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		showerst 9 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 10M people watched a YouTuber shim a lock; the loc... "Having windows in your home is weak security": The trade-off between usability and security incarnate.

eru 9 days ago | [–]

Some windows are more resilient than others.

When I lived in a less than stellar neighbourhood in Germany, we had windows that you couldn't throw a brick through. (Some tougher than usual glass.)

hopelite 9 days ago | [–]

No. You can get security glass. There’s no trade off.

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