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A 10-Year Battery for AirTag

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Re: A 10-Year Battery for AirTag

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Post by randunel »

nostromo wrote: post #263
mikeortman wrote: post #256

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just be careful! In SOME jurisdictions, you can get in trouble for 'stealing' if you take back something that was stolen. Possession vs Ownership are 2 different things. For instance, the thief may have stolen something, sold it to someone who bought it in good-faith, and you take it back from that person, it's technically theft! File a police report, go through the right channels. If you know its yours, call the pol…

I’d be curious what jurisdiction that is true. In my jurisdiction in the US it doesn’t matter if someone purchased the stolen goods or not, the goods still belong to the owner. This is sometimes called the "nemo dat" rule: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemo_dat_quod_non_habet The person buying the stolen goods would need to file a claim against the thief to recover their money, but the goods still belong to the origi…

Another jurisdiction example would be Romania. Even if the thief themselves are in possession of the property you own, you can be charged with theft if you steal it back. The law clearly delimits possession from ownership.

Re: A 10-Year Battery for AirTag

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Post by AkashKaStudio »

simonjgreen wrote: post #398

A browse through this companies product selection is interesting. They make some really well thought through options for mounting and attaching AirTags that I’ve not seen elsewhere. In particular the pin, bike tube, and fabric mount ones. The CNC screws mentioned in other thread appear to be part of their design language btw.

Yeah, I wanted to see all the products at a glance without having to click & open each one of them.

Re: A 10-Year Battery for AirTag

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Post by victorbjorklund »

nostromo wrote: post #252
joshuahaglund wrote: post #139

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I've retrieved stolen bikes, one because of an airtag. Showed up with a couple friends standing by but not trying to be intimidating. It's mostly about staying calm and telling the person this is mine, I'm taking it. They always say "no it's my friend's, you're gonna piss him off" or "I just bought this" or something. Maybe you offer some fraction of a "reward" to smooth it along and cut your losses. Don't try to sta…

If it’s left anywhere in the open at anytime, you can repossess it legally as well. This happens with auto repossessions all the time. You don’t owe anyone an explanation as it’s yours - just take it if you can do so safely.

Not everywhere. In Sweden that would be a crime (a little bit depending on what you mean left in the open).

Re: A 10-Year Battery for AirTag

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Post by altacc »

joshuahaglund wrote: post #139
jmull wrote: post #81

I know this is useful (for something), but I'm stuck on the plot holes in the motivating story... Why didn't they replace the battery when the app complained? How long would a thief really keep the AirTag anyway? If the thief did keep the AirTag and you tracked them down, then what? A confrontation has a fairly high chance to have a worse result than losing some equipment. You could try to get the police to do it, bu…

I've retrieved stolen bikes, one because of an airtag. Showed up with a couple friends standing by but not trying to be intimidating. It's mostly about staying calm and telling the person this is mine, I'm taking it. They always say "no it's my friend's, you're gonna piss him off" or "I just bought this" or something. Maybe you offer some fraction of a "reward" to smooth it along and cut your losses. Don't try to sta…

This is my experience as well. Most people don't want confrontation. I found my stolen bike when somebody was out riding it. I told them it was stolen from me, they said "OK" and handed it over. It was either them who stole it or they bought it suspiciously cheap and knew it was stolen.

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Post by sneak »

jki275 wrote: post #341
sneak wrote: post #333

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Oh come on, that's not even hyperbole, it's straight out flame bait, and it's absolutely false.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Sonya_Massey

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Atatiana_Jefferson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Jerry_Waller

Re: A 10-Year Battery for AirTag

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Post by wahnfrieden »

bagels wrote: post #389
wahnfrieden wrote: post #288

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They will at best waste your time, and at worst they will cause you and your family harm for involving them. In Toronto even a stolen car is not enough to get their attention if you are not a high-profile business owner.

At best they will help you with stolen property, but that is rare.

Mythically rare. They're more likely to steal from you.

Re: A 10-Year Battery for AirTag

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Post by undebuggable »

buescher wrote: post #86

The third time someone calls to complain that the alkaline batteries they put in this leaked, they'll wish they used a soldered-in 3V lithium primary cell. Even though that goes against a certain ethos.

The lithium AA/AAA/CR batteries don't seem to leak. They're not widely available though. I use them for devices which mostly sit in a drawer and their lifetime can reach 5-6 years.

Re: A 10-Year Battery for AirTag

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Post by undebuggable »

nielsbot wrote: post #396
undebuggable wrote: post #393

I'm genuinely surprised that Apple product has a replaceable battery at all.

Do you mean “user-replaceable”? You can get new batteries for most Apple products (I think). Exception is AirPods (Pro).

I just watched a video with the battery replacement in Macbook Air. There is no way the laptop will switch on after I do it by myself for the first time.
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