I also put up signs in all the showers telling people to try using nickels
This is based, but be careful posting your Wins online where the :fedposting: can see
remember to scrub your image files of metadata :wink:
I would trust hexbear to do it more than imgur. Imgur has a strong incentive to sell user data to third parties, so even if they scrub metadata from your files so that other imgur consumers can’t spy on you, imgur itself probably keeps the metadata somewhere private like a database and sells it to third parties as a commodity. No proof, just a hunch based on how other tech firms operate.
Good advice. I had all my location stuff turned off, and actually posted a screenshot of the picture, not the actual picture. I’m sure that’s not much of a hurdle, but it’s something.
I also reset everything before I left. Those machines aren’t really for profit at public campgrounds. I mostly just wanted to see if I could do it, and then my whole party got to shower for like 10 cents (along with anyone else who came along in the couple of days we were there).
Mostly I was shocked at how easy it was. The locks were very simple, and the interface was braindead straightforward to manipulate. If I ever find myself at a private campground, they’re definitely staying that way.
also reset everything before I left.
:deeper-sadness: damn, that’s sad. nobody else got to benefit
Those machines aren’t really for profit at public campgrounds.
Disagree. Private contractors install vending machines (i.e. any machine the provides a service in exchange for currency) specifically for profit. The park then takes a small cut of the money for upkeep of the park, etc. but public parks are mostly subsidized by the public through taxes, so they don’t really need the vending machine money. The vast majority of the money gets pocketed by some capitalist who had enough money to buy the machine in the first place. It is passive income for a capitalist.
Mostly I was shocked at how easy it was. The locks were very simple, and the interface was braindead straightforward to manipulate. If I ever find myself at a private campground, they’re definitely staying that way.
I wish you the best of luck, but I wouldn’t worry too much about the public-private distinction here since vending machines at public parks are privately owned. Especially in America.
The vending machines are, but I don’t think the showers actually are. As someone said above, I think they’re mostly just there to keep people from wasting water.
I’ll do some research, because I do a lot of camping over the summer. If it turns out you’re right, then I’ll be hitting a number of them all over the west.
Bypassing physical and digital security for fun and praxis. You can program then to take any kind of token and treat it as any quantity, it turns out. Should bulk buy some arcade tokens and tell the machines they’re $5, then leave a stack in every shower stall.
Tubular locks (which are on most laundry and vending machines) are actually STUPIDLY easy to pick–easier than even a middle-grade padlock–they just require specialized tools that most people don’t have. You can get a set of 7 and 8 pin (the most common types) tubular picks for about $60, and can teach yourself to open almost any of them in a single afternoon. It’s mostly security through obscurity because of how few people actually own the tool.
Hey! lockpicking lawyer here!
I’ve been sort of casually involved in locksport for about 20 years, and I’m still in awe of that dude. Just incredible level of talent.
Yeah, it’s unreal–like watching a world-class violinist or something. If you know a little bit about it, you can see how absolutely transcendently good he is. The tools he makes are also fantastic, incidentally. His lishi is absolute magic if you’ve got a little skill with it. The guy is top tier in every way.
I was told that this might be praxis, so congratz dude
