking into. Personally, I'd rather cover the whole place with
video cameras which go to an inaccessible or even off-site place when
the motion detectors get triggered. First there's more evidence to
put some asshole behind bars, and second it doesn't wake up the whole
neighborhood just because I didn't make it to the control panel on
time.
Having dogs bark constantly is a real pain, but most ultrasonic
deterrents teach the dog not to bark at all, which defeats the built-
in intelligent security system dogs have provided since before
recorded history. I don't care how sophisticated your electronics
are, they're not as sophisticated or reliable as a good dog. I'd take
serious issue if any of my neighbors started messing with dogs like
that.
My taste in cars is pretty limited too. I went through the new car
thing, and while it has its attractions it also has some serious
disadvantages. I'm more inclined to have the minimum I can
comfortably use. In which case, you just leave the doors unlocked and
absolutely nothing in it. Not even a radio worth stealing, and a car
worth $1000 at best and you suddenly find the car thieves no longer
bother you.
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