Piers Cawley
Mon, 18 Jun 2001 02:00:47 -0700
"Jonathan Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > Now imagine a big field, with a treasure chest in the middle > > of it - this is your security. > > Now, imagine the chest is buried in the field, and no-one saw me bury > it. This is my security. > > > <Snip enormous security through obscurity tirade> > > However, after playing Baldurs Gate 2 all weekend, I'm obliged to say > that really if you have a priceless artifact that you don't want > found, the trick is to give to a peasant, because no adventurer is > going to go round killing every peasant in the land to find the one > with the treasure. See also the way diamonds are transported around > Hatton Garden (i.e. in people's pockets, not in securicor vans). Don't remind me. I used to work in Hatton Gardenm, and bought Gill's engagement ring there. Well, that's not quite true, I bought the *pieces* of Gill's engagement ring there. Which is a story in itself that I'll tell at a London.pm social evening one time. The scariest bit was handing over £400 or so worth of gem + gold to the bloke who was going to turn it into a real ring. A bloke who I had never met before that moment. Who was going to do the work for 15 quid. And he looked surprised when I asked for a receipt. -- Piers Cawley www.iterative-software.com