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Comment · 4 years ago
Hope it doesn't break automatically since dealers are expensive.
Comment · 4 years ago
The category is NTN: Non-Terrestrial Networks.
Comment · 4 years ago
406 PLB's - monitored by satellite - Garmin InReach Explorer+ looks alright and doesn't need a special factory battery replacement.

121.5 ELTs - requiring sar aircraft proximity - are obsolete.

Comment · 4 years ago
No, it was just corporate MDM managed to prevent it. :)
Comment · 4 years ago
and Dick Tracy.

We haven't arrived at full tricorder yet though.

Comment · 4 years ago
Regan didn't understand social services or mental healthcare, and so eliminated them.
Comment · 4 years ago
Millennial... zzz...
Comment · 4 years ago
That's how my apt door smart lock works. There's no keyway to pick or bump. It's a momentary clutch operated electrically that grabs the bolt mechanism. If you want to force your way in, better bring a big ass drill.

The August is a waste.

Comment · 4 years ago
Why when they can use denial, cognitive dissonance, and red herrings?
Comment · 4 years ago
Haha. That's a low bar. I want "frustrating and tormenting crooks to no end."
Comment · 4 years ago
$10 for 1 L of Smart Water. Is it wise?
Comment · 4 years ago
It's not magic. Most reputable locksmiths possess roughly these skills to nondestructively open locks for customers. Heck, with the $15k programmer setup, I can make you an infinite number of Mercedes key fob copies too.
Comment · 4 years ago
That's a chicken-little argument of false equivocation. There is often to always a level of security sufficient to make forced entry too costly.
Comment · 4 years ago
37/80 + 14KS. It's a tight fit, heavy, and expensive but they work.

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