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    Image of Trai_Dep Trai_Dep
    09/18/09

    In reply to Use a 3D Printer To Get Out Of Handcuffs
    I'd simply use a 3D printer to replicate myself, only without handcuffs. Then stroll away a free man.
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    Image of Anekanta - Go Play! Anekanta - Go Play!
    09/17/09

    In reply to Use a 3D Printer To Get Out Of Handcuffs
    I wish I had me one of these "replication devices" so I could print me a Trans-Am and a big bacon cheese-burger.

    *someone whispers in Anekanta's ear*

    What do you mean it doesn't work that way? But I really want my cheese-burger!
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    Image of aubreyf aubreyf
    09/17/09

    In reply to Use a 3D Printer To Get Out Of Handcuffs
    But can he print scissors to cut the zip tie his hands are bound with behind his back?
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    Image of shoelace414 shoelace414
    09/17/09

    In reply to Use a 3D Printer To Get Out Of Handcuffs
    Handcuff keys aren't high security. you can buy them.
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment shoelace414 was starred shoelace414 was unstarred
    Image of Chip Overclock Chip Overclock
    09/17/09

    @shoelace414: Yep. There are pages and pages of them on Amazon.com. I've always thought it would be a good idea to carry one tucked in your wallet in your hip pocket.
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    09/17/09

    In reply to Use a 3D Printer To Get Out Of Handcuffs
    I'd rather carry the 3D printer. That way I can make a key for anything, on demand. Now all I need is a power source, a power cord, and a really big bag to carry the printer and the cord.

    Hmm... on second thought, I think I'll hire an accomplice to carry all this stuff for me.
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    Image of psychiccheese psychiccheese
    09/17/09

    In reply to Use a 3D Printer To Get Out Of Handcuffs
    Most handcuff locks are not terribly difficult to pick in the first place. The hard part being positioning a pick or a key into the lock hole and manoeuvring it to unlock the cuffs.

    Handcuffs are designed to restrain a subject temporarily, not for an extended period of time.
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    Image of ubermex ubermex
    09/17/09

    In reply to Use a 3D Printer To Get Out Of Handcuffs
    Or you could just buy a handcuff key. It's not like they're difficult or even illegal to get or have in most places.
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    Image of I Think We're Property I Think We're Property
    09/17/09

    @ubermex: Yeah, and almost all are extremely generic. Very few police forces bother to get their handcuffs fitted for custom or even uncommon keys. Its standard practice for bodyguards to give their clients a key that will unlock about 90% of handcuffs in the world.
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    Image of joetato joetato
    08/20/09

    In reply to Live As If You Are Already In The Future At Hacker Camp
    Data toilets.
    Macromedia Flush?

    Insert joke about downloading here.
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    Image of SavitriRaven SavitriRaven
    08/19/09

    In reply to Live As If You Are Already In The Future At Hacker Camp
    "Imagine being able to control every aspect of your phone, including the very network where you make telephone calls. It seems bizarrely revolutionary."

    Hey, this is a standard in Europe. You just obtain a SIM card from your operator of choice, put it in your cellphone and you're ready to go. Doesn't seem that revolutionary to me :-)
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    08/28/09

    @SavitriRaven: Showoff.
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    Image of burlybax burlybax
    08/18/09

    In reply to Live As If You Are Already In The Future At Hacker Camp
    I say to you Nerds of the world, UNITE! We must never acquiesce!
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    Image of Jeriba Jeriba
    08/17/09

    In reply to Live As If You Are Already In The Future At Hacker Camp
    I love the banner that says "Camp like a Pirate" for its grammatical ambiguity.
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    Image of braak braak
    08/17/09

    In reply to Live As If You Are Already In The Future At Hacker Camp
    Yeah, I don't really know that I'm excited about the idea of being able to control every aspect of my cellphone.

    It'd just be one more vast field of information in which I would have to make decisions for which I am completely unqualified.
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    Image of Illogic Illogic
    08/17/09

    In reply to Live As If You Are Already In The Future At Hacker Camp
    Spontaneous first reaction: Fuck yeah! It's like a wandering tribe of hackers out of Snow Crash or something!
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    Image of Anekanta - Go Play! Anekanta - Go Play!
    08/17/09

    In reply to Live As If You Are Already In The Future At Hacker Camp
    Now that sounds like the most awesome racecar game ever! Do the brakes only work if you make squealing & screeching sounds?

    I want one for my nephews!
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    Image of Lobishomen Lobishomen
    08/17/09

    In reply to Live As If You Are Already In The Future At Hacker Camp
    They speak German in the Netherlands?
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    Annalee Newitz promoted this comment Lobishomen was starred Lobishomen was unstarred
    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    08/18/09

    @Lobishomen: No, obviously. But this is an international gathering, and the CCC folks (from Germany) invented the Datenklo. So that's what everybody calls it.
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