…Biff’s silver Audi is not the only car in town with an overly sensitive alarm. In fact, you hear them so often these days that the original intent — to protect the vehicle from theft — is a joke. The car alarm has become just another part of the cacophony of city life; if anybody notices it at all, it’s out of irritation, not concern. If I were stealing a car and the alarm went off, I’d just continue doing my thing until it was time to drive away. If a cop happened by, he’d just threaten me with a ticket for noise pollution anyway.” (Wired News)