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tky commented on Apple introduces new AirTag with longer range and improved findability   apple.com/newsroom/2026/0... · Posted by u/meetpateltech
dewey · 2 months ago
I'm always tempted to buy one of these but most of them seem to be one time usage, and don't have a way to recharge. That always seems very wasteful to me.

Any recommendations for a rechargable but thin one, AirTag itself is too thick for regular wallets.

tky · 2 months ago
The Eufy SmartTrack card is great! Mine is non-rechargeable and going on year 3. They have released a rechargeable version called the “E30”.
tky commented on I Want You to Understand Chicago   aphyr.com/posts/397-i-wan... · Posted by u/tonyg
lurk2 · 4 months ago
> have to explain to kids why their friends aren’t around anymore.

How does that conversation go?

tky · 4 months ago
Honestly, not well. It’s hard to articulate to a 4 year old that people like us are hiding for fear that they’ll be taken by “army men”
tky commented on I Want You to Understand Chicago   aphyr.com/posts/397-i-wan... · Posted by u/tonyg
tky · 4 months ago
Accurate, if even a bit softer than how it really is.

I never felt unsafe in my west side Chicago community until the Black Hawks started doing daily intimidation runs. Until they abducted community members who were out working one day, gone the next.

I used to push a wagon with side pockets full of bubbles, snacks, and toys. Now there’s fewer toys to make room for gas masks for kids and adults.

Chicago is a tough town. People here are doing an amazing job restraining themselves and others. I’ve heard on more than one occasion people in crowds reminding one another to not give them reason to pull in the Guard.

This will likely not be the case forever.

More people need to see what’s happening here. This is not sustainable; generational harm is being inflicted on those directly targeted and those who seethe with anger and have to explain to kids why their friends aren’t around anymore.

tky commented on A mechanic offered a reason why no one wants to work in the industry   motor1.com/news/774805/fo... · Posted by u/thunderbong
bfrog · 5 months ago
Electric cars need a lot fewer mechanical repairs. Sounds like yet more reasons to avoid buying one of these overpriced over complicated petro vehicles.
tky · 5 months ago
In some cases, sure. My anecdote:

Electric car. Horn keeps failing. $15 part, $900 to do the work. Why? Because to get to the horn, the entire front end of the car has to be disassembled, including the hood, bumper, fenders, you name it.

My fuel car’s horn assembly is easily accessed through the engine bay with a single bolt to remove it.

Efficiencies in one area seem to have led to extraordinarily difficult repair abilities elsewhere.

I won’t even go into how the air filters are replaced — but it starts with removing the dashboard…

tky commented on Show HN: NextDNS Adds "Bypass Age Verification"    · Posted by u/nextdns
pkulak · 7 months ago
That’s really cool. I thought you guys had stopped development altogether.
tky · 7 months ago
Same; I switched to ControlD when it appeared NextDNS was on autopilot without support or fixes.
tky commented on I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C   shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/08/... · Posted by u/blenderob
mancerayder · 7 months ago
As someone who loathes jewelry on myself and has no interest in the watch culture, nonetheless I have an interest in smart watches I can monitor things with. I'm turned off by big ugly blocks with childish straps.. is there anything remotely attractive?
tky · 7 months ago
Withings makes smartwatches that do not scream Apple Watch
tky commented on Gmail E2E is as terrible as expected   michal.sapka.pl/2025/gmai... · Posted by u/HypnoticOcelot
tky · a year ago
All the takes on this release miss one crucial point: if you want people to adopt E2E encryption, you must reduce friction. For users of Gmail, that means familiar elements and flow to their usual use of Gmail. If this lets even a handful of people use more secure messaging, it’s a win. For Google workspace-centric orgs it’s a good step in the right direction.

If you disagree, go set up GPG on a non-tech’s computer, tell them they need to use Thunderbird or some other helper app(s), and see if you can even go home before being asked to remove it all.

tky commented on My Scammer Girlfriend: Baiting a Romance Fraudster   bentasker.co.uk/posts/blo... · Posted by u/acdha
bsenftner · a year ago
No, there was a Trojan payload, like I said. Despite the social down voting, I'm giving the truth.
tky · a year ago
There isn’t. Your software is incorrectly flagging it. Please don’t make accusations without proper vetting.
tky commented on My Scammer Girlfriend: Baiting a Romance Fraudster   bentasker.co.uk/posts/blo... · Posted by u/acdha
bsenftner · a year ago
The site linked by the article.
tky · a year ago
It does not. If you believe otherwise, elaborate on your claim.

u/tky

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