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Ask Slashdot: What's On Your Keychain?
kuhnto writes: I was playing with my key chain and started to wonder: what does everyone on Slashdot have on their key chains? What cool things do you have that you want to share? I'll start: car key, car alarm dongle, house key, Kingston USB Drive, AAA micro flashlight, and a Swiss-tech Utili-key.
To extend this a bit: what other things do you usually carry around with you, aside from the common items like phones, keyrings, and card/cash holders?
I have keychains on my keychain. A recursive keychain is harder to lose and easier to organize.
But my wife pretty much has me on hers...:-(
Hey, I just picked my nose and was wondering how many other people on Slashdot did the same?
I've got my standard keys, flint, and also has a the same utili-key. I'm pretty sure I've gone through airport security with that thing too
Smith & Wesson model 640 in front pants pocket holster.
I have keys on my keychain. I have enough keys to variouls things that having nonessential things on my keychain would result in something too large to fit in the pocket and too heavy to use in an automobile ignition without damaging it.
Do not look into laser with remaining eye.
Car key, house key, mailbox key, office key and my parents house key and a token for shopping karts. There is a USB key on it too, but I never think of it when I need a USB key... That's about it, it's already too heavy with all that crap.
Ahhh...the great dumpster continuum. Many a free computer will be found there. -- sowth (748135)
Wow, guess those audience story submissions are really drying up at this point as the base has changed? I mean... Wow.
On my keychain? Keys. And a "Remove before flight" tag.
I have to carry 3 different RSA keys for three different vendors systems that my company use. It is starting to feel heavy in my pocket.
Don't you know it is now both immoral and criminal to think beyond the next quarterly report?
wallet, mini led light, camel bell
and keys...
Ring1: House key, house fence key, bike lock keys
Ring 2: Car key, car fob
EDC Tweezers https://store.kaufmann-mercant...
A house key, an office key, and a pink ribbon keychain thingie a co-worker gave me when my wife got diagnosed with breast cancer.
Obliteracy: Words with explosions
I try to keep my keychain as small as possible. So I have a house key, a work key, and a USB key (super tiny). Since I can bike to work, I don't carry a car key unless I have to. That's it!
As for as everything else? Nexus 5 phone, Moto360, a little bottle of various meds, another med, diphenhydramine pen, eyedrops, a multitool, wallet, glasses, glasses wipe, probably some change, clothes. And yes, I have to carry all that med crap, which means I pretty much have to carry the dreaded "fanny pack". At least it is small and leather; without it, leaving would be far too involved and I wouldn't have enough pockets.
If going outside for a while, then hat (cap), and prescription sunglasses too.... that is fun, since they are curved and not compact (love them, though). Sometimes I carry my Nexus 10, also.
It is always too much stuff :(
Willard's Cue Tip Shaper
Original Ring Thing Bottle Opener
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And what do I use it for? Mainly to unlock PasswordSafe. I have the YubiKey NEO, so it has a USB connection so I can plug it into the PC. And it also has NFC, so I can use it to unlock the same password database on my Android phone.
1 bicycle lock key, 1 car key and one for the gas cap, 1 key for our apartment. In my pocket, an old iPhone 4, my Langlitz Leathers chain wallet (which is attached to my keys). I get major anxiety if I leave the house without the aforementioned things, my eyeglasses, and my wristwatch.
house key, (car key if i actually need to use the car in NYC), led pushlight, whistle, tails linux bootable, library card barcode
Car key/fob, house key, SecureID for VPN, Jeep logo tag, and two small grocery store membership thingies.
I guess the most interesting thing would be the SecurID fob.
Personally, though, I find the car key/fob which enables automatic unlock and push-button start on my Jeep the be the coolest thing... (grin)
I used to have all sorts of other things on my key ring, but it was just too heavy and bulky. Now I leave things like the mail box key at home.
One leather key fob with manufacturer's crest.
One car key.
I have a 2nd keychain with house key, mailbox key, spare car key, wife's car key, but I don't generally go out with it. And I usually use my wife's keys to drive her car or get the mail; so it mostly sits on my bedside table.
An old Dogtag and a "P-38" can opener.
Swiss Army Cybertool Lite:
http://www.amazon.com/Victorin...
A padlock. You never know when you'll need to lock something ASAP.
> posting in an Erry Day Carry thread on slashdot.
This place wants to be a chan so bad, it doesn't even know it.
2x Work keys
1x Work key fob
1x House key
2x Bike lock keys
1x Bottle opener
1x Decorative piece
I feel like a school janitor sometimes...
3 (different) house keys, shed key, car key/dongle, minivan key, van key, carabiner, Gerber Curve, bottle opener, sparkplug gapper (AKA flat screwdriver which fits everything), nano LED light.
That's all I can remember, anyway.
Log in or piss off.
Transit pass, door keyfob, server room key, office key, SecurID fob.
I have a "Drink Coca Cola" bottle opener that I found in my great-grandfathers basement after he died in 1975. I have a tendency to lose pretty much everything that isn't attached to me, but I have never lost that key chain. Even when I've lost other key chains that I was carrying for work, that's the one that I never lost. I'm getting almost superstitious about it.
I also have car keys and house keys, and a key that will open every access control cabinet and NVR server rack for a very large customer of my former employer. They let me keep the latter as a memento (after grinding all the teeth off it).
"Think about how stupid the average person is. Now, realise that half of them are dumber than that." - George Carlin
No keys. No keychain.
House is always open... don't need a key.
Car has an electronic fob... no key.
I don't read your sig. Why are you reading mine?
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My key chain, apart from the keys, has a bottle cap opener and a laser pointer. Yeah, it is not polite to point, but sometimes it sure is helpful!
Oh yes - and some keys.
Keys.
I judge everything by how often i touch it, if i havent used it in years, why have it on my keychain, this applies to both tools and keys.
Keeps me from jingling as i walk too.
8 keys, car remote, gym club barcode
I have no keychain -- I use my car key when I drive, it has lock and unlock on it. No housekey, I use Schlage keypad locks on all doors. I carry a flashlight and leatherman in my left pants pocket and a folder clipped to my right. I rarely have need of a memory stick.
I also don't use a wallet -- cards, license, cash, etc. just live in my front right pocket.
a carabiner, a small container with powdered habanero peppers and a USB stick with three partitions: one with Tails live Linux distro, second password encrypted with my cryptographic keys and a third one general purpose.
and keys!
Almost all the time, I wear cargo pants because I want pockets.
On my keychain, I have a simple tool for poking reset buttons that are inside small access holes; I made it from a paperclip. I also have a SwissTech folding pliers tool, which I mostly use for its screwdrivers.
I also try to never be without a paper towel or at least napkin in a pocket. If someone spills coffee or something I have the fastest response time, and sometimes I want to dry my hands in a bathroom that is out of towels.
I carry a Swiss Army knife, one that isn't as thick as my forearm so it doesn't have pliers or a saw. It does have both scissors and a corkscrew. I used to carry one with a Phillips screwdriver, but the SwissTech on my keychain covers that now, and once when someone really needed a corkscrew I didn't have one. Never again! Not on my watch!
(By the way, I have always wished that the Swiss Army knife companies would make a "companion" tool, that doesn't have the basic knife blades and screwdrivers but has the saw, the file, and the other more exotic tools. I'd sooner carry two slim tools than one thing as thick as my forearm.)
I carry a Fenix E11 pocket flashlight. It runs for many hours on a single AA cell, with plenty of light, and it has a high-power mode. It claims 8 hours for the 35 Lumens mode, and less than 2 hours for the 100 Lumens mode. I haven't verified those numbers. I love this thing: it uses a Cree LED to produce a really bright white light. It's 21st Century technology; nobody could make such a thing in the 20th Century.
I carry a Spyderco "Delica" folding knife. It's just the thing for opening packages from Amazon or whatever. It locks open for safety, and I love the thumb hole for one-handed opening. (I'm amazed that they were able to patent that. Once that patent expires I reckon most lock-back knives will have a thumb hole for opening.)
I also carry a Spyderco "Rescue Jr." folding knife. It's specifically designed for tasks like cutting a seat belt when rescuing someone from a crashed car. I've never needed it for this purpose, so its other purpose is that I keep it clean, and if someone needs a clean and sharp knife for food, I offer that one. The Delica usually has little slivers of packing tape or other crud on it from opening delivery boxes.
I carry an "unbreakable" pocket comb. Not only do I use it to comb my hair, but I usually use it to prop a door open when I want to make sure the door doesn't lock closed behind me.
I carry a Fisher "space pen" in black ink, and a cheap disposable pen in blue ink. I can easily tell which is which, and if someone wants to borrow a pen I usually loan them the cheap one and don't get upset if I don't get it back. (If I loan the Fisher, I keep the cap; this reminds people that they need to give it back.)
I carry enough cash for cab fare or a meal, buried in my wallet. I try never to use this as I want it to be there if I ever need it.
I also have a backpack that has a whole bunch of stuff in it (USB charger and USB cables kit, mini first aid kit, etc.) but the above is what I carry all the time.
lf(1): it's like ls(1) but sorts filenames by extension, tersely
keychain 1: NFC tag programmed to instantly silence my phone on contact
keychain 2: World of Warcraft Authenticator
keychain 3: LED flashlight
J-Frame .38
Duh, you have to have a FIDO 2FA key. Otherwise how do you get into your Google accounts? Use that old "send me a text message"? Bah! My FIDO key is a Yubikey model, but I guess there are others as well. Oh, I also have a multi-tool shaped like a key. It has a bottle opener and folds out into a small pocket knife, etc.
I've got like 5-6 keys, including a couple I don't know what are for. And I have a knife with a 2 cm blade which comes in handy if I have to cut open a box or letter. The only other things I carry around are my wallet with cash, cards and ID, my phone and a can of snus.
In my pockets:
wallet
cellphone (can also serve as a flashlight)
fine tip sharpie pen
on keychain:
64GB USB thumb drive w/ important documents, photos, files
mini leatherman (scissors, knife, tweezers, screwdriver)
screw top tube containing:
List of emergency contact numbers
needle+thread, safety pins, waterproof matches,
asprin, antibiotic pills, baking soda
In my backpack:
A copy of this list
Water
Several breakfast bars
Small Chomebook + charger
sewing kit (needles, thread, safety pins)
Small first aid kit
Toothbrush, toothpaste
unwaxed dental floss (a good all-purpose string)
Alcohol gel (can be used as an antisceptic, and to start a fire)
mini roll of duct tape
LED flashlight
compass, paper map of local area
asprin
chapstick
sunscreen
vaseline
lighter
backup sunglasses
toothpicks
tweezers
razor
whistle
pepper spray
signal mirror (doubles as a shaving mirror)
sharpie pen, paper
money - about $100 in small bills
epoxy glue
parachute cord
snaplinks
wire
fish hooks
fingernail clippers
ziplock bags
bicycle tire patch kit
My key chain contains mostly keys, but also a Yubikey Neo and "The Tool" by gopro.
One is the car "key" (that round mini / bmw thing), that has a cast metal enamel Wakko Warner in a rather acrobatic pose dangling from it. Looks great when I'm hard left and he's sticking almost sideways
The other is the rest of the keys, on that i have a piston (complete with connecting rod and piston pin - the whole thing is maybe an inch long), a small pill bottle, a maglite led solitaire, the fob to get into the building i work at, and that's it. The rest is keys.
When I had an RX8 the fob had a working model of a rotary engine -- just one rotor though. But it did make the motions of a real wankel rotary. Great to illustrate to people how they work.
The "Civilized World" jumped the shark ca. 1973.
One has my house key, mailbox key, and bicycle key. The other has my car keys, dad's house key, storage locker key. When I ride my bike I leave the second one at home.
Started this scheme about 3 years ago when I looked at my keychain and realized I didn't know what half those keys unlocked, and of the half that were left I no longer had the lock.
The key to my daily driver has nothing attached. I have a remote clipped to the visor to open the garage and the doors on my house (and the side door to the garage) have keypads.
I know plenty of women who carry lots of goodies because their keyring can be carried in a decent sized bag. Men on the other hand usually have pockets. Not large pockets, just regular ole pockets. Men, like myself, carry little on their keyring. Perhaps for fear of being perceived as the janitor,
My keychain contains all my email contacts with a public key.
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I no longer carry any keys. Car, house and phone all submit to my hand.
And no more hunting for where I left the damned things!
...I have a key to an old Sun 6-drive desktop disk enclosure on my keychain though I'm not sure why. (I do still use two of those boxes but I haven't needed to get inside them for a few years.) It just seems like I won't lose it if I keep it with the rest of my keys.
CUR ALLOC 20195.....5804M
My car keyring has three items: key, lock/unlock device and anti-theft device (with button for when the proximity thing doesn't work).
My other key chain has my house key and five others keys that I no longer use and have long since forgotten what they are for. One looks like it is for a piece of luggage or briefcase.
I always carry these things whenever I leave the house, unless somebody's giving me a ride:
Wallet, Keys (with a carabiner)
Dual band Ham Radio HT (Transceiver = "Handi-Talkie") Yaesu VX-6r
Monocular (I'm legally blind, this is often useful) 10 x 30
Letterman Tool
Handkerchief
AAA LED Maglite
Talking Watch
iPhone 6 plus in belt case
2x dog collars, looped into my belt, one per side
The right one is attached to a 26 ft flexilead
The left side holds a foldable dog bowl and a clip on short leash, for indoor use with handle
The other end of either of these is always connected to the seeing eye dog. (White siberian husky named, "Kila"; she's my pilot)
Doggie poop bags, always ALWAYS at least 2 rolls
Water bottle on belt
Stormproof lighter
I have a Prius 'key', an alarm system keyfob, and a door key, that's it. Oh, and some weird bit of wood that looks vaguely like New Hampshire and has "NH" stamped in it (upside down no less). New Hampshire always was bass-ackwards....
Other than that I wear a watch (yup, a real watch, not that Apple silliness), and a Nexus 4 is in my pocket. Yup, got a billfold, nothing exciting about that either!
"Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem." -- Jefferson
On my keychain I have, um, keys. As few as possible. In pants pockets I generally have a wallet, a lockblade knife, a small leatherman tool (no blade - TSA OK), handkerchief and always a flashlight (Surefire Backup). My phone is always with me somewhere.
But I am almost always wearing my ScottEvest in which I generally have an Ironkey plus a few non-secure USB drives, pocket notebook, rarely used magnifier glasses and magnifier card, photography grey-card, parking access key, pens (rollerball, retractable mid and small size sharpies and lens-cleaning pen), glasses cleaning cloth, spare camera battery, spare flashlight batteries, dental floss, trash-bag (emergency raincoat, camera cover or even to collect trash on hikes), spare cash, earplugs, business cards, infrared-camera camera attachment and so on.
Sometimes there is also a pocket first-aid kit. Mothers are always surprised when it's the guy who is actually prepared when their kid gets a "boo boo."
Often there is a desktop tripod, tele-extender or other photo accessories in one pocket or another and more often than not a DSLR slung across the shoulder.
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"You are not remembered for doing what is expected of you." - Atul Chitnis
I just carry the basics for everyday use, on my keychain: 3x house keys + 1 car key
In my pockets whenever I leave the house: Wallet, smartphone, Leatherman Micra or Squirt, Fenix E01 1-AA LED flashlight, small Kershaw folding knife, Kleenex tissues.
This has served me well for the last few years, flashlight is handy when walking the dog at night, knife for opening letters/packages, and Leatherman for misc tasks. Everything else is self-explanatory. I went with small versions of everything to keep the weight down. Oh, and I always keep a couple of Band-Aids in my wallet, you never know when you are going to need them.
... if that's your best, your best won't do... - Twisted Sister
"Keyless" fob for car, on which is attached a 32gig PNY "key", a house key, and my mail key.
Every day I check myself for four things to leave the house or leave the office. Keys, wallet, phone, badge.
The wallet is a magnetic bill fold with cash (something I still prefer), a driver's license, a credit card, a debit card, and, since I'm a degenerate gambler, a "prestige" card for a major casino chain.
I could leave the mail key *somewhere* and the casino card in the car -- since they'll gladly get me replacements.
Nothing else needed
remote proximity fob for the auto (contains emergency key)
fischer space pen
usb key-shaped storage thingy
St. Christopher medallion
house key
safe deposit key
small capsule-shaped metal pill container containing a c-note (mad money).
only needs a sock.
Aside from the usual keys, I have a small flashlight; nothing strong, but could be useful in an emergency. I have this nifty Swiss+Tech Utili-key, also handy in an emergency. One part is a glasses screwdriver, which I've used more than once.
At one point I had a USB drive on the ring with a number of useful things, from PortableApps to virus/malware cleaners, but now it just stays in my pocket.
I also use a small carabiner to clip the keys to my belt loop; while jangly, it's also much easier to know if I've forgotten my keys and gives me more pocket room.
I have too many keys; at least a couple of which should probably be "deprecated" but the interesting thing I have is a "Tick key" (for removing those bloodthirsty suckers)
Car key, car door remote, house key, Photon light, Sampo fishing swivel, P-38 and one of my dog tags.
Passionately Indifferent
I have a transponder Jerry for my car. But not a keychain.
Don't have any other keys that u use regularly. Don't use a door key as i never lock my door. Not even sure where the front door key is anymore.
Plus one return-to-me email tag made at Petco.
"Win treats sysadmins better than users. Mac treats users better than sysadmins. Linux treats everyone like sysadmins."
A skeleton key / lever lock key from the early 1900s that belonged to my grandfather and a Sauber BMW F1 leather loop
Several houses, each with their own set of keys. Some other facilities as well. Numerous vehicles, many with hitch, spare and roof rack locks needing their own keys. Boats with cabin and locker keys. Vehicles all have alarm dongles if that's not a part of the key. Most keychains have an LED light of some kind.
I take the keychain(s) with me applicable to what I'm doing on any day. If all the keys were on one ring, I'd look like the worst stereotype of the apartment superintendant.
Have gnu, will travel.
I'm waiting to see the keychain coming with the hardcopy preorders of witcher 3. Right now I am using a keychain with my name on it.
Motorcycle key
Keys to a mountain gate and Radio station
Laser pointer
The shepherds did so well protecting the flock that the sheep no longer believed that wolves existed.
A big pile of keys, house, work, my car, wife's car, various telco facility keys I need for site access, paddle-lock keys, gate keys, server room keys, common keys to racks, etc.
It's already heavy & large and I am not going to add anything I don't absolutely need to it.
I know what they all do & have them sorted by sub-rings. For ones that are similar I file notches into the Bow so I can reliably find which one I need in the dark.
The house and car key are on a sub-ring that I separate when not on call, I also have a list so I know what needs the locks changed and who to inform if I lost any.
Should they all be replaced with some sort of smart card that handles unlocking through PKI?
Absolutely not!
This route leads to shared vulnerabilities due to implementation errors and failures due to electronics, like trying to enter a telco site where there's been a catastrophic power failure due to a lightning strike.
Keys are a pain in the ass to manage but on the other hand they are a time tested technology with well understood security limitations.
Ohh and my toolbox has a set of picks in it, I can use these on many paddle-looks and low security 'yale locks' but I am not talented enough to use them to deal with security locks.
Here, a lot of telco site gates use chained paddle-locks and sometimes another site user forgets to link their lock to the last in the chain when leaving, picking a lock can solve this issue without perpetuating the problem for the next visitor by chopping up their lock with an angle grinder or a bolt cutters.
Key, starter and WarAmps tag. If you lose them someone can put them in a mailbox and The WarAmps will get them back to you. Save my butt twice.
I have one circle key ring that is bent and works poorly. It's attached to some liquor store quality carabiner where the latch just kinda flops because the spring is also bent and working poorly.
Attached to the ring is a house key and a key for a Land Cruiser that is not running. Actually, it's at the shop, so the key isn't there right now.
Attached to the rest of it is a self-made Gorilla tape thing that holds my key for my bike lock. That key's little lanyard was broken long ago leaving it not attachable to a key ring.
The whole thing has lasted quite some time, but it clearly showing age. The interesting thing is that most reliable component of the whole arrangement is the fucking Gorilla tape. That shit is barely even fraying at the edges.
Makes ya wonder what the point of the "chain" is.
Someone flopped a steamer in the gene pool.
Here, let me give you an itemized list of every item I keep on my person at all times while away from the house so you have an exacting idea of what to expect when you mug me and steal all my shit!
- Keys
- Car Key Fob
- Leather Fob engraved with Bear made for me by a developmentally-disabled friend of the family about 20 years ago
- Gerber Shard
I have a spark plug gaper on my keyring. I've had it since I was 16 years old and was learning how to adjust a carburetor on my first truck. Many many many fouled plugs later I figured mechanics was not my thing. I'm decent with vehicle maintenance now, but I definitely don't make a living at it. I still have the gaper on my keyring though. It's never left my keyrings over the last two decades.
Which P-38 is that? The aircraft, or the can-opener?
I moved to Thailand. All I carry is a guesthouse key, wallet, passport papers & cell phone
I prefer not to be 'chained'
Amazon describes it as "CPR Mask Key Chain Kit (5-pack) - One-way Valve and Face Mask".
And yes, I'm trained in CPR.
Keys and a bottle opener.
on my keychain is the remote for my car doors and trunk, my car key, house key and mail box key. I never go anywhere without a swiss army knife (Tinker)(rule #9) and a small flashlight (rule # 10).
PS, I don't fly, the TSA would probably want to confiscate it all including my keys!
Car key, car remote and house key. Who wants to carry around a bunch of other crap?
SJWs are the new boogeyman. -Me
Just a 5V Pentium that's been on my keys since I got it from Intel when the Pentium launched. It's a 60/66MHz model core encased in acrylic. Keyfob has outlasted 5 cars and 7 houses.
Burton snowboard leash. The metal clip lets me hang my keys from my motorcycle jacket or a belt loop.
Comes in handy like all the time :D
Of course I have keys. But in those little medicine thingies, I carry different types of lubes....for her. I just ask her at the bar what mood she's in and inquire if she wants a warm up right then and there.
Keys.
I do not fail; I succeed at finding out what does not work.
There are entire sites dedicated to everyday carry (EDC) with some sites focused on flashlights, knives, Atwood tools, etc. You can spend a lot of time and money on EDC "research" :-)
Front pocket (in approx. order of use)
Other front pocket (in approx order of use)
Shirt pocket--you *always* have a shirt pocket, right?
For anything that involves storing of information, I try to use cloud services if I can. I don't like to have to worry about lots of stuff. Having extraneous things to think about and keep track of makes me more cognitively frazzled, so I'm mostly just keys, but I do have a bottle opener and a tritium vile on my keychain as well. These are both things that are used frequently and make my life easier. I live in a town that is disproportionately packed with universities and a junior college, so when the mood strikes there's almost always a party to go to. I was disappointed with the tritium vile at first because it doesn't glow as brightly as I had anticipated, however if you can't find your keys, turning off the lights in a room can sometimes instantly reveal where the keys are. It's also something that instigates social interaction, which can be good or bad(oh god I have to answer all the normal questions again... Yes it's legal in the US it's just illegal to purchase here... No it's not dangerous unless you break it open and swallow it). As far as the things I have on me, only the normal keychain/wallet/phone. Though one habit that is notable is that I always keep each one in the same pocket. If one of those pockets is empty something feels "wrong". This has made my life so much easier. Also in the trunk of my car is usually a bottle of liquor to share, which lately generally el jimador, but it fluctuates over time to different things, and healthy snack food that can store for a long time. The snack food is for myself, but has also shown useful for situations involving hypoglycemic people. Realistically a portion goes to feeding college kids that had too much to drink.
beer opener, as few keys a possible, E-cig, magnetics strip that gets me onto the hyperloop for free
Please have respect for people with different abilities, especially children.
Electronic keys for two cars
Office door key
Desk key
Kroger savings card with "if found drop in mailbox" feature
Swiss Army (Victorinox) MiniChamp II pocket knife
Kingston Traveler small 64GB flash drive with encrypted copy of key documents
Pea-less rescue whistle
Streamlight Nano Light flashlight
My keychain has all of my OS X passwords.
I carry a BMW key, some metal keys, a P-51 canopener, and a little skull from a bottle of hot sauce. All on a cloth strap allowing the whoe assembly to be fixed to a belt loop.
My keychain (Nite Ize S-biner) gets either one set of car keys or the other, most of the time. Rarely both. Also on it are the house keys, mailbox key, and two loyalty tags, for the supermarket and the auto parts store.
Most always with me:
Front pocket wallet with the minimum cards.
Leatherman Micra that needs to be sharpened.
Motorola Elite Flip headset.
My phone, the HTC One M8, is always with me.
Plantronics Backbeat Fit headset (fabulous).
And a pedometer while I choose a fitness gizmo.
Not much.
On my work bag are the office keys and hard token, and snapped on is the keychain and other car keys, just in case.
No watch. Never again.
deleting the extra space after periods so i can stay relevant, yeah.
I use a money clip instead of a wallet. It matches my sunglasses. And I always carry a harmonica. Other than that, boring stuff... keys, fob, phone, earbuds, bank card, credit card, identification, lighter, cigarettes, and sometimes a cigar cutter.
-1 Uncomfortable Truth
I have 2 brass grommets I keep as a memory of U.S. flag retirement ceremonies I've attended. http://delmar.ocbsa.org/Resour...
I live three blocks from a Zipcar lot,, and my keychain tended to scratch up my cell phone. Got rid of it years ago.
Drum Key (used to tune drums and adjust hardware). If you play in bands it's surprising how ofter the drummer needs one and doesn't have one.
... also, I can kill you with my brain.
Key for my car, key for my wife's car, RFID tag for access to work. All my doors at home are keyless, and I have no need for multitools, knives, flashlights etc. On the weekends the only other things I usually carry are wallet & phone - during the week I usually have my laptop and a pair of earphones. KISS :)
---- Den ene knappen er powerknapp, den andre er Bender voice knapp "Bite My Shiny Metal Ass"
Kali Flash Drive, Hiren's Flash Drive, KNOPPIX Flash Drive, HAK5 Rubber Ducky, Random Files Flash Drive, Breathalyzer, Key multitool, set of Brian Brushwood's bump keys, house key, car key, solar-powered flash light, 720p video camera that looks like a garage door opener, portable blacklight
If you want to be seen, stand up. If you want to be heard, speak up. If you want to be respected, sit down and shut up.
"Heartbeat monitor with a deadman's switch which blows away all my encryption keys."
ok... Maybe not.
"Car keys, house key, lead-line isotope container for when I need a distraction."
Hmm. Let me redact that.
"Car keys, house key, LED flash light, tag with 2D barcode with a virus URL in case someone is too curious."
There. That sounds reasonably sane.
-Matt
I learned to divide between two keychains: one has the regular keys, the other has the van's remote, gas cap key, bottle opener, and a AAA Arc-UV LED light.
That way, I can't lock the keys in the van, and when we're on the road, the drummer can use the remote to get in and pass out in the passenger seat!
"The only legitimate use of a computer is to play games." - Eugene Jarvis
KeySmart contains a 64Gb flash, two office keys, 2 house keys, and a boat ignition key. Leatherman isn't airport save, but has a carabiner so it gets left in the car, scissors, blade, tweezers and flathead screwdriver. All up everything is smaller than the palm of my hand.
Task Mangler
House key, company building keys and my car key. And I keep them all organized with smartkey.
On my keychain, I carry keys. Mind you, it's a big carabiner clip full of keyrings which in turn are full of keys, but the main purpose is keys.
I used to carry more keys, but I started wearing out my belt loops. Now most of the keys (shhh, don't tell anyone) live in the glovebox of my car, all mounted to a gigantic split ring.
More important to me than keys (of which the only critically important one is usually a singular car key), are tools.
In my left pocket, I carry (or used to: I want another one desperately) my favorite screwdriver. It's a small forged flat blade screwdriver, made from steel that is both very hard and very -- shall we say -- tough. It turned all manner of screws, both phillips and flat and torx and other, and also made a handy deburring tool and I lost it a few months ago: If anyone has seen a yellow-and-black handled screwdriver, small, sold in ~1996 under the Vermont American "The Claw" brand in a set of 4 tools (three of which were useless), I will reward you kindly.
The left pocket also carries a very small stubby Phillips screwdriver, and pocket change, and has a lock-back Buck pocketknife clipped into it that varies between scary-sharp and near-useless depending on what I've been doing with it lately: I'm not nice to my knife, but I do try to take care of it.
The right pocket gets the phone, and only the phone. Despite Gorilla Glass and a TPU case, the pocket computer ("phone") gets its own place. (Yes, it was "only $199," but I won't be spending $599 off-contract to replace it and repairability has nose-dived since the OG Droid, which was simple to tear down and reassemble.)
The other right pocket (the one on my thigh) has my wallet: I used to carry my wallet in my rear/hip pocket, but it was killing my back from sitting on it. In the wallet, amongst a million discount and membership cards and whatever cash I might have, along with the Paypal/Simple/Local-credit-union debit cards, is a credit-card sized toolkit. It has my Courthouse Knife (never go anywhere without a knife / they never check the wallet), which I use for working in courthouses (it is always scary-sharp because it is seldom used and therefore tends to get touched up between uses), and some tweezers, a toothpick/reset-button pushing tool, a can/bottle opener that barely works (but does work well enough that I don't also carry a P38), and a very mediocre red LED flashlight which is a Godsend when faced with complete darkness (and absolutely useless the rest of the time).
The other left (thigh) pocket has nothing, unless I'm using hand tools, and then it tends to fill up with wrenches and pliars.
This entails that I wear cargo pants/shorts exclusively. I'm OK with not ever wearing jeans again. My butt-pockets never carry anything, and in fact I'd like to find clothing that doesn't have them at all.
And that's about it, except for the shirt pocket, which carries my hand-made smokes in a metal case, and a Bic lighter (Bic because they make the most consistently-reliable lighter, not because they make the most-efficient lighter). (And I don't wear shirts without pockets. I badly gimped my knee once because of a shirt with no pocket and spent a consecutive spring and summer stumbling around like a cripple because of that shirt: Never again.)
Kid-proof tablet..
don't think about at all if you don't need them but they're all you think about when you do: Toothpicks and adhesive bandage. They take hardly any space in my wallet.
Sundry keys, garage port opener, and a tiny red-led giveaway from FreeBSD - can be useful for finding keyholes in the dark.
Some keys of course, car remote, 3' tape measure, utility knife, a couple of keys for gun locks. Elsewhere ... Leatherman Crunch, change purse, pipe, tobacco, 2 lighters, comb, wallet, pen, stylus, phone - and one pistol that one of those keys fits, though I don't lock it. (The keys are on the keychain so I don't lose them is all.)
The only thing I have on my keychain is house keys. (I dont own a car)
In my bag I usually have my keys, my wallet, my Nokia N900 Linux phone and the case for my prescription sunglasses (the glasses will usually either be in the case or on my face)
An Intel Core Duo T2400 CPU.
A FIDO U2F token. This one: http://www.amazon.es/Yubico-Y-123-FIDO-U2F-Security/dp/B00NLKA0D8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1431761140&sr=8-1&keywords=%22FIDO+U2F+Security+Key%22
a Proton light on the small one, along with an AP fob. on the heavy one, a Lenkurt 40-year fob.
if this is supposed to be a new economy, how come they still want my old fashioned money?
I have no keychain. I carry one bare physical key.
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And also RSA token, car keys, home keys, work keys. Looking for two mini-screwdrivers to round it out.
The Walther, of course.
Also, a disassembled 1/8" SnapOn swivel joint. Knock out the pin holding the two sides together, place a keyring in the holes from each half, join the male and female side and voila! ...a bulletproof quick-release for two sets of keys.
Nothing. My home entry door unlocks itself when it detects my key card in my wallet coming close, my car does the same and my workplace has a doorman.
I put a long Lego piece on each key. They stack and store easy and I never lose keys.
And I have a dragon watching over them:
http://cobbaut.blogspot.com/20...
European Linux user, living in Antwerp
So people can bring my keys back to me if I lose them.
No, your children are not the special ones. Nor are your pets.
House Car
I used to look like a janitor, with every possible key and gizmo (flashlight, USB storage, opener, etc) on the keychain until it almost became luggage.
Now it's just bare essentials again: car key, house key, handcuff key.
Cell, smallest Swiss Army knife, handkerchief, mechanical pencil, microfiber eyeglass cloth, wallet, coins, non govt dog tags for windsurfing and hiking ID, single car key for wetsuit key pouch.
Two car keys, a house key and a lock pick set.
I have a few keys, and a cheap plastic Ferrari logo thingy. Fitting well to my cheap rusty but trusty Honda Civic
:-) They fit perhaps a cat's paws, but still, they are hand cuffs
Car, house, and mailbox keys.... and gym tag. Over 200 posts and this is the second mentioning the gym. Seems about right...
14 keys, two 2000lb locking carabiners, one 2000lb wiregate carabiner, 36 feet of 550 paracord in a ripknot, one Leatherman tool, four 50mm machine-cut aluminium rings, one Firesteel.
Political debates have me rolling my eyes so much I think I got optical whiplash. I should sue. - Foamy The Squirrel
Mostly keys. I got my current keychain in um....1992ish? It was a bit of PCB board (probably factory reject) that was recycled into a keychain and sold at the mall for a buck or two. The PCB is pretty worn now, but still there. Other than keys, I added an LED flashlight in 2002ish, it still works on the original battery (not as bright anymore). Oh and a couple of loyalty cards from the grocery store, at least one of which I just found on the ground and started using because it amused me more than giving them my name and address.
Thats it really... one ring, one small decoration, a light, and keys.
I have a couple auxiliiary keychains (backups and seldom used or keys to unknown locks) they are not much different, one has an mini eifel tower on it, that I got at the real one's gift shop.
"I opened my eyes, and everything went dark again"
Your question clearly indicates that you are a nerd, anxious to affirm your habits with other nerds. I carry four keys on my keyring, all used at least once a week. It does not contain a multitool, an USB disk, a flashlight, a first-aid kit, a chainsaw, or bolt cutters.
In this order:
House key (Disney Naughty / Nice)
Peterbilt key
toolbox key
Ford key
shed key
bike lock key
key that opens many pool table ball racks
another key that opens many pool table ball racks
miscellaneous padlock keys
cigar cutter
I carry two identical (except for the cigar cutter and pool table keys) sets. Because truck drivers do that.
They're all in order (and faced) because that's what obsessive-compulsive types do.
-- sudon't
Air-ride Equipped
I have a small rescue tool that includes a seat belt cutter and a spring-loaded punch for shattering a car window (e.g. if you get trapped in a car that's gone into water). My girlfriend got me that after the father of a mutual friend died when his car went off a dock into Cape Cod Bay.
Whats in your wallet??
Fucking please.
Car remote and one housekey. No junk.
What's on my key chain (besides keys)? A combination window punch/seat belt cutter. Because I live in Florida ;)
No matter where you go... there you are.
Primary everyday keyring:
Company car key
House key
Bottle opener
Secondary keyring:
Planet Fitness membership mini-card
Security fob for doors to rod and gun club
Thumb drive
Shed key
In-law's house key
Other keyrings:
Wife's car key
Wife's car remote starter
Keys for large customer A
Keys for branch office I visit once in a while
I have: - couple of keys (duh) - a bank securid - 16gb usb drive - yubico yubikey (which I don't really have use for anymore but looks semi-important)
I have an Alien War key fob
Swiss Army Knife
Three house keys
Car key
2 RFID fobs (one for work, one for home alarm)
- One car-key
-A good-luck charm doo-dad from Japan
-Pepper spray (this state sucks for gun control)
That's it.
My friend's company recycles disarmed nuclear weapons systems into an alloy, from which they make bottle openers from. http://www.fromwartopeace.com/...
Carabiner holds a couple mini keychains that can be separated off.
o Car and house keys
o Penknife and doo-hic-key
o little pill bottle, micro usb drive
Any more and it would weigh a ton.
Clickety Click
old mini Halon fire extinguisher, cyanide pill, carbide wire saw, local florist's customer keychain discount card, spare boat drain plug, wetnap...