Students defeat new 'Barnacle' parking clamp, skip fines and get free internet
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Students defeat new 'Barnacle' parking clamp, skip fines and get free internet
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Re: Students defeat new 'Barnacle' parking clamp, skip fines and get free internet
#2OK, the actual design of the thing where it just uses suction is incredibly idiotic, but the kid who got free wireless internet for months by taking its sim card - that's pretty brilliant.
Re: Students defeat new 'Barnacle' parking clamp, skip fines and get free internet
#3This reminds me of when I was in Hawaii visiting my brother who lived in a high rise building. This was years ago so all I had ever know was the lock and key but his building had key cards and the doors would just unlock with the swipe of a card and you could go to your unit. He explained they are just magnetically locked. I asked well couldn't you just pry them open? We decided to try and sure enough with 2 of use we were able to pull past the strong electromagnet. It didn't really seem overly hard I am sure a strong person could do it alone.
Re: Students defeat new 'Barnacle' parking clamp, skip fines and get free internet
#4OK, the actual design of the thing where it just uses suction is incredibly idiotic, but the kid who got free wireless internet for months by taking its sim card - that's pretty brilliant.
The alternative, tire boots, are equally asinine and more likely to damage the car. These seem fractionally better up to the point where they are hacked. Unessarily connected devices are a liability beyond measure, and it floors me that nobody seems to notice.
Re: Students defeat new 'Barnacle' parking clamp, skip fines and get free internet
#5Whatever happened to parking permits, parking officers, and parking tickets?
Re: Students defeat new 'Barnacle' parking clamp, skip fines and get free internet
#6"a user who found out his campus only had 12 wheel boots to go around and bought and illegally parked 12 scrapyard cars that could be “sacrificed” so everyone else could park however they wanted."
Not all heroes wear capes.
Re: Students defeat new 'Barnacle' parking clamp, skip fines and get free internet
#7Like adversaries who attempt to outrun a radio, "outsmarting" law enforcement who have your license-plate number is a generally poor strategy.
Likewise, putting the police-department's SIM in your phone has some pretty clear downsides.
Re: Students defeat new 'Barnacle' parking clamp, skip fines and get free internet
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Re: Students defeat new 'Barnacle' parking clamp, skip fines and get free internet
#9"a user who found out his campus only had 12 wheel boots to go around and bought and illegally parked 12 scrapyard cars that could be “sacrificed” so everyone else could park however they wanted." Not all heroes wear capes.
You beat me to it by a minute.
+1
Re: Students defeat new 'Barnacle' parking clamp, skip fines and get free internet
#10Is scofflaw parking really that big of an issue at OSU? This seems antagonistic towards the students.