Is it safe to leave a laptop for a while in a condominium common( study) room?

[steven100]

I'm thinking about crossing the road sometime today,   would it be safe to cross the road or should I not cross the road. 

[NedR69]

17 hours ago, Golden Triangle said:

I've read some stupid questions on this site before but...

Yes, I agree, but more like"schewpid".  

[Cake Monster]

Not really sure you should even own a Laptop if you need to ask such a question

[Eloquent pilgrim]

18 hours ago, topswijaya said:

Is it safe to leave a laptop for a while in a condominium common ( study ) room?

If you really need to ask this question, I strongly advise you to never go out unaccompanied ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[CecilM]

Like asking is it safe to leave a handbag/ backpack in a car. No it is not. 
And you can’t trust that the security camera actually works. 

[brianthainess]

A practical solution is you could make a flask of coffee and wear a diaper. 

[bignok]

19 hours ago, Golden Triangle said:

I've read some stupid questions on this site before but this one takes the biscuit.

Why is it so stupid? If there are cameras and you go for 1 minute its not that high risk. Specially if someone is there to watch it. Take a photo of them even.

 

Your response was stupid.

[bignok]

1 hour ago, CecilM said:

Like asking is it safe to leave a handbag/ backpack in a car. No it is not. 
And you can’t trust that the security camera actually works. 

Ive never had items stolen from rooms in 20 years. Laptops and tablets could be stolen by cleaners.

[Nick Carter icp]

20 hours ago, topswijaya said:

Is it safe to leave a laptop for a while in a condominium common ( study ) room?

It will be perfectly safe left there whilst you go and take a dump , take your time .

   BTW , what condo are you staying in and about what time do you take a dump ?

   Do you also have a printer ?

[Nick Carter icp]

10 minutes ago, bignok said:

Why is it so stupid? If there are cameras and you go for 1 minute its not that high risk. Specially if someone is there to watch it. Take a photo of them even.

 

Your response was stupid.

How could anyone possible answer the question ?

How could anyone know whether a thief would walk by at the time ?

    If they cannot find the red bull heir , what makes you think that they could find a thief and if they catch the thief, he would just get a 500 Baht fine and a Wai , some one might need a computer to find out how to cure their sick buffalo

[bignok]

6 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

How could anyone possible answer the question ?

How could anyone know whether a thief would walk by at the time ?

    If they cannot find the red bull heir , what makes you think that they could find a thief and if they catch the thief, he would just get a 500 Baht fine and a Wai , some one might need a computer to find out how to cure their sick buffalo

If someone there i ask them to catch it. If nobody there i take it.

[Irish star]

Are their cameras I leave mine all the time inn Starbucks 

[kingstonkid]

20 hours ago, Golden Triangle said:

I've read some stupid questions on this site before but this one takes the biscuit.

Op really it is never safe to leave anything unattended.

 

There is a risk no matter where you leave anything.  

 

Would you leave your phone on the table.

 

If it is new then it is tempting if it is ???? it goes up in value.

 

If iphone color it gone 

[bignok]

So many paranoid people.

[Eloquent pilgrim]

1 hour ago, bignok said:

If someone there i ask them to catch it.

Better get the TMO to check; in case they ground it and then claim a fair catch ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[scorecard]

4 hours ago, steven100 said:

I'm thinking about crossing the road sometime today,   would it be safe to cross the road or should I not cross the road. 

Walk backwards might be adviseable.

[NanLaew]

2 hours ago, bignok said:

Why is it so stupid? If there are cameras and you go for 1 minute its not that high risk. Specially if someone is there to watch it. Take a photo of them even.

 

Your response was stupid.

Whoop!...there it is.

 

Keeping in mind that at any one time in this enchanted kingdom, 73% of CCTV cameras are either misconfigured, disconnected or broken, 18% aren't being monitored or recorded and the remaining 9% aren't pointing in the right direction anyway, who's being stupid?

[NanLaew]

Advice to the OP. It is perfectly safe to do so, right up until it isn't safe to do so.

[Datsun 1200]

In Japan it would be 99.9% fine, everywhere else (I know of), why tempt someone?

Having said that a few times in Airports before boarding I have left my MBP unattended.

I sometimes ask someone near (or staff) "please watch that for me please, back soon". Sometimes I don't coz if stolen, will be seen when boarding etc so very safe once you are past immigration. 

 

Remember, if you need to steal a laptop you are not very smart, and not thinking about cameras, they are thinking of the Meth the can get for it. 

 

Edited September 15, 2023 by Datsun 1200

[treetops]

17 hours ago, bignok said:

Ive never had items stolen from rooms in 20 years. Laptops and tablets could be stolen by cleaners.

Things might change if you make it to 21 years old.

[bignok]

22 hours ago, NanLaew said:

Whoop!...there it is.

 

Keeping in mind that at any one time in this enchanted kingdom, 73% of CCTV cameras are either misconfigured, disconnected or broken, 18% aren't being monitored or recorded and the remaining 9% aren't pointing in the right direction anyway, who's being stupid?

You are. Ask someone to watch it.

[NanLaew]

15 hours ago, bignok said:

You are. Ask someone to watch it.

Ask someone you know and trust?

 

Or just any old Tom, Dick and Bignok?

[JimTripper]

Do you want coffee spilled on it?

[bignok]

4 hours ago, NanLaew said:

Ask someone you know and trust?

 

Or just any old Tom, Dick and Bignok?

Buy locks for your locks and legs.

[thaibeachlovers]

On 9/14/2023 at 6:35 PM, topswijaya said:

Dear all,

 

Some condominium have a common/ study room.

Is it safe to leave a laptop for a while in a condominium common ( study ) room? The reasons are, for example, going to toilet, or you forget to take your laptop with you.

Will someone steal it? How about CCTV?

Thanks

Do you feel lucky?

When I used the library internet, I had a very old laptop with nothing of importance on it. Had someone nicked it they were not getting much.