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Re: Into Thin AirPods

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Post by perihelions »

I was once chased down by some very, very enthusiastic Apple product ex-owners, with two embarrassed-looking police offers in tow, who were playing with this fun technologic toy and were quite convinced they understood what they were doing. They did not. It was a distressing experience, it really was.

I can't relate to the armchair generals saying "why didn't you just confront and accuse that family-with-children right there and then in the museum? It's your own fault for being WEAK and UNASSERTIVE". Those games are for idiots. The author comes off as an intelligent person: they patiently tested their hypothesis in multiple ways, with great skepticism, and ultimately erred on the side of uncertainty. The kind of person who would initiate a confrontation is the opposite of this.

Re: Into Thin AirPods

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Post by klohto »

I appreciate the story, although bit overstretched.

I do have a question whether it’s just my ADHD, but was the writing horribly hard to follow for anyone else? I could not keep my focus while reading each of the paragraphs.

Re: Into Thin AirPods

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Post by byhemechi »

My experience with Find My and Airpods is not great, if i look at them on the map i have had it say that my left airpod is 20km away while it is in fact in my ear.

Re: Into Thin AirPods

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Post by brokenkebaby »

nailer wrote: post #47

Holy hell this is a frustrating read. To save anyone else the time the owner loses their AirPods find them but chooses not to confront the person that stole them. This is the entire story.

No, that's not true. You apparently glanced over it, but didn't really read it, so making a summary for others was not the best idea. The story is more about real-life limitations for tracking of stolen things with "Find My..." which gives clues enough for suspicion, but not enough for certainty, and doesn't seem to be useful when one asks police for help.

Re: Into Thin AirPods

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Post by ramraj07 »

klohto wrote: post #52

I appreciate the story, although bit overstretched. I do have a question whether it’s just my ADHD, but was the writing horribly hard to follow for anyone else? I could not keep my focus while reading each of the paragraphs.

Not alone; hard to follow, gave up half way even though I'd have preferred to know the end.

Re: Into Thin AirPods

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Post by scarface74 »

MadSudaca wrote: post #11

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It doesn’t work like that even with the more reliable Find My iphone based on GPS.

My iPhone 4 (circa 2011) was stolen from a gym. Find My showed it was at a persons house. I went to the house with police and the person said he didn’t know anything about it. The police said they couldn’t do anything. The guy wasn’t lying.

I then went home, and saw that it was at another house nearby the first place I looked. I found the owner of the house on the internet. I called this time and the guy said the house was a rental. He asked the tenants and they said they didn’t take it. They were also telling the truth.

But they did tell me that their neighbor worked at the same gym I had lost it at. I was a part time fitness instructor there. I asked the manager and the manager told the guy to bring the phone back. He did.

That was in 2011. These days, I wouldn’t even take my phone with me to the gym. I just use my cellular watch to listen to music. I think Find My is basically useless for a stolen device. It’s more useful for a lost device to help you pinpoint where you left it.

I definitely wouldn’t confront anyone about it. It’s not worth the risk in todays world. Then again, I also have both AirPods Pro and a pair of $60 Beats Flex that last 12 hours, have the original Apple wireless chip and I don’t care if they get lost.

As far as my iPhone, I have lost/damage insurance up to $800 on my Amex just by paying the monthly cell phone bill on it.

Re: Into Thin AirPods

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Post by [deleted] »

klohto wrote: post #52

I appreciate the story, although bit overstretched. I do have a question whether it’s just my ADHD, but was the writing horribly hard to follow for anyone else? I could not keep my focus while reading each of the paragraphs.

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Re: Into Thin AirPods

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Post by KyeRussell »

MadSudaca wrote: post #38
hackernewds wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

unnecessarily harshly worded. This comment made me a bit frustrated. If a post weren't your taste why not ignore it? Don't write an entire comment on how pathetic you are for not having restraint and being whiny.

I guess we have something in common, when we become frustrated we say something :)

This is thought-terminating. The difference between the two of you is that when you’re frustrated you’re a bit of a dick.

Re: Into Thin AirPods

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Post by qup »

perihelions wrote: post #51

I was once chased down by some very, very enthusiastic Apple product ex-owners, with two embarrassed-looking police offers in tow, who were playing with this fun technologic toy and were quite convinced they understood what they were doing. They did not. It was a distressing experience, it really was. I can't relate to the armchair generals saying "why didn't you just confront and accuse that family-with-children rig…

Unless you consider that the confrontation could easily be a polite, tactful encounter.

I'm sorry yours wasn't, but I think the author would have navigated the conversation quite gracefully. (But I don't fault them for not confronting)

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