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I just got some keys cut for my new dwelling and it seems that they've upgraded their technology recently so that a Yale type key can be cut in an instant with no human intervention. Therefore, are we now not approaching the happy day where we can have a 24 hour key cutting machine - just pop your original
in and press 1 (why on earth would you want more than one copy?) insert £3 and hey presto, a fresh shiny key pops out together with your original.
keyless door lock
http://www.keylessentrylocks.com/
[theircompetitor, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]
my keyless car
http://www.infiniti...sctid-12001,00.html
[theircompetitor, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]
[link]
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You can have your keys embossed with the words "DO NOT COPY," or somesuch. It is illegal for a key cutter to copy these keys. This would have to have a way to take this into account. |
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the machine has a little scanner to read stuff like that on keys, and the thought-police version comes complete with camera and hotline to take photos of anyone trying such an underhand trick. |
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self service cobblers would be good too. |
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Mmmm, self service apple cobbler. |
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Considering all the holes that keys have worne into my pockets I hope they soon go away completely and are replaced by RFID tags. Program the house to your tag, program the car to your tag, one tag fits all. In short, I hope your idea will soon be obsolete. Nice idea though. |
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kbecker: why not a digital (or at least code based) lock for the doors -- I've had this for near 10 years, and many new cars have keyless ignitions. |
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Though we all fantasize about an RFID-laden future, this is great now. My only question is where these kiosks would be located, but that's no issue with the invention itself. (+) |
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[tc] I tried a keypad, but was not happy with it. It takes too much brain and sometimes too long to get in. I rather rub my bottom against a reader when I have my hands full. At work that works just fine. Some kind of code based alternative with keypad and manual entry would still be necessary because I could loose the tag or I may have to ask a neighbor to check on the house. |
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kbecker-- the link is a very good product, 5 digit codes very easy to use |
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Baked at Fred Meyer in Oregon. You choose your blank, insert your key and push a button. Pay at the checkstand on the way out. |
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putting "DO NOT COPY" on keys has fallen out of favor to controlling the blanks. |
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Some jobs are great because they encourage human interaction. The three minutes spent waiting for your key can be spent chatting with the cutter. Cobbling, having paint mixed, making up a sandwich, shoe shine and having a pint of guinness poured are great examples of moments of opportunity to enrich your life with the thoughts of a complete stranger. I think it would be a shame to lose this through automation.
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Sadly, a few key cutters, shoe shiners and sandwich makers are miserable bastards. These people, along with spotty teenage paint mixers, should be put in [tobi]'s duck squeezer toute suite, and replaced by your invention immediately. |
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