This is one of the best presents you can buy a 13-year-old kid. It's a $10 transparent padlock that lets you see the inner workings as you poke them with lockpicking tools. Amazon stopped selling low-priced lock-picks but they are dirt-cheap on eBay. Buy one for yourself, and another for your favorite juvenile hacker.
Transparent padlock and lockpicking tools
Proven Industries stops suing YouTuber for drinking juice and shimming open its lock
Proven Industries had one job: make locks that don't suck. Instead, they became the internet's favorite punching bag after a $130 trailer hitch lock got popped open in 10 seconds… READ THE REST
Watch how a lock-bump key works
A lock bump is a specially cut key that makes it easy to open standard door locks. In this video, The Lock Picking Lawyer shows how it's done. Thumbnail video:… READ THE REST
$140 gun "lock" has only six combinations
The lockpicking lawyer reviews the StopBox, an expensive chamber lock that encloses the trigger of AR-15-style rifles, and confirms that you do not need his skill and experience to defeat… READ THE REST
Become suspiciously good at ordering coffee abroad with this Babbel deal from StackSocial
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Get Babbel Language Learning for just $159 through Aug. 16 (MSRP $299) with the StackSocial code LEARN and… READ THE REST
Create apps and websites with this powerful Microsoft coding tool — now only $30 through August 9
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: This lifetime license to Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 makes coding a lot easier, and right now… READ THE REST
Spend $70 and get $150 worth of data with this lifetime eSIM that helps you dodge roaming charges
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Have more money to spend on fun during your next vacation thanks to this aloSIM Traveler's… READ THE REST
