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Most of Connor’s art heist stories don’t sound like the movies. Rather, their main appeal lies in the amazingly low-tech and comical measures Connor used to break into museums...
...Siler likewise has little confidence in the security of valuable art kept in galleries. “The way that museums are portrayed in the movies as having this high-tech security, you know, really—laser beams, and metal doors that come down—for the most part that’s not true,” she explains, and she believes that an intelligent thief like Connor could do it all again. “There’s a lot of art that is still not protected...
...businesses in all sorts of ways to get involved. For example, I've been talking to my science advisor, John Holdren, about how we can really tap into businesses to improve science and technology and math education. And I am willing to bet that there isn't a high-tech company out there - Google, Microsoft, what have you - that wouldn't love to sponsor young people - and young girls in particular, who oftentimes are left out of the conversation on math and science education - to really boost them...
...Random acts of kindness are getting a high-tech boost, thanks to social entrepreneur Daniel Lubetzky. First, print a card at Kinded.com. Then do something nice for a stranger, like sharing an umbrella or helping carry luggage, and hand that person the card. The recipient can go online and note where the act of kindness took place and then pass the card along. It's like Pay It Forward, with mapping features...
...Evidence overwhelmingly indicates that texting makes driving—an already dangerous activity—much more accident-prone. A study released by Virginia Tech found that the risk of an accident increases 23 times. A casual test by Car and Driver magazine, performed in actual cars, found that drivers who were texting reacted far more slowly than when under the influence of alcohol...