"and that being the case, there is a level of wealth beyond which it should be stripped from you to help those whose lives are forfeit for lack of what amounts to an elementary kid's lunch money."

The two wealthiest men in America have set up a HUGE trust to support a variety of charities (The Gates foundation).

They do. And they do a hell of a lot more than you I'm guessing too.

So by your standards kids in Washington DC must be some of the most amazing students on earth.

In the case of Hotel door locks, the problem was that access to the electronics was on the outside of the door. I don't know about these locks, but that was simply a design flaw. If access to the electronic lock's electronics was on the inside-the-room side of the lock, the problem would have been a non issue.

Jesus roller-disco-dancing-in-a-tutu Christ, dude.

How is that any different form a normal lock? My lock at home doesn't magically open in a power failure or fire. The fire department breaks the door down if they need to.

Every one has a mechanical lock on the front side as well. Two of the four just fit over the bolt lever on the inside, one is basically just a regular lock with a motor built in, and the fourth very clearly states in the video that it comes with a backup key for entry if all else fails.

Well for one my mom is one to run washes at the end of the day and pick it up the next morning. And given I can forget things in 4 minutes a reminder doesn't hurt.

I do ALL my own laundry, and there have been a few occasions where I've accidentally thrown a shirt in the dryer that I didn't want to. I don't have enough "line dry only" items to make a whole separate load for them, so sometimes it's just a matter of bad memory. I can see where this trick would be useful (though I…