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Coffee Talk VI: The Undiscovered Country

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a military target. "hmmm, why don't i voluntary use an app that tracks my every movement?"

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Russian commander killed while jogging may have been tracked on Strava app​

There are also a number of other hobby apps where you "check in" to show you are partaking of a particular hobby like craft beers, or geocaching or other things.

Those are also very valuable in finding people.
 

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a military target. "hmmm, why don't i voluntary use an app that tracks my every movement?"

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Russian commander killed while jogging may have been tracked on Strava app​

that is really going to fuck up his lap time
 

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There are also a number of other hobby apps where you "check in" to show you are partaking of a particular hobby like craft beers, or geocaching or other things.

Those are also very valuable in finding people.
first one i remember was FourSquare, where you check in at restaurants and stuff.
my first thought then (and continues to be) - why would I let people know that i wasn't home?
same with people who post vacation shows on facebook/insta while they are still away.
maybe I'm paranoid, but i'm not wrong.


i recall a guitar forum i was a part of, and a bunch of people who posted their collections also posted enough personal information that anyone paying attention knew where they lived, what they had, and when they were away. Those that were hit lived in New Jersey, so it was just someone creating profiles of nearby targets.
 

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There are also a number of other hobby apps where you "check in" to show you are partaking of a particular hobby like craft beers, or geocaching or other things.

Those are also very valuable in finding people.
first one i remember was FourSquare, where you check in at restaurants and stuff.
my first thought then (and continues to be) - why would I let people know that i wasn't home?
same with people who post vacation shows on facebook/insta while they are still away.
maybe I'm paranoid, but i'm not wrong.


i recall a guitar forum i was a part of, and a bunch of people who posted their collections also posted enough personal information that anyone paying attention knew where they lived, what they had, and when they were away. Those that were hit lived in New Jersey, so it was just someone creating profiles of nearby targets.
AllTrails is a good one too ... "I just completed the Burns Bog trail Hike!"

and there your body will rest for eternity!

/i didnt do it
 

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AllTrails is a good one too ... "I just completed the Burns Bog trail Hike!"

and there your body will rest for eternity!

/i didnt do it
wait... I run Burns Bo.......... KPOW




<jstew standing over mattolas dead body and spits>

"thats for the pinapple pizza comments"
 

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first one i remember was FourSquare, where you check in at restaurants and stuff.
my first thought then (and continues to be) - why would I let people know that i wasn't home?
same with people who post vacation shows on facebook/insta while they are still away.
maybe I'm paranoid, but i'm not wrong.


i recall a guitar forum i was a part of, and a bunch of people who posted their collections also posted enough personal information that anyone paying attention knew where they lived, what they had, and when they were away. Those that were hit lived in New Jersey, so it was just someone creating profiles of nearby targets.
It's not paranoia. Creeps use this stuff all the time, so better safe than sorry.

Granted, my job puts me in contact with this stuff a hell of a lot more than anyone else, but it is crazy how easy it is to find some people.


And it's crazy how easy it is to, you know, NOT share
 

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wait... I run Burns Bo.......... KPOW
have they fixed the sinking boardwalk yet ... I ran there last year when my son was doing a camp at Planet Ice ... thats a broken ankle (or blown achilles!) waiting to happen
 

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have they fixed the sinking boardwalk yet ... I ran there last year when my son was doing a camp at Planet Ice ... thats a broken ankle (or blown achilles!) waiting to happen
We were walking my dog last night on the street behind us. A couple were doing something on the sidewalk so my wife walked into the grass to give them space......where she stepped in a hole and almost went down. They asked if she was OK (I kept walking) and she said there was a hole there. Both of them agreed, said it was there for the 22 years they lived there, and said both had tripped in it many times.

WTF? Yeah, I guess its just one of those things no one can do anything about.....
 

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have they fixed the sinking boardwalk yet ... I ran there last year when my son was doing a camp at Planet Ice ... thats a broken ankle (or blown achilles!) waiting to happen
most of it. its really solid now. the entrance closest to nordell is brand new for about 90% of it until you hit the shorter inner connection point (which is half gone now) see my pisspoor map of a old run

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i just realized how much I ran in a circle on this run to get to 10K lol must have been a hot day to stay in the trees lol
 

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"Sorry I was gone for 2.5 hours, hon. But I'm trying to take this half marathon seriously."
"You have sausage in your beard."
AGAIN?

I did a half marathon from UBC to stanley park just before Covid. I think it was almost 25C (77F) and the sun was hitting hard. I saw about 6 people being treated for heat stroke on that run and when I came through the kits area there were some dudes that set up a tiki hut giving out free drinks for those that wanted to tap out... I hesitated only slightly to get a drink but kept going
 

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Can we look at the positives, though? It's added millions to the pool of slave, errrr I mean prison, labor pool. And that money corporations save is gonna trickle down any minute now. YOU JUST WATCH
 

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It's not paranoia. Creeps use this stuff all the time, so better safe than sorry.

Granted, my job puts me in contact with this stuff a hell of a lot more than anyone else, but it is crazy how easy it is to find some people.


And it's crazy how easy it is to, you know, NOT share
my daughter started an instagram account in grade 5 or 6 without our permission.

when we find out we sat down and went through the pictures, and let her know exactly how much we could discover about who she is, where she lives, where she goes to school, pets, friends, etc. Mapped out her life.

she got the message and has been much better since.
 

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my daughter started an instagram account in grade 5 or 6 without our permission.

when we find out we sat down and went through the pictures, and let her know exactly how much we could discover about who she is, where she lives, where she goes to school, pets, friends, etc. Mapped out her life.

she got the message and has been much better since.
my wife got the bright idea to let our daughter open up (well my wife created the account for her) a snapchat account when she was 9 because my daughter wanted to post her trampoline videos for her friends from school to watch. She posted 1 video and within 30 minutes had 1500 followers. Account deleted!
 

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my wife got the bright idea to let our daughter open up (well my wife created the account for her) a snapchat account when she was 9 because my daughter wanted to post her trampoline videos for her friends from school to watch. She posted 1 video and within 30 minutes had 1500 followers. Account deleted!

Nothing good comes from a tramapoline (or trying to return one) :D

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