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

[Ever Falling]

thanks for the thought but i think i'd rather use lockers that have been in
place for a while already. NB is too new for my purposes :)

On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 9:26 PM, Shannon Lee <shannon at scatter.com> wrote:

> 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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