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This is great (and would be nice if it did cars and worked with HID office keys, too).

I would be a lot happier with a single RFID tag per user (globally; it could be your phone with NFC, or a $0.05 tag) which could be remotely added or removed from the ACL on doors (use zigbee or even a 3g chipset built into the door; it only updates infrequently).

That way you don't need to pull your phone out in a dark alley and hit a button to unlock the door, and if your Internet connection is down (or power is out), the door can still unlock.

You could hack this up with the Schlage locksets and new firmware.

I guess it's a question of feature prioritization: no keys at all but a clunkier UX with less features, or a single RFID tag with lots of other benefits.
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How long do the batteries in the lock last?

Can you tell us about the architecture? What kind of wireless link do you use? Does the lock poll the base station? How do you traverse the home firewall? Do you poll continuously?
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I hate to say it but ahem all those Silicon Valley companies that used fancy accounting, etc to avoid paying fair share of Fed and state taxes..like say Apple, Google, etc..if they all paid 3% in state taxes no cuts would have to be made..

The real political fight is individuals versus company lobbyists
You hit it on the head with the latency - although it only adds second or two at max, we want to make sure that we can keep it as short as possible.

That said, we have a couple of international beta testers who seem to have a good experience, so I think that we will reevaluate this soon.
Personally I don't think I'd care if it was a 10 second delay. (It often takes me that long to find the right key to open the door.)

edit: One international issue that has occured to me is the cost of texting a foreign number. Do you have any idea of how many users you'd want to have from a country in order to get a number that's local to them? (And/or is your SMS provider unable to do that?)
While not ideal, you can fallback to SVGWeb (using Flash 10) for older browsers. Some members of the Protovis community have released some updates to make this work:
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We use one at the office - couldn't be happier with it. Great product!
That would probably make COD/MW playable.
Response from Mozilla: http://blog.jprosevear.org/2011/05/13/webgl-security
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In my opinion, Smalltalk is prime example of language that is desperately missing macros. Most of Smalltalk code is boilerplate that is automatically generated by IDE, replacing this automatic generation with macros seems like natural thing to do. Smalltalk community seems to prefer to build complex tools to automatically generate and modify code in it's textual form, which I think is generally solving the wrong problem.
500 MIT graduates work at a company founded at Stanford :p. (I kid, I kid... it's amazing to think about the innovation that has come out of there, here's to another 150...)
Something to keep in mind:
Not paying works best when everyone thinks that everyone else is a volunteer.
For me it all depends on the target market for the application as well as what stage I'm at. In the early stages I'll only be supporting the latest version of each of the modern browsers (no IE at all).

Once we are ready to start getting things into the public domain I'll start getting everything working in IE 7/8. If I'm getting requests to support IE 6 I might try to get it working but in general it's going to be more effort than it's worth.

I have a feeling most people would answer this questions with a firm NO.
Do understand that's because the situation is not yet fully understood or controlled. These BWR reactors (Units 1-3) and their safety systems, especially the passive ones, are getting their first true test (unlike airplanes, we can't afford to test them to destruction, and Three Mile Island and Chernobyl were both of different design, PWR and the criminal (at least, illegal in the US) RBMK).

The situation is not good ... but I'm sure the environmentalists are sure the casualties in Japan from coal electrical plants in Japan and the PRC are much greater (and they're likely right).
I'm sure many of them are. But equally many are mere functions of human nature.

The long-term impacts of individual actions on the power of the police-force as a whole are both non-obvious and very slow. In particular, I really doubt that the social pressure to empower the institution, transmitted down the chain of command, has more impact on police officers than the violence and abuse they witness first- or second-hand.
On the other hand a good economy allows you to spend resources on health.
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TLDR; I'm just going to assume that hats in TF2 makes up 90% of their profit.
So, I don't mean to be a hardass, but Sergey picked a latin transliteration for his name, so let's stick to it, okay? (I know, cry me a river about "И" vs "Й" and "i" vs "y".)
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I found the game really enjoyable when I did not have to listen to people making remarks about my playing...by lowering the voice volume all the way. It also saved me from having to listen to random strains of someone's music or breathing.
The art that really piqued my interest was the possibility of an Amazon set top box. That makes total sense with their movie rental service and connecting with the other devices.
Another side to think about is how people want others to see them. I happily donate blood (in the UK, where there aren't options to get paid for doing this), but if they started paying a small amount, I would feel that, by going in, people would see me and think "he's so desperate for money that he's donating blood to earn some".

Same thing, say, volunteering in a charity shop (which I haven't done for a few years, not for reasons related to this). If I were to be offered pay, it would be too little for me to care about getting, and again I would, sadly, care that people would see me as the person whose job is in a charity shop, rather than the person who is volunteering his time for a good cause.

It's a pretty petty way to think, and I don't always let the "but people will think..." win my internal argument. but it's usually there, and fairly often does sway my decision. (For the record, I don't care that people see me in a positive light, I'd be just as happy donating blood in such a way that no-one ever noticed me doing it, the bit I care about is when I feel I might be seen in a way that I don't like. Still pretty egotistical, but not quite as bad as wanting to show off, I think/hope.)
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MIT sucks, totally overrated.
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You'll note I make no accusations. Such a reversal requires transparency as an ordinary matter of course.

There is no reason they shouldn't do this on a Linux system, using published code, under a published procedure. Had they done that, they would't have screwed it up in the first place.
At the other plant where cold shutdowns were achieved, Dai-nii (nii is two, ichi is one), a crane operator was killed by the earthquake. The two at this plant were apparently killed by the tsunami a while later (there were working in a low level of a unit and apparently suffered at minimum fatal trauma).
The way I think Intel can get competitive is by building a system on a chip. Think a cpu, gpu, and perhaps other cores on a single chip, consuming relatively less power. Nvidia is doing that with an arm cpu.
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I learned that lesson at Halloween a long time ago. My mother helped my friend and I sew our costumes (she basically did all the work).

When my friend offered to give her some money for her help, she just replied that he wouldn't have enough money to pay her.

At that moment, I achieved enlightenment.
When I think 'innovation' I'm generally not even thinking about web applications - but you've got some great examples!

I think of more physical projects like RepRap (reprap.org) OpenFarmTech and SpaceX that are really pushing things in a new way. I'm sure there's plenty more if people look for them outside the software space.
Exactly. AFAIK, it has small core language and all other constructions like if/else, while, for, foreach etc are made with macros.

I think that Nemerle is Lisp macros + static types + OCaml (algebraic data types, pattern matching) + .Net ecosystem (even Visual Studio support).
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Anyone think this is a bad idea? What if your phone becomes comprised or stolen? Then they have access to your house? Its easier to forge a bunch of bits than a key.
They should add a keypad as well for people without a phone. Keypad code gets set automatically for each Airbnb guest and expires automatically. This of course requies the Airbnb space to have an internet connection.
>>How long do the batteries in the lock last?

Depends on the batteries...a 4 pack of name brand alkaline's from Target should get you between 10,000 and 18,000 cycles or about 1-2 years. I haven't tested with some of the crazier 22,000mAH ones one can get through Industrial resellers

>>What kind of wireless link do you use?

For the residential units, the server talks to the door lock using the same protocols found in car fobs.

For the commercial systems, we use electrical strikes. There is no wireless communication. We manually trip a relay.

>>Does the lock poll the base station?

Receive only.

>>How do you traverse the home firewall?

Encrypted Tunnels

>>Do you poll continuously?

Push
I'm not looking at it that way. Keys are just another thing to keep in your pocket, but your phone is always with you. The way I carry stuff in my pockets, my phone is always more readily available than my keys so taking it out is a natural motion.

You can, however, argue that taking out your phone, launching the app, and clicking a button is as an aggregate action more involved than just inserting and rotating a key. I think the real benefits become apparent when you realize all the stuff this enables you to do: your spouse/friends no longer get locked out, you never have to do the "did I lock it or not?" dance, and if they provide an API, you can sync a lot of stuff when your door opens, like turn on appliances, trigger a network setting, boot your computer, text your friends, anything really.
I suppose I more mean "all men created equal". And the "American Dream" of coming to this country from nothing and making it big. A meritocratic process, or a process that has a likelihood of being gamed/manipulated/bought, would seem to detract from that possibility.

I suppose, technically, that's not what this country's Constitution has written on it; but, perhaps I'm an idealist and would like to think that, in the hearts and minds of the founders, they were intending to create a confederacy of freedom, and of equal opportunity. Why would the bar for entry into the country be any different?

[edit: finished my thought, then changed wording slightly]
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We currently use Twilio, but they removed their beta international SMS support a while ago. That said, Tropo has international numbers in some countries.

I think that 4-5 customers using our text message feature would be sufficient for us to consider internationalizing SMS, assuming Tropo support in that country.
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so im looking for a free program to hide my ip adress and ive looked on many different torrent site but i jus cant seem to find one. can somebody help? thanks from chief ;)
Then add a security code to get access to the app.
Not really.. Lock picking, particularly home-locks, isn't very hard at all.
Many people attend Lock Picking competitions, and it is a somewhat popular geek-sport.

I'd much have a 4096-bit public key, than a flimsy piece of metal.

See Also:
http://www.capricorn.org/~akira/home/lockpick/
This is great feature for the fact that you could potentially lock ALL doors in your house at once. For people with 10k square foot house, this could save a lot of footwork before heading out to town.
My parent's school taxes were $1,800 in 2000. Today? $6,500.

From 2006 when I bought my home to today, my school taxes are up over 60%. This year, the school wants a 6% increase. The library district 25%. My pay has been frozen for 3 years.

Of course I live in New York, where the teacher's union essentially governs the place. During those timeframes the local schools have gotten worse by just about every measure. So the technique of paying 20% of the teachers $100k+ isn't working.
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Protecting one part of the system against code/development errors in other bits of the system seems like the sane thing to do. Maybe this guy is in control of the password scheme but not in control of the SQL stuff.
I think their response is very good. Basically Context is claiming that there is a possibility of WebGL being used for kernel level attacks but has not shown any proof. And as for crashing users machines, my boss reported that my app crashed his computer a few times, now he's more careful to save all his work before launching my app ;p But it hasn't happened in a few months now so, I think I fixed it or his browser got updated. :)
This is a space ripe for innovation. There is such a lack of transparency in healthcare pricing and what your insurer--if you have one--will actually cover on your behalf.
I like the idea, but I'm not paying a subscription fee for the doors to my house.
Sweet! Now I can use money that nobody uses to own a domain name that nobody can visit!
I have been to the doctor 2 times in 20 years, and managing something like this just seems like an unnecessary pain. I have catastrophic with a high deductible, and I don't care to even bother with the topic unless mandatory. This just isn't like managing one's finances.

Edit: To be clear, I manage the finances of 22 subcontractors and 3 general contractors. It's a very big deal. I don't manage their healthcare at all. Much like Microsoft's strategy in mobile, healthcare needs to be as maintenance free as possible.
You should take a look at what is being spent on teacher benefits. The school district in my hometown (Anchorage, Alaska) signed a contract whereby they're obligated to pay $1180/month for healthcare for each teacher.
Yeah, but Apple stores are not exactly ubiquitous; from my part of SW Missouri (Joplin) the nearest is in Tulsa, OK, 2 hours and a hundred miles away. Add another 60+ miles and 1 hour+ from the main population center of SW Missouri (Springfield area). I'd be upset about this if I hadn't given up on the company in 1986.
I think this is different from the usual situation where somebody finds a vulnerability and goes to the vendor to see if they'll patch it instead of immediately going public. He found that they were apparently deliberately misleading consumers about how they were handling their data, in a way that easily may have lead to users trusting them with data that they might not have if they'd been upfront about their key management. I think an FTC complaint is entirely justified.

You're definitely correct about him being a PR seeker. I'm not too familiar with this fellow, so if he is slagging off PR people it would certainly be hypocritical, but so what? I think this guy is providing a valuable service by exposing misconduct by tech companies.
Totally fair.

You made good points in the interview - my comment was made more in a spirit of good-natured ribbing, although I have to admit that the tone did not convey that properly.

I'm actually quite familiar with the work you've done, and have a lot of respect for you.

It's just too tempting to tweak anyone who speaks in hyperbole.
My problem with it (to various levels on other games, but COD/MW is the worst) is that you really need to communicate with your team in these games. Unfortunately, you are likely to hear hundreds of extremely racist and homophobic slurs in a single gaming session. When you're not being subjected to the dregs of society through their racism, you're having your ear drums blown out by ten year old kids screaming random noise into the microphone (because they can, I guess) or teenagers rapping or playing music loudly like they're a fucking DJ. Oh, and don't forget the jackholes who can't be bothered to mute their mic, so we all get to listen to their forty minute conversations with someone on their cell phone.

They need to require DOB for an account on consoles (guess you can't do much about it on PC) and then give people an option to say "don't match me in games with people under the age of X". The 360 has an option that lets you choose what "community" you want to be part of, but it ignores it completely. If it actually worked, it should keep the twelve year olds playing with the twelve year olds. Not that half the racists and inane idiots aren't in their 20s and 30s, of course. . . :/
Austrian RFID (ISO 14443) company Legic has had a deal with Schlage for a while. And Swedish lock company Assa Abloy ($B conglomerate) also owns HID (and its numerous subsidiaries), which pretty much dominates RFID-based access control, and has had a solution in place for at least 3 years that I know of.

Edit: Legic is Austrian, not German. Fixed.

Edit 2: I was obsessed with this topic in '06-07 as the RFID startup I worked for struggled to maintain relevance as each use case for RFID proved pathetic ROIs vs existing solutions. I left when it was clear NFC/ payments was the only viable strategy and the startup was unwilling to drop the other verticals and pursue NFC (which is only now about to become viable).
I suspect that will never happen. At this point, I'm almost certain whatever they release will just be titled HL3.
Read the article: "a one time fee of between $295 to $500."

And from their website: "starting at $295 with no monthly fees for our basic service."
why is that obnoxious? think about it. we don't have a few million dollars for parks. but we have $3 trillion to murder hundreds of thousands of iraqis who never did anything wrong?
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How many Airbnb users do you expect to not own a mobile phone?
Thanks for the info - but I want more info, where is your blog?

How did you come out with 4 different locks at once? Did you partner with an existing lock manufacturer?

You know you have to release an API.
Nice. We don't have a few million. But paying $3 trillion to kill innocent Iraqis and Afghanis is cool.
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I know some people have gone from EFI to carbs on some motorcycles (KTM's early EFI offerings being the few I'm familiar with). I'd imagine it would be possible to go the other way, although I'm unsure of the difficulty of it.
Yup, that sentence made me wince. For what it's worth, Caesar and Cato were patricians. Spartacus was a slave (not even a Roman citizen), and Cicero was an eques.

All four of them did pretty well. Julius Caesar in particular would have had his name known from Britain to Parthia - one end of the known world to the other. He did it the old fashioned way: he went out into the world and killed people. (He was a hell of a writer too, but most of the people who knew his name couldn't read.)
No it's purely for skimming through and making the difference between the articles title. As a separator if you like.
I get ssh based attacks from EC2 a lot, I've blocked completely their ip ranges from servers I know should never communicate with EC2.
Any family with kids is going to be in to the doctor many times per year. They need immunizations, they break bones, they get cavities that need to be filled, etc. Then as you get old, you're on heart medication, hyper tension medication, etc.

I'm a generally healthy 27 year old, and in the last two years I've had to get cavities filled, catch up on some immunizations required by my graduate school, get my contact prescription updated twice, etc.
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Yeah, the value is in having a decent API, easy self-install lockset for homes and small businesses; HID type stuff is almost always professionally installed, requires wiring to the door, etc. The legic/schlage system has really bad software, and the service is lame, too -- bad enough that I bought one and didn't install it on an exterior door.

I like the hacker aesthetic of lockitron, but want the robustness of the pro stuff too. Although if they do NFC tag reads in the lockset, it wouldn't be too hard to work as a simple internet-programmable RFID lock.
According to this site, Intel retained the license as part of the sale.

http://www.reghardware.com/2006/06/27/intel_sells_xscale/
It's true, if you want to modify anything important in devise you pretty much have to know it inside and out. There's no baby steps with devise. I use it anyway and just do things its way. I'm lazy, and if I have to write my own forgotten password again code I'll go crazy.

Sorcery looks cool. Thanks for the heads up.
I would have to agree with much of what the author says. There are many reasons to be an entrepreneur and to work for a startup. One of them is doing what you want when you want as long as you can make a living out of it.

A 9-5 job is to routine for me. Doing basically the same thing day in and day out. I need to get up and be active, and I want to do it when I want to.

I feel like I contribute to society with a 9-5 job, but I don't feel like I make change in society; however, I feel like I make positive change in entrepreneurialism. Even though I am only 19, this doesn't matter in a startup as long as you get things done.
I have a standalone Screendocs client that works with Dropbox, which might be what you need:

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It works just like the Screendocs client, but generates the HTML in your Dropbox Public folder where you can immediately share it online.

The credit system is interesting, I'll explore that.

Very detailed and thoughtful, thanks! =)
how does it square typing with macros? is it typed after macro application?
So, just to be clear: ISO 14443 is the RFID standard from which the NFC standard, ISO 18092, is basically derived. There are very minor differences.

EDIT: The hope with NFC is that the phone can become a passive (non-power requiring) tag that can be read without internal power. As well, the hope is that it can read tags as well, though they are often referring to ISO 15693 and ISO 14443 (These are considered RFID standards) tags as far as readability (don't even get me started on ISO 14443A vs ISO14443B....Ugh).
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This post really spoke to me because I deal with the same feelings as the article writer, and I too consider programming to be a therapeutic experience. However, it can also be a bit of an escape mechanism, making it a pyrrhic victory.

In code if something is wrong or not working right you know it can be fixed. Sometimes the fix is not easy, and requires lots of work, and research, and testing but after nearly ten years of coding experience I know that if something is wrong I can fix it. There is no problem in code which can't be solved. (Obviously excluding some things like the traveling salesman problem, etc.)

Real life isn't like that, because many factors are out of your control. You can not debug a relationship, or undo a mistake like you can roll back a code update.

At times I find myself retreating to the dependable, stable world of coding, in which changes can be implemented easily and quickly, and where mistakes are easily discovered and corrected. That's isn't necessarily a healthy thing though.
So... What about security?

Would it unlock the door if I captured packets sent by the phone, then replayed them later? (Would that be difficult to do? I've never done it.)
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