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Lufthansa has not banned AirTags

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Re: Lufthansa has not banned AirTags

#191
post #10

Really simple question is whether car keys are banned under the same rules. They are powered by the same types of batteries.

Car keys usually remained powered off until a button is pressed.

Ah yes let me hit the power button to turn my key on rq, then I'll unlock the car

Re: Lufthansa has not banned AirTags

#192
post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you really like nitpicks: you can also just say irregardless. https://www.npr.org/2020/07/07/887649010/regardless-of-what-...

> you can also just say irregardless.[1] Please stop using that word. [1] https://www.etymonline.com/word/irregardless

Notice that while “etymonline” may not like it, serious dictionaries like OED give its meaning without any value judgments.

Because scientists who study language seriously understand that trying to stem the tide of random language change is futile and pointless.

Re: Lufthansa has not banned AirTags

#193
post #135
post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you really like nitpicks: you can also just say irregardless. https://www.npr.org/2020/07/07/887649010/regardless-of-what-...

A dictionary lists all the words people use. It does not curate the words people should use. Therefore, a words presence in a dictionary is not proof of anything other than the word has been used before.

Whether people “should” use a particular word is your subjective aesthetic judgment.

Re: Lufthansa has not banned AirTags

#194
post #62

OT, kinda. My eldest kid is in the final year of UK junior school so finally cut lose to walk to and from school as is culturally acceptable here.. I gave her a phone so she could let us (mum/dad) know she was on her way home from school, deciding to go home to a friends etc.. the school caught wind and apparently it was against school policy so she was disciplined (along with a number of her peers) - the extent of w…

So take the air tag off, or put it in a faraday bag.

Re: Lufthansa has not banned AirTags

#195
post #62

OT, kinda. My eldest kid is in the final year of UK junior school so finally cut lose to walk to and from school as is culturally acceptable here.. I gave her a phone so she could let us (mum/dad) know she was on her way home from school, deciding to go home to a friends etc.. the school caught wind and apparently it was against school policy so she was disciplined (along with a number of her peers) - the extent of w…

How will the school even know if she has a phone, as long as she keeps it turned off and hidden? She should just keep taking it anyway regardless of the bullshit policy and simply not use it at school.

Some schools in the US have metal detectors. Not sure about the UK.

Re: Lufthansa has not banned AirTags

#196
post #62

OT, kinda. My eldest kid is in the final year of UK junior school so finally cut lose to walk to and from school as is culturally acceptable here.. I gave her a phone so she could let us (mum/dad) know she was on her way home from school, deciding to go home to a friends etc.. the school caught wind and apparently it was against school policy so she was disciplined (along with a number of her peers) - the extent of w…

why is the school monitoring how kids commute and using airtags? it's not airtags fault, it's your orwellian government. this is such a dumb take i can't even. airtags alert people when they are on someone's person that they are not registered to, on iPhone and Android. kids commute on the train in japan, germany and other places, this is absurd.

The government was not involved in the patents anecdote.

Re: Lufthansa has not banned AirTags

#197

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> you can also just say irregardless.[1] Please stop using that word. [1] https://www.etymonline.com/word/irregardless

Notice that while “etymonline” may not like it, serious dictionaries like OED give its meaning without any value judgments. Because scientists who study language seriously understand that trying to stem the tide of random language change is futile and pointless.

Lexicographers are neither linguists nor philologists, and any among the latter two worth their salt will tell you that "irregardless" is an erroneous and contradictory word, and further point out that whomever the neologist was that originally coined it made the mistake of double negative, such that "irregardless" must mean "with regard" as opposed to "regardless," and, as such, is superfluous.

Re: Lufthansa has not banned AirTags

#198
post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Lufthansa had massive problems with lost luggage lately and people started adding airtags to their bags that led to arrests of some folks, so I guess they want to "protect their reputation".

Ok so if your suitcase is indeed lost - don’t say u had airtag in there. Say you had 200k worth of camera equipment instead…

200k worth of camera equipment, but max refund is like 1600 eur.

So good luck :)

Re: Lufthansa has not banned AirTags

#199
post #160

I'm flying with another airline, but reading about this and stories of travellers luggage getting lost prompted me to purchase 4 tiles for my upcoming international flights. They're on their way to me now by express shipping. So the author is correct in that banning Bluetooth trackers is just going to make them even more popular.

For some recent flights I did put an AirTag in my checked bag. Whilst I didn’t need it, it was reassuring to be able to see that the bag had made it to the destination whilst waiting at the carousel.

I did the same. My favorite part was getting a notification that I left my luggage behind somewhere East of Greenland.

Re: Lufthansa has not banned AirTags

#200
post #62

OT, kinda. My eldest kid is in the final year of UK junior school so finally cut lose to walk to and from school as is culturally acceptable here.. I gave her a phone so she could let us (mum/dad) know she was on her way home from school, deciding to go home to a friends etc.. the school caught wind and apparently it was against school policy so she was disciplined (along with a number of her peers) - the extent of w…

Umm...? Walk to school by themselves? How old was your eldest, again?
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