Post #3248970

2026-05-17 18:42 UTC

@nerdbear@masto.ai @mclare@recurse.social @pluralistic@mamot.fr I bought a simple lock to install on a cabinet door. When it arrived I reviewed the instructions before installing it in the cabinet and discovered I had to activate the lock via a website that required an account set up with my email address before it would ever lock. The description on the website had not included this requirement. I got a full refund for the lock and found another lock that I could use with no stupid connection to the cloud.

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@FlashMobOfOne@mstdn.social 2026-05-17 19:10

@juliesbits@c.im @nerdbear@masto.ai @mclare@recurse.social @pluralistic@mamot.fr Geez. A cloud connection on a simple lock is insane.

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@Hammerwell@troet.cafe 2026-05-17 19:28

@juliesbits@c.im @nerdbear@masto.ai @mclare@recurse.social @pluralistic@mamot.fr Calling a lock simple when it is something electronic and even with an internet connection is a stretch already. I'd say a "simple" lock would be something like this: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Cabinet-Locks-with-Keys-Long-Cam-Locks-Keyed-Alike-Cabinet-Cam-Lock-Set-for-Cabinets-RV-Storage-Locks-Tool-Box-Lock/9034605558

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@the5thColumnist@ottawa.place 2026-05-17 19:47

@juliesbits@c.im @nerdbear@masto.ai @mclare@recurse.social @pluralistic@mamot.fr >

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@rl_dane@polymaths.social 2026-05-17 20:12

@juliesbits@c.im @nerdbear@masto.ai @mclare@recurse.social @pluralistic@mamot.fr You rock for returning that deuce of a product. <3

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@kudra@aus.social 2026-05-17 20:54

@juliesbits@c.im @nerdbear@masto.ai @mclare@recurse.social @pluralistic@mamot.fr I had a door lock that was wifi connected, which I swapped out for a non-wifi connected programmable lock which, though I cannot unlock remotely, the batteries last massively longer. I would now like to swap out for a lock that doesn't need batteries.

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