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The interaction of engineering and "use" by the Lock Picking Lawyer (https://youtu.be/Ecy1FBdCRbQ https://youtu.be/Ecy1FBdCRbQ) was fascinating - "use" here rea
by harrisi 4y ago
The interaction of engineering and "use" by the Lock Picking Lawyer (https://youtu.be/Ecy1FBdCRbQ https://youtu.be/Ecy1FBdCRbQ) was fascinating - "use" here really meaning "exploiting". It's a problem many here are aware of, either by over-engineering things intended for use by non-engineers, or designing things to be used by customers when the designer isn't intimately familiar with the use. In this case it was sort of somewhere in between.
I'm currently an operator of heavy machinery in a factory making tools for the wafer industry, although my main career is in software development. I'm actively working with the tools and software used to get a better understanding of the disconnect between engineering and operations. It's been a great way to consider how to improve tools in ways that aren't just "better" from a software/engineering standpoint.
Also, holy cow. I've watched all of your videos multiple times. You are truly an inspiration. Thank you, and apologies for the fanboying.
- franciscop 4y agoDef want to see Enclave's under Lock Picking Lawyer! If you make a "unpickable lock" you'd def want to send it to LPL, that's like the ultimate proof of how easy/hard it is to pick. The fact that there's no video, with how approachable LPL is and accepts random locks in his PO box, can only be seen as a red flag. Do it in the open, like Stuff Made Here!
- nielsbot 4y agoI think it's just too soon?
- trompetenaccoun 4y agoDidn't know HN had so many lock experts and lawyers frequenting the site. Dozens of comments have already detected an IP violation, half the thread is recommending ways the lock can be tested or people it needs to be sent to for confirmation of the unpickable claim... As someone who doesn't know anything about lockpicking, I feel like part of a weird minority here. What do I know but I'd assumed one would take it to a convention or competition where the best lockpickers in the world meet, not a youtuber. Something like this: https://www.wired.com/2014/12/international-competition-master-lock-pickers-battle https://www.wired.com/2014/12/international-competition-mast...
- wruza 4y agoWhat’s wrong with taking it to a youtuber?
- orthoxerox 4y agoThat youtuber has won his fair share of locksport competitions.
- trompetenaccoun 4y agoSure. Not saying he's bad at lockpicking. The point is more are you an expert yourself or how do you know he's THE guy to talk to? For reference, what are the main lock picking competitions in the world and which ones has he won? Can you name them? When I looked it up out of interest, he isn't mentioned as the world expert in actual lockpicking forums. I found a couple of other names but in any way, it makes more sense to have it tested by a group of experts than just a single person. One person may fail, but if an entire convention full of the best lockpickers can't pick your lock, that's a much better indication the lock really is unpickable.
- mypalmike 4y ago> Didn't know HN had so many lock experts and lawyers frequenting the site. Now you do? They're are definitely lawyers who frequent this site. And lockpicking is a common interest of computer security experts
- kebman 4y agoGot a lockpicking set from a friend, and was ... hooked ... ever since. Apparently it's pretty normal among tech / IT types.
- Grimburger 4y ago> that's like the ultimate proof of how easy/hard it is to pick I would assume there's much better locksmiths on the planet than the most famous one on youtube who does it as a side job.
- PUSH_AX 4y agoTrue, but it’s also probably excellent marketing if you can get your lock featured and it does well.
- brokenkebab2 4y agoLPL is not a locksmith, he practices lockpicking as a sport. And evidently extremely good at it.
- Quequau 4y agoNot only that but he manufactures and sells lock picking equipment and consults on physical security. There's nothing part time about LPL's lock picking any more.
- Fnoord 4y agoWell, we don't know what his main job is, only that he lives in Washington DC. I would assume because of his location that he works for the US government, and that this is the reason he does not want his face on video.
- hprotagonist 4y agohe’s in corporate law. contracts and such.
- Asmod4n 4y agowas* afaik his channel, shop and counseling are his main jobs now.
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- DominikPeters 4y agoLPL makes few videos with locks where he can't do anything. To me it's not a red flag but more likely a signal that he hasn't found an exploit (yet).
- yebyen 4y agoI definitely remember seeing a design similar to this one not many weeks ago on LPL. I am looking for it now. The video on the landing page shows these little discs which can provide a false set, and a secondary mechanism that opens only when all the pins have a correct set. I am not an expert just watch a lot of LPL so don't take my word for it when I say this is the same design, this may be a completely novel design, but I'm looking for the video, it can't have been long ago... Edit: ok, it wasn't on LPL, or a similar design at all, it was this lock and it was on Lock Noob, I found this was in my viewing history and it was just recently published, it must be the video I remember: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNHFyc1oMwU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNHFyc1oMwU (I see this was also linked down thread) It looks like a very good design! I'd like to see it in front of Lock Picking Lawyer too
- codezero 4y agoCheck out another prominent lock sporter, Lock Noob. He has a recent video where he examines the lock and agrees it’ll be hard to pick. Unpickable locks aren’t that unique or rare in the community but they tend to be too complex to make it to market at a reasonable price or with the ability to withstand years of wear and tear and still work. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qNHFyc1oMwU https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qNHFyc1oMwU
- mlyle 4y ago> The fact that there's no video, with how approachable LPL is and accepts random locks in his PO box, can only be seen as a red flag. He says he's going to make a small number of prototypes and send them to the locksport community. It's not a "red flag", it's just very early in his design cycle.
- franciscop 4y agoHe's selling them at $250, patent pending and is sold out for 20 days ("again"), def sounds like a normal product and not a prototype.
- mlyle 4y ago"Please be aware that this lock is only a demonstration of the mechanism, and cannot be used to secure doors, chains, or anything else. " It's for locksport and to play right now. There's no ready means to actually... lock something.. with it.
- jiveturkey 4y agoIt was reviewed a month ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNHFyc1oMwU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNHFyc1oMwU
- cvccvroomvroom 4y agoI can't be bothered to use YT anymore with all the ads. They're basically interactive, on-demand, corporate TV monetizing other people's content and nothing more. The world needs a co-op video sharing app and a microblogging app.
- shawnz 4y agoFirefox with uBlock Origin is effective at blocking them.
- chiph 4y agoHaving a PiHole on your network makes it tolerable. But doesn't fix their broken recommendation system.
- msandford 4y agoHow so? I have a pihole and the requisite config on my ddwrt router but still get plenty of yt ads.
- Caboose8685 4y agoPihole can't deal with YT ads because they're served from YT domains.
- dubswithus 4y agoI use Brave to block the ads. Also, Brave has the playlist feature on iOS which is quite nice.
- Caboose8685 4y agoUsing privacy front-ends makes the experience much more tolerable and completely eliminates ads. Then you can directly support your favorite creators via patreon, etc. There's invidious [0] and piped [1], with the major differentiator being that invidious doesn't require JS and piped having sponsorblock built in. [0] https://invidious.io/ https://invidious.io/ [1] https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped
- pwg 4y ago