I copied this down from somewhere and I can’t remember where, so if it was you let me know, and I’ll credit you properly. Until then here is this little UI gem, and a great reminder for the RIAA/MPAA:
You can’t force people to follow directions they deem arbitrary.
I bet if that gate spit out $100 bills people would use it.
Update: Eagle-eyed readers have spotted the original post (perhaps) and the actual location. Doug remembers seeing the photo on “Bruce Schnier’s blog talking about the effectiveness of security.” And Mortiz pin-points the useless gate as being outside the University of Bielefeld in Germany. Thanks y’all.
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how sad is it that all I see is Goatse…..
time to shut down the internet.
That’s nothing a little DRM can’t fix.
Actually, you can force people – you just need to live in a country like Russia. Here enforcers not only install gates like this, but also a curb a bit higher than standard (though in Moscow the latter is already standard), so you wouldn’t crawl it if you don’t have a good off-road car or truck (thus, applicable for a majority of car-owners). And if such things continue to take place, they install bollards preventing from it. So enforcers just need a bit of imagination and motivation, because money is the last thing counted here.
In the above case, both lawns would be surrounded by such concrete blocks, with enough space in-between for the passers-by to go through, but not cars.
As for the music – well, Russian can’t but steal it, you can’t help it.
That’s a great reminder for schools, too.
Take away all the directions that seem arbitrary from modern schooling and see what’s left. I dare you.
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