Comment by vel0city

Comment by vel0city 14 hours ago

6 replies

People lose wallets. People lose car keys.

My PaaK car has a backup passphrase to start it. I can be used in a pinch if my phone isn't working. I can't say the same if I lose my car key.

If I go on a long trip I'm likely to bring multiple car keys and multiple payment methods. This is still true if I'm doing PaaK.

blacksmith_tb 12 hours ago

They do, and obviously it's a huge headache. But now we can imagine a bright future where you can lose both, and your normal way to try and get help, all at once!

  • vel0city 11 hours ago

    > But now we can imagine a bright future where you can lose both, and your normal way to try and get help, all at once!

    Still a possibility with cut keys, paper currency, and dumb cell phones. Ever have all of those things in a bag and have that bag stolen?

    At least with the PaaK car I have, there's a backup passphrase as well.

    As I mentioned elsewhere, I'll trade the slightly worse day maybe once a decade+ (or quite possibly never!) for the convenience every single other day. If I'm smashing my phone every few days I'll probably rethink that strategy. But I'll probably want to change whatever is causing me to smash my phone every few days.

cholantesh 14 hours ago

And people don't lose phones?

  • vel0city 14 hours ago

    > My PaaK car has a backup passphrase to start it

    Cars that need a physical cut key to go into a cylinder don't usually have backup passphrases.

    • ethagnawl 10 hours ago

      No, but you can ziptie spares of said keys to an inconspicuous location on the vehicle -- just the valet key or the door key, depending on your tolerance for risk and whether or not the car came with them. (Credit to DeviantOllam for the idea.)

      • vel0city 9 hours ago

        Cars should have pin pads to unlock them. They're so useful on my Fords.