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Dropped $150 on a waterproof phone pouch for kayaking, and it saved my phone from a river in Tennessee last weekend.

That little bag kept my Pixel dry after I flipped over in Class II rapids near the Nolichucky, but now I'm questioning if I should have just bought a cheaper one - has anyone else had a $20 pouch fail on them?

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faith_thomas•2d ago

That time a tailgate party changed how I see government tracking

I was at a tailgate for a Chiefs game in Kansas City back in October, standing around a cooler with some guys I barely knew. One of them was a retired trucker who started talking about how every toll pass and weigh station reader logs your plate automatically. He said he used to cover his plate with mud on purpose when going through certain states. I laughed it off until I looked up how many of those readers are connected to law enforcement databases without warrants. Then I checked my own E-ZPass history and realized it shows every single exit and time I've taken for the last 3 years. That made me wonder how much data the government actually collects from regular traffic cameras, not just toll booths. Has anyone else looked into whether those cameras are saving footage or just scanning plates in real time?

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