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Computer scientists have built a software program that can perform key duplication without having the key. Instead, the computer scientists only need a photograph of the key.


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Corollary to "if you can't open it, you don't own it"?
Posted these questions initially over here

Whole thought came up after reading "Anathem" by Neal Stephenson where one of the characters (Cord) who seems to fit the bill as a 'maker' said they would not use any technology that they could not understand.

Got me thinking: Is there a corollary of "If you don't understand how it works, you don't really own it" to the normal "If you can't open it, you don't own it" mantra? ie isn't the whole point of 'opening' to gain the understanding of how it works?

And would you be comfortable using a technology that you don't understand?

I think 'makers' as a whole would be driven to understand the tech they're using, but would that extend all the way to being uncomfortable with (or even not using) something you don't have a basic understanding how it works?
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Models Help Assess Biofuels' Sustainability
Many agricultural products can be converted into feedstocks for alternative fuel. Now analysis from the Agricultural Research Service suggests that they can be used this way without reducing the nation's food supply, soil production capacity or environmental quality.
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Dr. Mark Wrighton, Chancellor, Washington University in St. Louis, 7-19-07
I-CARES, sustainability, energy resources, science education. In June 2007, Washington University in St. Louis launched a new International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability. The I-CARES mission includes investing in infrastructure for world-class research efforts to meet the environment and energy challenges of the 21st Century.
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