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What I carry with me every day: Matt Mullenweg
- korethr 12y ago> 5. Lockpick set. While I personally don't have a problem with it, I'm pretty sure such would get you into a lot of trouble in some jurisdictions. Carrying a lockpick set everywhere with you everyday strikes me as risky.
- k-mcgrady 12y agoThere are seriously laws preventing you from carrying a lock picking set?
- jmcdowell 12y agoI work in England but a co-worker here mentioned that the law says he can't carry them unless he had a very good reason e.g. he is a locksmith.
- barrkel 12y ago"Going equipped" http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/60/section/25 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/60/section/25 (1) A person shall be guilty of an offence if, when not at his place of abode, he has with him any article for use in the course of or in connection with any burglary or theft. 2) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall on conviction on indictment be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years. 3) Where a person is charged with an offence under this section, proof that he had with him any article made or adapted for use in committing a burglary or theft shall be evidence that he had it with him for such use.
- 0x5f3759df-i 12y agoIt varies from state to state.
- michaelt 12y agoSince the Theft act of 1968 the UK has had an offence of "Going equipped for stealing" [1] It can cover any otherwise-legal item (bolt cutters or gloves for example) if it can be shown it was for use in a theft; and with items that are made specifically for burglary or theft (a lock-snapping bar or a foil-lined shoplifting bag for example) possession alone is illegal. [1] http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/60/section/25 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/60/section/25
- stilldavid 12y agoLock pick laws vary from state to state. In the vast majority of states including CA, NY and my own CO possession of a set alone is not enough to prove criminal intent. Of course IANAL and some municipalities might have their own laws. I usually carry a set in my bag and have not had any issues.
- wyager 12y agoIt's fine in most US states. Only one state (I forget which) has a general proscription on lockpicks. In many states, carrying lockpicks while committing a crime is illegal, but otherwise it's fine.
- jdmichal 12y ago> In many states, carrying lockpicks while committing a crime is illegal, but otherwise it's fine. Is it any crime, or does it have to be something for which the lockpicks could have been a tool? Otherwise, I can imagine the news now: "Local man gets jail time for jay walking with lockpicks. More at 11."
- hvs 12y agoIf there is a crime near you involving a break-in and you are found to be carrying lockpicks, you will instantly be considered the #1 suspect.
- emodendroket 12y agoI mean, I suppose there's probably no law against walking around with a glass pipe either but I wouldn't recommend doing it for the hell of it.
- jld 12y agoI don't have an issue with picks, but why would one need them often enough to justify the weight/clutter of carrying them everywhere?
- gknoy 12y agoMaybe he has a hobby of picking locks (that he owns) for fun... except I don't see a lock in his bag.
- ternaryoperator 12y agoCarrying it might not be illegal, but using it starts to get dicey. Unless you're using it on a lock to a room where you're entitled to access (your home, for example), you're setting yourself for a lot of hassles. More so in foreign countries. I see no possible upside of carrying this with him and many possible downsides.
- wyclif 12y agoYou're right. Kevin Poulsen was stopped and searched by cops at least once, possibly several times IIRC, and found to be carrying a lockpick set. It definitely can make things a lot worse because typically when a cop sees that, it triggers a lot of presumptions.
- ahmadss 12y agoInteresting to see that "Everday Carry" now has six employees and revenue in excess of $1M [1]. Can't tell if it is just affiliate revenue, or if there is something more beyond Amazon and eBay affiliate programs. [1] - http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/print-edition/2015/01/16/introducing-everyday-carry.html http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/print-edition/2015/0... edit - grammar
- pkaye 12y agoWow I didn't know there was a website where people talk about all the things they carry around...
- Jtsummers 12y agoThere's even a subreddit for it. http://reddit.com/r/edc http://reddit.com/r/edc
- EpicEng 12y agoAnd lots of videos on YouTube, a sub-reddit, etc. These folks tend to be a bit on the... Odd side I suppose, but hey; I used to fall asleep watching them show off all the crap they carry around, so what does that make me?
- _xander 12y agoThis guy carries playing cards, a lockpick set, two phones, two watches (and their chargers), a chest strap heart rate monitor, three pairs of headphones (including $1350 UE 18s) and a router with him everyday? Are you kidding?
- freehunter 12y agoYeah, this is a travel bag, not an every day carry.
- emodendroket 12y agoHey, you never know when you are going to encounter a foreign power outlet. (??)
- geofft 12y agoFrom tomorrow's headlines: "WordPress Creator Mugged In Mission Taqueria, Blames Hacker News"
- kh_hk 12y agoI always carry around a TL-MR3020 (openwrt) with a wireless adapter on the USB port. You never know when you need to hop a network. It's so small it does not really make a difference on the backpack.
- emodendroket 12y agoI'm not sure I'm on the same page as someone who carries, among other things, two watches and several sets of headphones everywhere he goes.
- wyclif 12y agoMy initial reaction was similar: "Wow, I must be a minimalist!"
- Jtsummers 12y agoThis looks more like a travel kit than something you'd really carry every day. I mean, why carry the heart rate monitor and watch like this? It should be with his running clothes, unless he's always wearing them. He should have those in his EDC kit as well. And all the chargers, you don't need to carry those around every day unless your equipment dies frequently or you aren't going to your own home most nights.
- emodendroket 12y agoWell, he says he carries it every day, so I'm going to take him at his word. To answer your question, generally people with huge loadouts like this haven't really thought about it all that carefully.
- Jtsummers 12y ago> Well, he says he carries it every day, so I'm going to take him at his word. Fair, I didn't mean to say I doubted him, but more what the kit appeared like to me (travel versus EDC). This is more than I'd take on a trip, but is along those lines. Or if I were leading a more nomadic life (no permanent address or rarely there, lots of couch surfing or staying in hotels for work). However, I guess this would be EDC if that were a normal thing for me.
- jyotiska 12y agoIf you are interested, there is an entire subreddit dedicated to this: http://www.reddit.com/r/edc http://www.reddit.com/r/edc
- insertnickname 12y agoHe carries all that crap but not a flashlight?
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- calbear81 12y agoI think the smartphone light probably counts but I'm with you on carrying a compact CREE-powered flashlight. Also, he's missing a small folding knife.
- insertnickname 12y agoIt doesn't count. Everyone should carry a proper flashlight.
- umsm 12y agoHis phone has a flashlight built-in.
- insertnickname 12y agoProbably not a good one. I'm always annoyed when I see people fumbling with their phones, attempting to illuminate instead of carrying a real flashlight.
- tootie 12y agoSmart phone plus credit card covers 99% of eventualities in the first world.
- cheriot 12y agoThe slope gets a little slippery from there. Your phone needs a charger. If you really need to be productive then laptop or laptop replacing tablet, its charger, and a way to connect it to a cell network. But there's no denying Matt Mulligan is excessive here.
- ersii 12y agoNot to be snarky, but that's incorrect if the power is out for a few hours. Not saying that is a normal case in the "first world" - but it happens occasionally.
- k-mcgrady 12y agoYou carry stuff with you everywhere everyday just in case the power goes out for a few hours? That's like carrying around a bathing suit in the dead of winter just in case it suddenly gets hot and you fancy a swim.
- Noelkd 12y agoPhone, keys, wallet. Keep it simple.
- lfx 12y agoMy father always taught me - keys and wallet every time you leave the house. And keep it in your pants pockets, since you never* leave those. For my future children I will say the same, plus phone. But maybe it will be one physical thing at that time. *Relative speaking, comparing to jacket let say.
- saturdaysaint 12y agoEnjoyed Matt's appearance on Tim Ferriss's podcast earlier this week where he covered related things (most used apps, daily tips and tricks, etc.) - http://fourhourworkweek.com/2015/02/09/matt-mullenweg/ http://fourhourworkweek.com/2015/02/09/matt-mullenweg/
- frakkingcylons 12y agoI carry half of that when I travel, much less every day. I don't need to put Batman's tactical belt and the WHO's civilization bootstrap kit in my pockets and backpack.