Chirael

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by Chirael 6y ago
I agree with GP (retsibsi). The envelope thing says, "I trust you enough to give you a key... but I don't really trust you, so I'm also giving it to you in this weird signed envelope thing." You either trust them or yo
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by Chirael 6y ago
Good point. But a counterpoint is, it's impossible to commit a burglary if you're in your own home or vehicle. You have a legal right to be there (by full ownership or a lease granting possession), so burglary isn't possible
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by Chirael 6y ago
Probably charge a lot more and be belligerent/pushy about it.
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by Chirael 6y ago
Like all those old furniture or door locks that I just assumed were lost causes, many locksmiths can actually make keys for them. Not usually a serious need for it but if you were selling an old piece of furniture you might do it. In my cas
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by Chirael 6y ago
I've thought about that a lot recently as I have a double cylinder deadbolt I want to replace our single cylinder one with, since the door has 3 panes of glass that can be easily smashed allowing the single deadbolt to then be easily o
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by Chirael 6y ago
It's a good point; once you start thinking about it you realize that the locks are only a (small) part of overall security. For example, can someone break a nearby window pane and unlock the door? Can they bust open the door with a str
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by Chirael 6y ago
I think you handled it well. Since he acted like a reasonable (rational) person he probably wasn't a scammer, but it's worth mentioning that there are locksmith scammers who take advantage of people in high-need situations to char
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by Chirael 6y ago
If it's a combination padlock, many of them are shimmable or easily bypassable [1]. If you care, it's worth searching for your lock brand and model # on YouTube. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpkf1Zldf0s
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by Chirael 6y ago
I've heard portable/cordless angle grinders are used pretty commonly [1]. I didn't know there was any U.S. state (if that's what you mean by state) that makes it illegal merely to own lockpicks. You might want to check o
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by Chirael 6y ago
I didn't know tipping was a thing with locksmiths. I hope I haven't been inadvertently rude by only paying what they were asking. Haven't heard of this before. Some locksmiths really don't like locksport folks. I think t
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by Chirael 6y ago
You might want to check out some of Schyler Towne's talks on the history of locks [1] [2]. His enthusiasm is infectious; he's obviously an expert, and obviously loves what he's talking about. [1] https://www.youtub
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by Chirael 6y ago
You could also put it in a lockbox in a somewhat hidden location on the property, such as underneath a deck (on a house). Though a lot of lockboxes aren't that secure; after doing a little research earlier this year, I found that the K
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by Chirael 6y ago
Yeah, this. If you're lucky enough to have family or a good friend nearby (someone who you could call at 11pm to get it, and who would understand). Just give them a copy of your key. Like insurance, you hope you never need it, but if y
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by Chirael 6y ago
A bump key is easily hidden among other keys on a keyring; it's just a key cut to the lowest depths in all positions, otherwise it looks just like any other key. It's a lot less obvious than a set of lock picks. Bump keys, as othe
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by Chirael 6y ago
Ebay is decent. Not as cheap as it used to be, probably due to influx of new locksport folks, but still decent especially if you're looking for basic locks like a Master 3 or Kwikset. Lots of people swear by Facebook Marketplace but I
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by Chirael 6y ago
You might like the "Gringo Warrior" [1] events that have been held at DefCon and (I suspect) other infosec cons as well. [1] https://deviating.net/lockpicking/gringo/about.html
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by Chirael 6y ago
They also keep a pretty good page with U.S. state laws on lockpicking: https://toool.us/laws.html
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by Chirael 6y ago
A little less pricey but still good are Schlage Primus locks. Deviant Ollam mentioned them in a recent video [1]. Like Lock Picking Lawyer ("LPL" in the locksport community), Deviant has a good mix of security talk and entertainin
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by Chirael 6y ago
A privacy podcast I listen to recently said that, for now anyway, it's possible to use a temporary/burner phone to do the initial SMS-based signup, then switch to app-based 2FA on a different phone, and then delete the phone # ass
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by Chirael 6y ago
See "Mozilla project exposes YouTube's recommendation 'bubbles'" https://www.engadget.com/mozilla-youtube-bubble-200045382.ht... (and many others, I'm sure)
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by Chirael 6y ago
Yeah, active Pinboard user as well, coming from del.icio.us a number of years ago. Have 35,549 bookmarks in Pinboard as of right now, will almost certainly be a bit higher by the end of the day. Definitely a personal knowledge repository. I
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by Chirael 6y ago
This reminds me of when people said that the DMCA would be used to silence critics, or DRM would be used to prevent people from fixing their own devices. In those other cases, too, the outcome was obvious and predicted, but they went ahead
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by Chirael 6y ago
I too have occasionally lost Apple notes due to what I've imagined must be cloud sync issues. Whatever the cause, sometimes notes disappear and that is unforgivable . If I cannot trust that something I store in a note won't ever
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by Chirael 6y ago
The takeaway I got from DNT is: "It doesn't work, and it just makes it easier to fingerprint you." So I used to do it, but now I don't bother and turn/leave it off.
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by Chirael 6y ago
This, incidentally, is why I strongly resist installing apps onto my phone. Because once you let an app run on your phone, you really don't know what it's doing. At least with a browser, it's somewhat sandboxed/limited
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by Chirael 6y ago
Thanks; that actually makes me want to check it out more. I appreciate the info.
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by Chirael 6y ago
Is Gnucash closer to Quicken or Quickbooks? I wish I had started with Quickbooks even for my personal finances, years ago, but I used Quicken instead :( My impression was that Gnucash was meant as an open source version of Quicken which wou
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by Chirael 6y ago
I’ve listened to every link on this page and they all sound amazing. Nice work on this!
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by Chirael 6y ago
It also becomes a tax on people who are pro-privacy (e.g., running uBlock Origin), since they don’t look like “normal” users and therefore have to solve captchas. All. The. Damned. Time.
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by Chirael 6y ago
One of the best parts about an RSS reader is that it doesn’t report every click back to Advertising Central to update the profile they keep on you.

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