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Ask Slashdot: Starting From Scratch After a Burglary?

Posted by timothy on from the smart-guns-lots-of-smart-guns dept.

New submitter sc30317 writes "My house got robbed on Friday, and all of our electronics got stolen. Everything. Now, I have to go out and buy all new electronics with the insurance money. We had five TVs (don't ask), three laptops, a Bose Sound dock with iPod, a digital camera, and a desktop stolen. It's looking like I am going to get around $10K from the insurance company to replace everything. What would you do if you had to replace ALL of your technology in your house at once? I'm thinking: replace TVs; nice Desktop; new speakers; and new, cool stuff I don't know about (suggestions welcome). I already added a DVR security system, so hopefully the new things won't get burgled! Looking for suggestions to utilize my money in order to get the best stuff. Also, no Windows computers allowed in my house."

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  1. Re:First purchase by ArcadeMan · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is slashdot. Recommend buying a Boston Dynamics Big Dog.

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  2. Re:Personal Information by ArcadeMan · · Score: 5, Funny

    If someone wants all the information to become useless, they would need to:
    - close all credit cards and get new ones from different companies
    - close all bank accounts and open new ones to a different bank
    - get a divorce or get married, whatever changes your marital status
    - change your name, race, hair color, eye color, sex, religion and language
    - move to another country so that all details of the address are obsolete
    - close your Facebook account and open a Google+ account

    Now, I know that last step seems impossible to do, but don't give up, you can do it!

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  3. How is the service? by 140Mandak262Jamuna · · Score: 5, Funny
    How good would you rate the service provided by your burglar? Reliable? Does the job in the appointed window? Is the window reasonably short? Does not take more than what is contracted, right? What kind of fees? How untraceable is the guy?

    Basically, would you hire him again, when it is time to do the next round of upgrades?

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  4. Re:First purchase by arthurpaliden · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, motion activated mini-gun.

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  5. Re:Dictionary by pclminion · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, it just follows the pattern. Burglars don't burgle, they burglarize. Murderers don't murder, they murderize. Etc.

  6. Re:First purchase by PPH · · Score: 5, Funny

    they're just going to shoot the dog, or kill it with the crowbar they used to get the door open.

    That's why you don't want a yappy dog. You get one that just stands there, in the dark. And then tears the throat out of the intruder once they walk around the corner in the hallway.

    Joke:

    This burglar breaks into a house. After walking around in the dark for a few moments, he hears a voice, "Jesus is watching you."
    Looking around, he sees a parrot, and sees it repeat, "Jesus is watching you."
    He chuckles and says, "Really? What's your name, parrot?"
    The parrot replies, "Moses."
    The burglar says, "Who would name a parrot Moses?"
    "The same guy who named the Rottweiler Jesus."

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