Looove safecracking stories, plus good limits-based negotiation between SF FBI and Kink employees, win-win
Breaking: The FBI today cracked the giant antique safe left behind at San Francisco fixer Walter Wong's former HQ, now the offices of adult film company Kink dot Com.
And within it:
missionlocal.org/2026/09/fbi-...
And within it:
missionlocal.org/2026/09/fbi-...
FBI cracks giant safe discovered at San Francisco fixer Walter Wong's former HQ
Antique safe, discovered after a tip from Mission Local, is popped open in 15 minutes by ‘certified master safe-cracker’ as federal agents look on.
missionlocal.org
September 30, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Looove safecracking stories, plus good limits-based negotiation between SF FBI and Kink employees, win-win
A good way to see the issue mentioned there in action is to read Rifts books, because Kevin Siembieda can't comprehend dice probability but has sometimes employed people who do
September 29, 2026 at 7:32 AM
A good way to see the issue mentioned there in action is to read Rifts books, because Kevin Siembieda can't comprehend dice probability but has sometimes employed people who do
They made it this massive event. There was even an “Al Capone Safecracking” charity ball.
Roughly 30 million Americans watched overall. It was one of the biggest TV events in history at the time.
All for them to find…. Nothing. Dirt. Bottles.
Roughly 30 million Americans watched overall. It was one of the biggest TV events in history at the time.
All for them to find…. Nothing. Dirt. Bottles.
No Booty, Booze or Bones : Al Capone's 'Vault' Yields Its Treasure: Dirt, Debris
A giant concrete vault believed built by Prohibition-era gangster Al Capone was opened Monday night, but it was not filled with the booty, booze or bones that searchers had hoped to find.
www.latimes.com
September 29, 2026 at 4:34 AM
They made it this massive event. There was even an “Al Capone Safecracking” charity ball.
Roughly 30 million Americans watched overall. It was one of the biggest TV events in history at the time.
All for them to find…. Nothing. Dirt. Bottles.
Roughly 30 million Americans watched overall. It was one of the biggest TV events in history at the time.
All for them to find…. Nothing. Dirt. Bottles.
Inspired by skirmish games, alt-history game with a novel specialised safecracking mini-game.
September 4, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Inspired by skirmish games, alt-history game with a novel specialised safecracking mini-game.
This is the analogy I give people.
Imagine you are teaching a class on safecracking. For the final exam you give them a safe and tell them they have to hack into it within the hour.
Instead some kid picks the lock of your desk and finds the combination.
I would consider that passing the test.
Imagine you are teaching a class on safecracking. For the final exam you give them a safe and tell them they have to hack into it within the hour.
Instead some kid picks the lock of your desk and finds the combination.
I would consider that passing the test.
August 30, 2026 at 11:54 PM
This is the analogy I give people.
Imagine you are teaching a class on safecracking. For the final exam you give them a safe and tell them they have to hack into it within the hour.
Instead some kid picks the lock of your desk and finds the combination.
I would consider that passing the test.
Imagine you are teaching a class on safecracking. For the final exam you give them a safe and tell them they have to hack into it within the hour.
Instead some kid picks the lock of your desk and finds the combination.
I would consider that passing the test.
I really loved TUNER, a romance and a crime movie about a piano tuner with painfully sensitive hearing who falls into love and safecracking around the same time. (Available on VOD and on disc.)
Tuner | VERN'S REVIEWS on the FILMS of CINEMA
TUNER is a pretty simple and well-constructed little crime movie, about a quiet, unassuming protagonist with very specific talents, vulnerabilities and needs.
outlawvern.com
August 25, 2026 at 2:50 PM
I really loved TUNER, a romance and a crime movie about a piano tuner with painfully sensitive hearing who falls into love and safecracking around the same time. (Available on VOD and on disc.)
I'll bring my safecracking tools ;-)
August 19, 2026 at 11:44 PM
I'll bring my safecracking tools ;-)
August 17, 2026 at 6:02 PM
1 Still going w/ SNEH 1st but of the Hollywood Chris's I'll go Evans
2 I'm leaving safecracking/ IT to @junipercapita.bsky.social , mastermind to @herberthistory.bsky.social , getaway driver to @harrell76.bsky.social & @ariarch.bsky.social to bail us out/be legal advice
3 Tex Mex Rice Bowls #HATM
2 I'm leaving safecracking/ IT to @junipercapita.bsky.social , mastermind to @herberthistory.bsky.social , getaway driver to @harrell76.bsky.social & @ariarch.bsky.social to bail us out/be legal advice
3 Tex Mex Rice Bowls #HATM
Tonight’s questions:
1 Favorite Chris? I must say I’m partial to SNEH -my sarcastic New England Husband aka Chris
2 Who amongst the usual #HATM group would you want in your heist crew & in what roles (mastermind; getaway driver; muscle; & the safecracker)
3 What’s on the menu at your place tonight?
1 Favorite Chris? I must say I’m partial to SNEH -my sarcastic New England Husband aka Chris
2 Who amongst the usual #HATM group would you want in your heist crew & in what roles (mastermind; getaway driver; muscle; & the safecracker)
3 What’s on the menu at your place tonight?
August 17, 2026 at 12:07 AM
1 Still going w/ SNEH 1st but of the Hollywood Chris's I'll go Evans
2 I'm leaving safecracking/ IT to @junipercapita.bsky.social , mastermind to @herberthistory.bsky.social , getaway driver to @harrell76.bsky.social & @ariarch.bsky.social to bail us out/be legal advice
3 Tex Mex Rice Bowls #HATM
2 I'm leaving safecracking/ IT to @junipercapita.bsky.social , mastermind to @herberthistory.bsky.social , getaway driver to @harrell76.bsky.social & @ariarch.bsky.social to bail us out/be legal advice
3 Tex Mex Rice Bowls #HATM
@ReignOfRaining Look, there is no way to describe lockpicking without it sounding at least a little bit lewd. Safecracking too, I learned that a lot of older safes you can open by vibrating it really hard...
August 15, 2026 at 6:58 PM
@ReignOfRaining Look, there is no way to describe lockpicking without it sounding at least a little bit lewd. Safecracking too, I learned that a lot of older safes you can open by vibrating it really hard...
Castle Shannon police lead team effort to foil fast-food burglary suspects
Castle Shannon police lead team effort to foil fast-food burglary suspects
Police say they solved a series of Southwestern Pennsylvania fast-food joint burglaries in short order, quickly snagging a trio of safecracking-spree suspects whose trail began at a Castle Shannon McDonald’s and ended in an Indiana jail. “These guys, they hit our McDonald’s around 2 a.m. Aug. 2,” Castle Shannon police
triblive.com
August 4, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Castle Shannon police lead team effort to foil fast-food burglary suspects
'When we agreed to let Mr Capone review our hiring practices, we *never* said anything about getting a few guys good at safecracking and stoolie-silencing!'
August 2, 2026 at 1:27 PM
'When we agreed to let Mr Capone review our hiring practices, we *never* said anything about getting a few guys good at safecracking and stoolie-silencing!'
I grew up with my dad watching heist films and he was constantly pointing out safecracking errors, bad methods, and logical impossibilities of safe busting (he did it as a job for 45 years).
July 29, 2026 at 12:40 AM
I grew up with my dad watching heist films and he was constantly pointing out safecracking errors, bad methods, and logical impossibilities of safe busting (he did it as a job for 45 years).
Time for safecracking fun with P’Andor!
July 29, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Time for safecracking fun with P’Andor!
Well, here's a tip: Your usual safecracking hacks can be replaced with unique failure-driven domain management trees.
July 27, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Well, here's a tip: Your usual safecracking hacks can be replaced with unique failure-driven domain management trees.
The lesson being that you leave all the killing to an English upper class lady and her safecracking chauffeur
July 26, 2026 at 9:04 PM
The lesson being that you leave all the killing to an English upper class lady and her safecracking chauffeur
🩷: I was never good at deciphering secret codes, that's what I get for relying on tech for safecracking... Anyone else good at this kind of thing? If we can figure out how "ZOHKVD" translates to "SHADOW", IF it does, we might be able to read more of the log!
July 24, 2026 at 3:11 AM
🩷: I was never good at deciphering secret codes, that's what I get for relying on tech for safecracking... Anyone else good at this kind of thing? If we can figure out how "ZOHKVD" translates to "SHADOW", IF it does, we might be able to read more of the log!
New "Bullshit" comic out. #Bullshit by Illuminati Ganga in major newspapers and magazines such as: The Arkham Advertiser, The Gotham Globe, The New York Sun, The Ogham Post, The New Frontiersman, and The Daily Beast!
#art #comics #illustration #tiger #republicans #ice #safecracking #money #crime
#art #comics #illustration #tiger #republicans #ice #safecracking #money #crime
July 23, 2026 at 9:55 AM
New "Bullshit" comic out. #Bullshit by Illuminati Ganga in major newspapers and magazines such as: The Arkham Advertiser, The Gotham Globe, The New York Sun, The Ogham Post, The New Frontiersman, and The Daily Beast!
#art #comics #illustration #tiger #republicans #ice #safecracking #money #crime
#art #comics #illustration #tiger #republicans #ice #safecracking #money #crime
I got good use out of these books while writing Cool Machine. Old heads may remember the old Loompanics catalog — I’m pretty sure these books were in there, back in the day.
July 20, 2026 at 12:24 PM
I got good use out of these books while writing Cool Machine. Old heads may remember the old Loompanics catalog — I’m pretty sure these books were in there, back in the day.
I’m an alum of USC (Ukrainian Safecracking College).
July 4, 2026 at 3:15 AM
I’m an alum of USC (Ukrainian Safecracking College).
You also get the AEW folks with the Costco guys so we cold have Orange Cassidy and Mark Briscoe safecracking
July 2, 2026 at 3:39 PM
You also get the AEW folks with the Costco guys so we cold have Orange Cassidy and Mark Briscoe safecracking
kid2 cant be tempted to pick up safecracking
June 30, 2026 at 6:42 PM
kid2 cant be tempted to pick up safecracking