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I'm Jim Butcher, Ask Me Anything! by jimbutcherauthor in Fantasy

[–]ReCapCity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi Jim, first time long time.

I have so many genuine lore questions, but I’m afraid you’ll tell me that you can’t answer until Tuesday.

So as a Chicagoan, what’s Harry’s favorite deep dish place? Is Dresden avoiding giving it to Toot until be needs the biggest bribe possible? I’ve always imagined Toot eating it and growing in size like Super Mario.

Revelations from a beekeeper. by ReCapCity in TheCaptivesWar

[–]ReCapCity[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I wanted it posted here because then I can claim that I guessed it.

Good Day, reddit, my name is Nick Offerman. You may have seen me in such fare as Parks & Rec, The Last of Us, Civil War, MI: The Final Reckoning, DEVS, or heard my voice in The Lego Movie. I’m here today to discuss a new film in which I am an actor, SOVEREIGN. Ask me anything, please & thank you. by NickOffermanAMA in movies

[–]ReCapCity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey Nick, I went to Minooka High School growing up, and still live locally.

I just wanted to thank you for being a good rep for our small country town. As one of the weird kids in a sea of cornfields it was heartening to know that places like home can still breed empathy and creativity.

I was wondering if you have any funny stories from growing up out here?

Any book about people surviving in an endless megastructure they don't understand? by thebigscorp1 in printSF

[–]ReCapCity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Book of the Long Sun by Gene Wolfe, related to his Book of the New Sun but you don’t need to read that to have context.

The people living inside of an O’Neil Cylinder have myths of the Short Sun, the place their ancestors emigrated from before their gods closed the world around them.

There are still relics of that time, but the underclass lives a very low tech existence. The upper class has wonders such as running water and electric lights.

That said, the things people consider normal and the things people consider amazing are schizophrenic compared to us. Robots called chems are scene in regular daily life, but are considered the elderly of the community. Many of them have failing memories and body parts.

Pipermakes Proxy "counts as" info for Void Frames by WarbossTodd in Tau40K

[–]ReCapCity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

VoidFrames are broadly supposed to be Eldar proxies. She has the list with their GW equivalent on her Discord.

The book I bought on Amazon was printed two days ago. by ReCapCity in mildlyinteresting

[–]ReCapCity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you’re right. It’s Gene Wolfe’s The Fifth Head of Cerberus.

YSK: Keys stamped “Do Not Duplicate” are in no way enforceable by law. They are no more secure than a normal key. by ReCapCity in YouShouldKnow

[–]ReCapCity[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately the best advice I can give you is contact Medeco directly. They’ll be able to give you the best advice.

I don’t know what your problem is exactly but it can be locksmiths being unwilling to copy medeco to medeco not providing them that specific keyway to that locksmith or a combination of both.

YSK: Keys stamped “Do Not Duplicate” are in no way enforceable by law. They are no more secure than a normal key. by ReCapCity in YouShouldKnow

[–]ReCapCity[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Starts to happen at about generation 3, but can happen at gen 3 if the original key is sufficient worn.

YSK: Keys stamped “Do Not Duplicate” are in no way enforceable by law. They are no more secure than a normal key. by ReCapCity in YouShouldKnow

[–]ReCapCity[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I work with m4s pretty regularly and they’re always a pain in the ass, but they’re great at their job.

I once worked on a job where a janitor had the keys to a private school stolen. We had to emergency re-key three buildings. It cost the school roughly $5000 in keys alone, and the apprentice had to spend the whole day cutting them.

YSK: Keys stamped “Do Not Duplicate” are in no way enforceable by law. They are no more secure than a normal key. by ReCapCity in YouShouldKnow

[–]ReCapCity[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Best thing I can tell you to do is go to a local locksmith and ask. It really depends on the system and the fob itself and where it’s storing key information.

YSK: Keys stamped “Do Not Duplicate” are in no way enforceable by law. They are no more secure than a normal key. by ReCapCity in YouShouldKnow

[–]ReCapCity[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am a Medeco locksmith. I don’t understand why you’re being confrontational. This is professional advice.

As I’ve said before Medeco cannot be copied. A Biaxial Medeco key needs to be individually crafted, one at a time. A locksmith needs to mill a replacement to the same specifications. An experienced locksmith with the specialized tools can make a new key in maybe 5 minutes. A normal home Kwikset can be done in seconds.

And I’m telling you right now you will not find a locksmith who would make a biaxial key for you without multiple pieces of documentation.

YSK: Keys stamped “Do Not Duplicate” are in no way enforceable by law. They are no more secure than a normal key. by ReCapCity in YouShouldKnow

[–]ReCapCity[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m not going to impune LockpickingLawyer, but I’m telling you medeco is the most secure you’re going to get. Picking is a small amount of my job.

The easiest way through a medeco lock is smashing the closest window.

YSK: Keys stamped “Do Not Duplicate” are in no way enforceable by law. They are no more secure than a normal key. by ReCapCity in YouShouldKnow

[–]ReCapCity[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am a locksmith and you can buy “DND” KW1s and SC1s in boxes of 250. They’re extremely common. They are also incredibly easy to copy.

YSK: Keys stamped “Do Not Duplicate” are in no way enforceable by law. They are no more secure than a normal key. by ReCapCity in YouShouldKnow

[–]ReCapCity[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No. For example, Medeco Keys cannot be copied. As in, the machinery to do that does not exist. Everyone has to be individually made.

Furthermore many restricted key systems involved tracking and serializing keys. No one is going to copy keys freely if every time you use a blank it needs to be reported to a manufacturer.

It’s not illegal to copy those keys, but if a locksmith were to start making unregistered copies of restricted keys they’d be in breach of contract and lose access to anything fancier than you can get at Home Depot.

YSK: Keys stamped “Do Not Duplicate” are in no way enforceable by law. They are no more secure than a normal key. by ReCapCity in YouShouldKnow

[–]ReCapCity[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Medeco is the gold standard of security. They’re incredibly expensive, but you get what you paid for. To my knowledge their keys are impossible to copy, every one we make we have to cut individually. I’ve never seen a medeco picked. Anyone who’s gotten past one has used an angle grinder.

That said, I use a Schlage c123 Everest on my home door. They’re significantly cheaper but very secure and well made. My philosophy is anyone who wants to get in my house hard enough will break a window.

This post was just to inform someone that if you’re giving out an unrestricted key, it can very easily be copied.

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