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A 10-Year Battery for AirTag

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673 points dmd | 3 comments | 18 Dec 24 18:17 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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Grazester ◴[19 Dec 24 19:49 UTC] No.42465052[source]▶
Who leaves 10K worth of anything in their car? I get antsy leaving my $200 laptop hidden under my seat! This person is crazy.

There is also no guarantee they person who stole the bag wouldn't dump the bag(with the hidden AirTag) and just keep the gear or that the police would help recover it even if you gave them the location(many times the don't).

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npretto ◴[19 Dec 24 20:22 UTC] No.42465342[source]▶
Surely going to lunch with 10k of equipment is safer, especially when you'll need to go to the toilet.
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1. Grazester ◴[19 Dec 24 20:32 UTC] No.42465424[source]▶
It's a backpack. You hang it on the hook on the stall door where you hang your jacket

I think there is less of a likelihood someone is going to jump you for your backpack when you are at a restaurant for lunch than there is for them breaking into a car parked only a dimly lit street for said backpack.

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2. theshrike79 ◴[19 Dec 24 21:28 UTC] No.42465860[source]▶
Except that American public toilets have gaps so large between the door and the frame that a thief can pretty much just grab the backpack without opening the door =)
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3. Grazester ◴[19 Dec 24 22:17 UTC] No.42466295[source]▶
I live in big City America. This is what I did. Hang my backpack on the stall hook as stated or shit with it on my lap. I carried a laptop, DSLR and lens with me for all my college life. I couldn't afford to replace anything if lost during said times as an international student whose credits cost more than 3 times that of a non-international student.