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Cake day: March 7th, 2026

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  • Loud. Looks like there are similar-sized battery powered bolt butters that’ll do the job much quieter. Bonus points if you cut the tab the lock is attached to vs the lock itself. Make it require an actual repair and not just a lock replacement.

    Edit - Oh jfc, the one pictured is over $3k …Ryobi has one for $200, which is still a good chunk more expensive than the grinder, but well worth the stealth imo.



  • I want us both to get home safe tonight.

    Do not say that to a cop. If it’s taken as threatening, they can use that justification to escalate. And if it can be taken as threatening, it will be.

    “I don’t consent to any searches, but you have my full cooperation with any action you feel you have probable cause to do.” “Why?” “I’d prefer not to elaborate without a lawer present. Am I free to go?”

    Lots of ‘sir, ma’am, please, thank you’ etc; if they ask for your ID and it’s in your purse, say something like “It’s in a wallet in my purse, I’m reaching in to get it” (and do so slowly) but otherwise say as little as possible.









  • Idr if this was a feature that made it into a real OS or just a concept that never came to be, but…

    I recall reading about a duress pin that instead of deleting stuff, just booted up normally… but to basically a separate user profile. From the non-duress profile you could choose features that would be shared between the two, like texts or call history of specific people, browser history, photo albums, etc.

    So “sure officer, it’s 5224” would open up a phone profile that looks convincingly used, with nice long trails of cat memes and chatter with your gaming buddies about your favorite franchise enshittifying, and so on.

    Punch in your real pin to unlock it though, and it’s got full access to everything, including data you want to keep private.

    …and, uh, if any of you are designing a mobile OS right now, here’s your feature suggestion!