News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:The Tiny Ultrabright Laser That Can Melt Steel by XorNot on Monday April 15, 2024 @12:03PM (#40042347)
The battery powered angle grinder was the end of useful bike locks AFAIK.
Re:The Tiny Ultrabright Laser That Can Melt Steel by knodi123 on Monday April 15, 2024 @01:27PM (#40043325)
Pfft. I had a medium-grade bike lock in college, and I once accidentally stole a bike because somebody with the same color/model/lock parked in front of the same building as me. My key was a bit stiff and I kind of had to force it, but it worked fine. I just remember thinking "why does this seat feel different?" Took me a couple of days to figure it out. I put it back- sure hope the original owner came and looked again after his initial disappointment that day.
Re:The Tiny Ultrabright Laser That Can Melt Steel by hathawsh on Monday April 15, 2024 @01:46PM (#40043548)
There are bike locks that do mostly defeat angle grinders. They are not cheap, of course.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpVOTEOMRuE

https://www.amazon.com/Kryptonite-Evolution-Integrated-Chain...

Re:The Tiny Ultrabright Laser That Can Melt Steel by asddubs on Monday April 15, 2024 @01:58PM (#40043684)
I don't know why you would link a video instead of saying the sentence "chain locks are hard to cut with an angle grinder because the chains are hard to hold steady"
Re:The Tiny Ultrabright Laser That Can Melt Steel by hathawsh on Monday April 15, 2024 @02:00PM (#40043717)
I forgot to add that clarification, thanks.
Re:The Tiny Ultrabright Laser That Can Melt Steel by ethbr1 on Monday April 15, 2024 @02:02PM (#40043739)
Ref: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aBxyaFf379g&t=1m4s

Tl;dr if your lock doesn't double-lock (both sides) and have a cut-resistant core, it's only stopping people who can't afford a Ryobi angle grinder