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One of the most interesting things I learned from lockpicking was how the physical size of the lock actually has little to do with how easily it can be bypassed.

Another cool side effect is learning about lock mechanisms. There are so many different designs out there (many of them are hundreds of years old), and it is neat learning about how they work.

The pricing not showing up appears to be a Chrome issue (at least for me).

This is pretty neat. You could potentially link Siri up with all kinds of crazy stuff.

"Siri start my truck" "Siri feed the dog"

Isn't #2 pretty close to their tiered data plans?

This is an interesting product. It seems to only be officially supported on the Nexus One and Nexus S (and Android 2.3) at the moment, but it sounds like more devices are in the works.

Their WhisperCore product has two alternative screenlocks that basically use additional (thumb) smudges to remove evidence.

Sounds like WhisperCore also uses AES-256 for device encryption. Which is killer. I can't wait to see how this product develops over the next couple months.

This is a pretty good idea. I can see it being irritating at first, but I bet if it was paired with a swipe motion like that on Android it would actually work pretty well.

Precisely. My first reaction when I read LastPass's release was relief that they actually cared about user security more than the potential bad press.

I actually really like that they did a point by point response to their critics. To me this is an important step for today's companies. The internet gives a voice to customers to raise concerns, companies are able to see these concerns immediately, and companies have a great way to respond quickly. I feel like it this type of dialog creates a win-win situation for everybody involved.

I'd never heard of SpiderOak before. Reading some info on their site here is how they explain how they allow access to your files from a browser.

"When you access your data via the website, in order for the SpiderOak server to send you your folder and filenames, and send your browser the plain text versions of your data, you must type in your password, which exists in the SpiderOak server's memory for the duration of your browsing session. Your password is only stored only in encrypted memory (and never written to an unencrypted disk) and is destroyed when your browsing session ends."

Seems pretty cool. I might have to check them out.

I agree, pretty cool.

Interesting article. I hadn't heard of the UK's ROCs (renewables obligation certificates) before. That sounds like a fairly convoluted and silly system. Wind power is a bad idea IMHO.

One thing I have noticed about ereaders (and owners of ereaders) is their willingness to purchase books. I have friends who before buying a nook or a kindle would read one or two medium sized books a year. Revenue for Amazon/B&N ~ $20 ($60 if they are both new release hardbacks). With the ereader the same person will have a "stack" of 13 to 14 books to read in their ereader. Revenue for Amazon ~ $130. This is not including the cost of ereader, but we can just skip that. Now, ereaders certainly make reader more accessible (you don't have to carry around a book with you), but changing mediums is not going to increase the amount you read by 700%.

Please don't misunderstand me on this, I actually really like ereaders. I think if you are a person that used to go on vacation with four heavy books in your luggage then they are great. I also really like a lot of the tech involved. The kindle's battery life is simply amazing.

The point is that I feel like the barrier to buying a book has been dramatically reduced. IMHO, this is why the bookstores are supporting and promoting them. With a physical book, you have to order it from the site or go to the store. You also have a physical book which can feel like 700 pages of procrastination staring you back in the face everyday that you don't read. Sure the bookworms out there really want you to like books and to actually read more, but bookstores are a business, and their business is _selling_ books.

I like the site and idea. I remember seeing a site that was similar but for things like quitting smoking. The location based part of this definitely adds an interesting twist on the standard "Rob was here" location based services out there. The site is well done and I like the logo. I agree that an Android version would be nice, but that can definitely come later. Thanks for sharing.