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“If You Whistle at Night, a Thief Will Come.” Why Do Japanese People Say This?

Photo by Sasun Bughdaryan on Unsplash

Aug 13, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #japan #japanese #folklore

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AM Amorn Apichattanakul · KBTG Life

On-Device AI Needs Both: the AI That Sees and the AI That Thinks

EfficientDet watches at 120ms. Gemma reasons in seconds. Together, my Flutter app catches a phone thief in airplane mode.

Aug 04, 2026 · 8 min read · 0 claps #gemma-4 #ai-on-device #flutter

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BI Bill Giannakopoulos

A Mocker in Paradise

The Forgotten Detail of the Thief on the Cross

Jul 22, 2026 · 5 min read · 3 claps #grace #new-testament #christianity

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FO Football Talks.

The Untold History Of: Thief Lionel Messi

In our previous chapter, Fake G.O.A.T, Real Thief: Lionel Messi, we looked directly at the facts. We documented the changing voting rules…

Jul 12, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #football #messi #cristiano-ronaldo

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JO John Riha · Weeds & Wildflowers

The Beauty Thief

My larcenous impulses are arrested by friends.

Jul 11, 2026 · 2 min read · 165 claps #garden #gardening #flowers

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JI Jia Battles Cobb · About Me Stories

The Quiet Cruelty of Depression: How the Mind Erases Time and Joy

On the memory thief that rewrites our history, drains our passions, and traps us in an endless loop.

Jul 08, 2026 · 2 min read · 25 claps #depression #mental-health #creativity

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JE Jean H

COLOR BLIND, thanks to my stepdad

“You must not be a thief,” I joked. “You took out the compost.” I was standing in the doorway of my apartment, across the hall from my…

Jul 04, 2026 · 7 min read · 50 claps #personal-story #family-history #horses

NE Neeraj Eye Hospital

Who Is at Risk for Glaucoma? Warning Signs and Prevention Tips

Glaucoma is often called the “silent thief of sight” because it can damage your vision without causing noticeable symptoms in its early…

Jun 30, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #glaucoma #glaucoma-treatment #glaucoma-treatment-india

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RI Ricky MacH · The Howling Owl

A Beautiful Thief — A Poem

Never grabbing onto anything

Jun 24, 2026 · 1 min read · 54 claps #the-howling-owl #poetry-on-medium #fulfillment

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TI Tim Groot

Is it alright that my life isn’t as exciting as it used to be?

Comparison is the thief of joy

Jun 22, 2026 · 3 min read · 8 claps #self-improvement #self-reflection #life-lessons

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HE Henrique Lage

New video: ‘Thief: The Dark Project’ or ‘Thief: Gold’ (1998)

“Thief: The Dark Project” is one of the most important games in the history of stealth gaming. In this video, we take a look at its story…

Jun 22, 2026 · 0 min read · 0 claps #thief #immersive-sims #stealth-game

HE Henry Carter

Securing Your Business in 2026: Why Physical Security Still Matters

I spoke to a café owner in Newcastle last month. He told me about the night someone put a brick through his front window at 2 am. The thief…

Jun 18, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #security #security-companynewcastle #manned-guarding

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ME MELCHIZEDEK

Why Is Belief The Prerequisite For Salvation? (Genesis 15:6)

Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness. The thief on the cross believed Jesus, and it was credited to him as…

Jun 16, 2026 · 2 min read · 20 claps paywalled #christianity #religion #spirituality

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CA Cappelli, MFA, JD, PhD · The Lark

Bicycle Thief

Narrative poem

Jun 15, 2026 · 2 min read · 1,087 claps paywalled #poems-on-medium #poetry #narrative-poetry

BA batog56029s

Hfanyj.com Locked My $8601.41 — Absolute Thief!

Hfanyj.com Locked My $8601.41 — Absolute Thief!

Jun 10, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #locked

A 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐢𝐫 ⚛️ · Readers Club

Instant Gratification Is the Silent Thief of Your Potential

Instant gratification is holding you back from success.

Jun 09, 2026 · 4 min read · 136 claps paywalled #dopamine #pleasure #personal-growth

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FA Fanny N.

Comparison Is Stealing Your Future (Not Your Present)

When we talk about comparison, the warnings usually land the same way. Stop comparing yourself to others, they say. Comparison is the thief…

Jun 06, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #comparison #mindset #growth

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OT Otto Myst | Cirqus Heresy

I created a new MetaMask after the hack — 24 hours later, my ETH vanished again.

“The Parasite in the System: AI trusts the thief, the police remain silent. Why only the Inquisitors can save our crypto wallets.”

May 29, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #cryptosecurity #cybersecurity #ai

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MA Marie Gabrielle A. Laguna M.D., FPCP, FDip

Stopping the “Silent Thief”: How LRG1 Research is Redefining Diabetic Eye Care in 2026

In my two decades of clinical practice — whether I am consulting with families in the Philippines or working with the vibrant international…

May 28, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #diabetic-retinopathy #ophthalmology #diabetes-innovation

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IN InkSpiree

The Dark Side of Hustle Culture Online

Theodore Roosevelt once said, “Comparison is the thief of joy.” This is very true today.

May 25, 2026 · 8 min read · 47 claps #life #entrepreneurship #money

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MO Mohsinhere

The Silent Thief: Insider Trading in Pakistan’s REIT Market

A Market With Secrets

May 24, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #finance #trading #psx

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MA Maria Alexea

📖 The Firebird, the thief Hermes and the Passage of Eos (En-Gr)

English

May 22, 2026 · 5 min read · 5 claps #mythopoetic-thriller #eos #helen-of-troy

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CL Clarence Miller

How Compulsive Porn Use Quietly Killed My Motivation for Everything Else

The silent reward thief no one warned me about.

May 19, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #addiction #mental-health #self-improvement

AD Adriana Lima

The Heavy Hauler’s Gooseneck Guide: 4 Key Factors To Calculate When Buying A New Trailer For…

Do you know what the goose thief said to the pet shop owner?

May 19, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #trailers #livestock #hauling

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TH The Dust Room

Robin Hood of Wurzen

World cinema has about a dozen plots that never get old. One of them is the comedy heist. A handsome, devilishly charming thief comes to a…

May 15, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #robin-hood #europe #short-story

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IM I. M. Koen

The Most Powerful Two-Word Prayer in the Bible.

What do Samson and the thief on the cross have in common?

May 14, 2026 · 5 min read · 113 claps #remembering #faith-in-god #christianity

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NG Ángel Álvarez Pascua · Towards Data Engineering

Apache Spark WTF??? 😎 Straight Outta Comparison ⚖️

They say comparison is the thief of joy. And so it is. Especially when the comparison involves two Spark DataFrames, no clearly identified…

May 12, 2026 · 15 min read · 22 claps #spark #apache-spark #spark-sql

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MD Md Ibaad Ahmed

The Comparison Trap Is a Lying Thief. Stop Feeding It.

I compared my messy living room to a stranger’s curated bookshelf yesterday. And I lost.

May 07, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #comparison-trap #social-comparison #self-esteem

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TA Tanya Ananya

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: A Fictional Travel Guide

Find Your Way Through the Mist Like Percy in The Lightning Thief with this Bookish Tour Guide

May 06, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #percy-jackson #rick-riordan #fictional-book

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JI JIN

That’s All I Ask

Some nights do not break your heart all at once, they simply ask you to hold the person you love as if dawn were a thief waiting at the…

May 01, 2026 · 2 min read · 86 claps #poetry #yearning #adele

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GO Golam Mohiuddin · The Haven

The Misadventures of a Novice Thief

A Lesson in Social Etiquette Gone Wrong

Apr 27, 2026 · 2 min read · 15 claps #farce #hubris #protocol

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BO Bosplan

Set Micro-Task Timers: The Simplest Productivity Hack You’re Not Using

There’s a quiet thief in your workday. It doesn’t steal your laptop or delete your files. It steals something far more valuable: your time…

Apr 24, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #business #artificial-intelligence #chatgpt-prompt

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PI Pip Monteio

A Thief from Above

Oh, this is the life. Subway meatballs, juicy rich beef covered in that amazing sauce that is some sort of mix between BBQ and tomato…

Apr 24, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #short-story #pigeons #micro-story

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ZT ztar

A Thief Bejeweled

The monkey spent his day mugging tourists, menacing the festival outskirts by the steep-sloped beach with the long grass. He waited in the…

Apr 22, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #fantasy #fantasy-fiction #monkey

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RE Remy Dean · Frame Rated

Danger: Diabolik — super stylish anti-hero crime fun from Mario Bava

A master thief and his sensual lover pull off heist after heist, all while an envious coalition of cops and gangsters is gunning for them.

Apr 20, 2026 · 16 min read · 235 claps paywalled #eureka #film #movies

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AM Amaima

The Memory Thief: Why Too Much Talk Makes LLMs Lose Their Minds

Behind the “Context Overflow” attack — the exploit that turns AI memory into a high-stakes game of musical chairs.

Apr 20, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #cybersecurity #ai #tech-trends

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LA Laxmi Gadhawe

Comparison is a thief of joy.

It’s true.

Apr 15, 2026 · 2 min read · 50 claps #self-help #motivational #qoutes

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JA Jamaliah Hadiroh

They Ask for Responsibility

Time is a thief in China Town — Glodok. Tick… tock, stealing names, faces, voices, yet leaving the walls behind to remember. In their…

Apr 02, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #cultural-heritage #indonesia #history

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PH Pharmaceutical Students' Federation of Ghana

Glaucoma: Beyond the “Silent Thief of Sight”

Glaucoma is often called the “silent thief of sight” because it can progress without symptoms until vision loss is irreversible. It is…

Mar 30, 2026 · 3 min read · 23 claps #glaucoma #eyes #health

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TI tiner

Thief Breaks In, Mom Lets Him Go, Ten Years Later He Returns, Family Stunned

It was just before Chinese New Year, and I was twenty-eight. A thief broke into our house.

Mar 15, 2026 · 6 min read · 154 claps #gratitude #with #who

ZE ZEEKtheFREAK

The Panties Thief Of Foddleburg

Chapter 1: Wash my knickers or kill me

Mar 15, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #humour #spike-milligan #panties

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VI Vinayak Midday

Mumbai: Thane Police arrest habitual thief linked to 48 housebreakings in Kalyan

A 31-year-old habitual thief from Kalyan was arrested last week by Thane Police. The accused, Shivaji Gopal Sante, had been burglarising…

Mar 10, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #mumbai #thane-police #kalyan

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JO Jock Busuttil · PRODUCTHEAD newsletter

PRODUCTHEAD: Product-led sales / product value / context & intent

tinker tailor soldier sailor rich man prod man beggar man thief

Mar 08, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #product-management #context #intent

TH The Parkwood Group

Abundant Life — John 10:10

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

Feb 27, 2026 · 0 min read · 0 claps #life #abundant

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TN T.N. Mahesh

The Thief Who Stole My Heart

யாரும் இல்லைத் தானே கள்வன், தான் அது பொய்ப்பின் யான் எவன் செய்கோ? தினைத் தாள் அன்ன சிறு பசுங்கால ஒழுகு நீர் ஆரல் பார்க்கும் குருகும் உண்டு…

Feb 26, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #sangam-literature #heron #stream

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QU Qurrotul A'ini

Anatomy of a Silent Thief: Dissecting Lumma Stealer using Cyber Kill Chain

Have you ever wondered how something as harmless as clicking a CAPTCHA could put your privacy at risk?

Feb 17, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #lumma-stealer #cybersecurity #stealer-malware

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TH The Knowledge Hub

From Thief to Royal Son-in-Law: A Powerful Islamic Moral Story About Repentance

According to an Arabic legend, a king was extremely concerned about his young daughter’s marriage. He had been looking for a good and pious…

Feb 08, 2026 · 1 min read · 1 claps #thief #royal-family #the-amazing-son-in-law

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Robyn Hode

The King’s Thief

Feb 02, 2026 · 9 min read · 0 claps #folklore-and-myths #children-stories #robin-hood

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A Мартин.

PicThief:This is a tool built on Flask API, OCR (optical character recognition), and YOLO-based…

github.com/MartinxMax/PicThief

Feb 01, 2026 · 1 min read · 5 claps #s-h4ck13 #pentesting #hacker

OT Otba

A Thief with a Code of Honor

When the last seat was taken on the train heading from France to Britain, fate placed a French woman beside an Englishman she had never met…

Jan 27, 2026 · 2 min read · 495 claps paywalled #twist-ending #crime-story #moral-of-the-story