Ahh, yeah, I’d guess the ecosystem isn’t that large yet, as updates roll out to Android devices n such. I haven’t really tested mine in the real world yet. I’ve been meaning to.

One time I got a notification that someone was tracking me with a tracker. It was my own wallet that is registered to my account lol.

How do you mean not worth it? The pebblebees are working fine for me.

Yeah, it’s cool that Google has finally got their shit together with that. What’s fascinating is that Google and Apple worked together to provide cross device notifications if an Air tag is following an Android or a Google FindMy tracker is following an iPhone.

It works like Tile and Apple’s FindMy network, mostly through Bluetooth I believe. Every single phone running android (and with the setting enabled) can ping the location of your trackable when nearby. It’s just like Tile, except with a network of every single Android device instead of just Tile users. If you’re unsure how Tile or Air tags work, then you might have bit more research to do that’s outside the scope of this comment.

I’m not sure what you mean by enable it, the first step would be to purchase a compatible trackable. Currently there are only two brands making them, unless others have started since I bought mine. Pebblebee seems to be the more popular ones, and that’s what I went with.

If you want to play around with the app, you can download it here, but there won’t be much to do in it until you have a trackable.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.adm

Heads up, Google now has a FindMy network like Apple’s that’ll update much more frequently than a Tile due to the sheer number of users. The downside, as compared to a tile, is that it’ll notify the thief that a tracker is following them.

Can confirm (via a insignifigant sample size anecdote)

We recently visited Canada, and not a populated part of it. Two lane highways to get everywhere. I think every single person with a Canadian license plate pulled over to let us pass at their earliest convenience when we came up behind them. No long line of cars. They pulled over just to let us pass. It was mind blowing, so fucking pleasant.

The sample size might be insignifigant, but I think I could count on one hand the amount of times that’s happened while driving on two lane highways in America, something I’ve been doing for years. Everyone thinks they’re driving the correct speed and you can fuck off if you think differently.

Yeah, I wanted you to elaborate on that statement 'cause it doesn’t make any sense.

Really wish people would stop adding support for EA, Ubisoft, Rockstar, etc.

Uh, what?

His history is really interesting. He wasn’t always a raging republican. He realized it worked and got views though, so here we are. I’d highly reccommend watching Some More News’ video on the guy, it’s interesting and kinda funny in all of the depressing ways.

Someone can knowingly be an idiot.

What is a handheld if it isn’t a device that’s used while holding it in your hands?

I know you’re joking, but that’d likely encourage people to pick up the habit, are you with big tobacco?

Thanks!

lol this is in Amsterdam, it won’t change a Amsterdamn thing.

If cars were that useless we’d build a proper train network. I’m sure Texas would try to build a highway to accommodate it though.

You could probably go faster on a bike

Yeah, that’s kinda the point. I’m a gear head through and through, and I support fewer cars in the city, it is not where they belong. I just spend 15 minutes driving around looking for a parking spot tonight. I wished I’d just been able to hop off a train.

Yup, they fuckin’ suck.

The company is called Taylor. Not sure if they’re public. IFixIt has a video dissecting why the machines are always broken.

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Yeah, I haven’t used it, but I found a third party plugin thing. That’s about all I know about it.