roux [he/him, comrade/them]

It’s me, the Communist.

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Cake day: September 22nd, 2023

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  • I had to take an agile course in college and the entire time, going over all the rules-based processes, I was like this all sounds like both bullshit and office terrorism to me. Corpos come along and try to turn software dev into a office culture shitrag instead of just leaving us alone and letting us work on code.

    My last job did weekly meetings but that was about it. If the boss wanted to check in on us he’d just message us. We had quite a bit of freedom and surprising no one, was able to get stuff done, and more efficiently.






  • So I don’t do it a lot and I can only occasionally get passed security pins but the rest covers like 70% of locks though.

    But first, skip the cheap sets on Amazon. I hate how they feel, both in the hand and in the lock. I got my last set from Sparrows so I’m about to shill them. I was very impressed with the ones I got.

    These will get you started real quick: https://www.sparrowslockpicks.com/products/kick-start

    These are a bit more but you get a bit more: https://www.sparrowslockpicks.com/products/tuxedo-lock-pick-set

    I started with the cheapest padlocks from Wally World. Master and clones, I forget what the model are but look for stuff with 4-5 pins and no security pins. But also pick up something cheep with a security pin like a spool pin. They aren’t impossible when starting out but they are a challenge. Brinks makes a lot of cheap ones with security pins.

    But, really just watch a few videos so you can understand tensioning and setting pins. Also have fun with raking locks. It’s not as satisfying as single pin picking but it’s fun.

    If you do get into the hobby, ebay will often have lots of padlocks for cheap. You get a variety to play with that way.

    There is a subreddit for the hobby and one of the best Youtubers is The Lockpicking Lawyer.

    That’s pretty much it. I’m not super into it but I do it on occasion and can get into places. I helped my neighbors get back into their house twice so far lol. You will also get the urge to replace your front and back doors with locks with security pins. Defiant are really cheap and they tend to come with like 2 security pins and don’t advertise it. That was a pleasant discovery when I tried our front door lol.