[Noisebridge-discuss] locker dead drop... possible?

[Shannon Lee]

We should get some lockers for Noisebridge and then set policies amenable to
whatever Ever is trying to do.

--S

On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Jonathan Foote <jtfoote at ieee.org> wrote:

> Like others noted, the policy depends on whoever maintains the
> lockers, and undoubtedly varies from place to place. Counting on
> contents staying
> unmolested is likely subject to Murphy's law, unless you make
> arrangements with the maintainers (who may not appreciate the wasted
> space).
>
> Have you considered one of those lock boxes that real estate agents
> use to store keys?
>
> http://www.amazon.com/3-Alpha-Combination-Lockbox-Realtors-Locking/dp/B000RYH0I4
>
> It's not big enough for an alien city, but it does have the advantages
> that it's not easily removed,
> can look reasonably legit if you put it in the right place, and it's
> not big enough to call the bomb squad in.
>
> Or do what the Jejune Institute folks did and install your own locking
> box (they asked permission.)
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 12:16 AM, Ever Falling <everfalling at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > i'm wondering if anyone knows the policy regarding those lockers you find
> in
> > train stations or amusement parks where you insert a quarter, take the
> key,
> > and lock up your items and then when you come back and open the locker
> you
> > get the quarter back. If something is left in the locker for more than a
> few
> > days do they reset the locker with a new key and dump whatever is inside?
> Is
> > there a difference in policy for the lockers that take your money opposed
> to
> > the ones that give the quarter back? I'm asking because i'm thinking of
> > using one of these lockers in a low profile location (like a swimming
> pool
> > or gym or something so they don't think "oh crap terrizm it's a bomb
> > inside!") as a dead drop for a clue in a puzzle and i don't want it to be
> > reset before the person is able to get there. also i'm hoping to use one
> > with the quarter return feature so that the quarter itself might be part
> of
> > the clue. is there a specific name for those types of lockers? I'd really
> > like it to be like in MIB 2 where a locker in a train station is left
> alone
> > for a long time (enough to house a little alien town!). thanks for any
> help.
> >
> > --
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> > existence.
> >
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