Re: Beware of high tech running amok

In article <la88s35it4mk8rku0hcc5gaqgks26alllq@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Scott in SoCal
wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:02:28 -0600, tetraethylleadREMOVETHIS@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> (Brent P) wrote:
> 
>>Why do I want more crap to carry around
> 
> Huh? You already carry a key on a chain with a fob. Where is this
> "extra crap" of which you speak?

I have no 'fob'. 

>>another thing that needs a battery... 

> My first battery lasted almost 3 years and cost $3 to replace. BFD.

It's not the cost, it's the annoyance. 
 
>>For what advantage? Not putting a key into a lock? 

> The primary reason people lock their keys in their cars is because the
> key is constantly leaving their pocket or purse. With KSE (Keyless
> Start and Entry) the key can stay in your pocket at all times.

Um... you're mixing things here. if you're keeping it in your pocket it's 
RFID which is something entirely different. 

> The car
> can detect whether the key is inside the car or not; if you try to
> start the car and the key is not inside, the car will not start. If
> you leave the car and they key is still inside, the car will not lock,
> and will warn you by blipping the horn that you left your keys inside.

And makes your car easy to steal by some RFID interceptor.

Easy low tech solution: Spare key in wallet duh. 

> My car can be programmed with up to 4 keys. Each key has all sorts of
> personalized settings associated with it, such as seat, steering
> wheel, and mirror positions, climate control settings, radio presets,
> even the name displayed on the dashboard. One day when you get married
> and you're constantly adjusting seats and mirrors after your wife has
> driven your car, you'll appreciate things like these. :)

Only I drive my car. 

> Another thing you might appreciate on occasion: my car has no lock
> cylinders in the doors to get frozen up in the winter. :)

It's called graphite lock lube. I've had to do it ONCE in 11 years. 

And what do you do when the gizmo fails? Break a window?