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nulluser@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

I’d recommend caution. No idea if these things have a built in GPS, but I wouldn’t be surprised considering how easy/cheap it is for electronics hobbyists to add GPS functionality to their projects. Take it home and fire it up and you may potentially be telling the gestapo right where you live.

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piecat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Agreed. To do properly, you would probably want a verified screen room / faraday cage room. What they use for professional EMC testing. Might be able to jerry rig one I guess, but you’d want to test it for leaks if personal safety is on the line.

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- thlibos@thelemmy.club ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Thank you for saying “jerry rig” and not “jury rig”. I ~~loose~~lose my shit everytime I “hear it”.
  
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  - zourn@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Why would you get upset at jury rig? It’s the original term and older than jerry rig.
    
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    thlibos@thelemmy.club ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    I always thought “jury-rig” was a nautical term that fell out of use centuries ago and has only reappeared because some people who heard the phrase “jerry-rigged” and were not familiar with the word “jerry” thought they must have said “jury”. Meh, wouldn’t be the first time I didn’t know what I was talking about.
    
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