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> then he knows there is not much to get and will walk past next to a bit better protected door.

In parts of South Africa there has been a continual levelling up of security systems in neighbourhoods where crime can involve fatal assaults in your own home as well as casual burglary. As soon as one resident installs something that seems to add security, the neighbours may rush to install it themselves so that they aren't seen as the softest target. This is in places where many houses have signs saying that they are protected by armed rapid response teams.

Source: expat friends of mine who lived for ten years in communities that went from 'normal' houses (locks), protected properties (e.g. sharps on walls), gated communities, high-protection gated communities.

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I love reading stories about Steve Jobs at NeXT. He had been fired from Apple and wasn't on the winning team but he was still fighting to build great products. I know he's a controversial figure but he did great things.

Personally I find that Steve at NeXT is far more relatable than post iPhone Steve.


To clarify: By default Nim will still use the GC which doesn't have any "footguns". ARC and ORC are new features which have different trade-offs, and some limitations. You opt-in to using them if you're interested.

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