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What industry secret are you aware of that most people aren't? (programming.dev)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 139 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (19 children)

The world is littered with fake empty buildings used to obscure phone line junctions and internet provider stuff.

Almost every neighbourhood has one. But they look like normal houses, so you can never tell unless you know where to look for.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (3 children)

What do you look for?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago

I know of two buildings sort of like that, they both look like a bungalow office building with an empty parking lot and a card reader by the door, one building has plastered over windows, the other has normal but dirty windows

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Here's one on Google maps https://maps.app.goo.gl/55qqbQRYY7abKPVy9 I drove past this for years without thinking about it until one day I drove under it.

Now that I know what it is, it's pretty obvious, but how often does the average person really inspect houses as they drive by?

Edit: maps links suck, 3911 Frances St, Burnaby, BC V5C 2P4

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Haha I love how it has four reviews/3.3 stars

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That one's pretty obvious though. It's got no windows nor doors, and like 8 condensor units out back.

I bet there are ones that are less obvious

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

There are other ones, this is just the obvious one. I've only spotted one other in the wild and I forget where it was.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Someone shared a video upthread.

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