Ugh, I should really get back to practicing #lockpicking.
I was very gung-ho about it for a little bit, but then what always happens happened: it got tough (couldn't quite get the hang of feeling around the lock's guts, didn't know what I was doing wrong) and I got overwhelmed and dropped it.
But I want to have that skill at least somewhat developed.
The packaging told me I'd be prevented from picking these, so I got 13 new locks today.
Then I recorded unboxing-picking of all of them for Fedi.
The packaging told me I'd be prevented from picking these, so I got 13 new locks today.
Then I recorded unboxing-picking of all of them for Fedi.
And people say Mastodon is hard 😋
Gorgeous antique 8-Lever "Mastodon" steel padlock, picked in ~7 seconds, using homemade tools fashioned out of recycled bike spokes.
This is the second of two beautiful antique locks my partner gave me as a present.
The reason this opened so quickly is because several of the levers are rusted in place, and I bypassed the remaining ones and pushed the locking pawls out of the way directly.
Antique 4-Lever steel padlock, picked in ~10 seconds, using homemade tools fashioned out of recycled bike spokes.
This is one of two beautiful antique locks my partner gave me as a present.
And people say Mastodon is hard 😋
Gorgeous antique 8-Lever "Mastodon" steel padlock, picked in ~7 seconds, using homemade tools fashioned out of recycled bike spokes.
This is the second of two beautiful antique locks my partner gave me as a present.
The reason this opened so quickly is because several of the levers are rusted in place, and I bypassed the remaining ones and pushed the locking pawls out of the way directly.
Antique 4-Lever steel padlock, picked in ~10 seconds, using homemade tools fashioned out of recycled bike spokes.
This is one of two beautiful antique locks my partner gave me as a present.
#39c3
#lockpicking #Homeassistant
Can you recommend an electronic lock cylinder that I can,
- toggle with a raspberry nearby
- toggle with perhaps nfc tokens, maybe even dynamic ones?
I want to integrate it into existing revokable access control.
Should not be dependent on vendor servers.
#39c3
#lockpicking #Homeassistant
Can you recommend an electronic lock cylinder that I can,
- toggle with a raspberry nearby
- toggle with perhaps nfc tokens, maybe even dynamic ones?
I want to integrate it into existing revokable access control.
Should not be dependent on vendor servers.
#TIL I don't have enough locks.
I counted 231, but 🤷🏼♀️, who knows if I missed any.
*I gave away like a hundred when I moved several years ago—this is what I have now (plus another half-dozen that didn't fit on the table.
"Choose" I think the word you were looking for there was "choose."
"Choose" I think the word you were looking for there was "choose."
The #lockpicking practitioner's nightmare 😱
Ken Thompson recalls Unix's rowdy, lock-picking origins
https://thenewstack.io/ken-thompson-recalls-unixs-rowdy-lock-picking-origins/
#HackerNews #KenThompson #UnixHistory #TechInnovation #SoftwareDevelopment #LockPicking
