This might actually be a good opportunity for an AI answer:

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First, understand the basic principle you’re working with:

Shopping cart wheel locks respond to a specific RF (radio frequency) signal (typically around 7.8 kHz to 10 kHz for many systems, but it varies by brand).

In normal operation, the boundary wire emits this signal constantly.

The unlocking posts emit a different coded signal to reset the wheel.

So to design a portable device that could lock and unlock wheels manually anywhere, you would need:

1. Identify the Signals

You must figure out the exact frequencies and modulation patterns used by the cart system.

Different companies (like Gatekeeper Systems, Carttronics, etc.) use slightly different RF signatures.

Usually lock signal = basic broadcast (constant tone) Unlock signal = special modulated unlock code or sequence.

This might require:

A spectrum analyzer

Or reverse-engineering an existing unlock station.

2. Design the Portable Emitter

The portable device needs:

A programmable low-frequency RF transmitter (around 8–10 kHz range, low power)

A microcontroller (Arduino, ESP32, etc.) to generate the right modulation if the signal is coded

An amplifier to make the signal strong enough to reach the cart wheels (they usually detect it within 3–10 feet)

Optionally:

Two modes: a “lock” mode (sending the boundary signal) and an “unlock” mode (sending the unlock code).

3. Basic Hardware Components

Low-frequency oscillator (to generate 7.8–10 kHz wave)

Microcontroller (to handle switching, coding)

Coil antenna (for strong near-field transmission — like a small induction coil)

Amplifier circuit (boost the signal so carts sense it a few meters away)

Battery pack (portable, rechargeable — say 12V lithium-ion)

Mode selector switch (Lock / Unlock)

4. Software

Simple microcontroller code to:

Emit plain carrier signal = Lock mode

Emit modulated code = Unlock mode

Example (pseudo-Arduino code):

if (mode == LOCK) { generateContinuousTone(8kHz); } else if (mode == UNLOCK) { generateUnlockCode(); }

5. Important Challenges

Matching signal format exactly: If the unlock signal is digitally modulated (like FSK or ASK), you must match the timing perfectly.

Power levels: Too much power could fry circuits or interfere with nearby electronics. Keeping it safe is key.

Legal considerations: Broadcasting radio signals, even low-power ones, can be restricted depending on the country.

Simple Concept Sketch:

[Portable RF Cart Lock/Unlock Device]

Size: About a large walkie-talkie

Two buttons: Lock / Unlock

Coil antenna: About 3–6 inches

Range: 1–3 meters effective

Display: Small LED indicators (Locking / Unlocking / Signal OK)

In short: You’re essentially building a portable invisible “fence” generator with two channels: a “keep away” signal (lock) and a “come back” signal (unlock).

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Right? I mean hindsight is 20/20 and all that, but come on…

Now it means technically you’d need some kind of shared enforcement accountability - but how to make any congress-controlled or judicial-controlled enforcement group big enough to compete with the US army when push comes to shove… 🤷‍♂️

All forces of enforcement of laws being created by one branch or interpreted by another being basically under the third, which incidentally is the one branch with an all powerful executive means the whole checks and balances was flawed from the get go, and assumed way too much good faith leadership, IMO

So “penis cheese”… So, smegma, basically?

I think Mark Carney should call her out loudly and publicly for being unCanadian

“could”?!!?!?

What’s Justin Trudeau doing in there?

I would say come here to Canada, but… 🤷‍♂️

His job as the Fourth horseman of the apocalypse? 🤷‍♂️

That’d be true if he felt any kind of discomfort from attacking Canada, but the reality is that he’d be willing to do whatever makes him look strong as long as others are doing the dying

Perfect part of the privatization plan. 1) make public stuff break 2) make private stuff there the competence is at

But it’s not even the same party?

Are you trolling (or actively propaganding?)

These are 2 different individuals from 2 different parties. Both center right by French standards, which makes them center left by US standards, but Claude Malhuret is absolutely not the same person as Edouard Philippe.

You know what, fair point. It wasn’t meant to encourage despair as much as vent my jadedness, and express my frustration at the fact that so many people still think this is just some shitty people in an otherwise democratic context…

But yes, super fair point. I hope you all find a way to uprise and fight this. You have a lot of friends up here.

I’m in Canada, and I can 100% guarantee we won’t capitulate, even if we’re outnumbered and outgunned 100:1 :)

You still think there would actually be real midterms, or even midterms at all, by now?

Where are you getting the anti ecology and the far right racism from?

It sounds like you’re describing the Regroupement Nationale of Lepen, but this is the Les Indépendants party, which is center right by France’s standards - it’s basically a party aligned with Elizabeth Warren’s views.

In this super propagandized environment we’re in, i find comments like this deplorable (if not dangerous)… Unless it’s an honest mistake?

The “kill the first amendment” act

I’m shocked, shocked i say.