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Re: Exposure Notifications inactive

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On 11/01/2021 15.08, micky wrote:
> In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 11 Jan 2021 14:47:18 +0100, "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote: 
>> On 11/01/2021 07.15, micky wrote:
>>> To save battery, I turned off my bluetooth, and I got a notification on
>>> the cellular startup screen with a red sun and the message "Exposure
>>> Notifications inactive.  To use this feature, turn on bluetooth." 
>>>
>>> I had to google to be reminded of what it meant.  It refers to exposure
>>> to covid and since a) I have the app that keeps track of whether I'm
>>> near an infected person, and b) I turned off bluetooth, it complains. 
>>>
>>> I only go out once or twice a week, soI will leave it off and hope the
>>> reminder re-appears when I'm leaving the house. 
>>
>> No, it will not. How can it know you are leaving home?
> 
> Well it's a little computer.  It should know.   Google or something
> knows everything. 
> 
> But what I meant was, When I'm leaving the house and I turn the phone on
> again, I hope the reminder re-appears. 

Ah, ok. I don't know, my phone is on full time.


>> I have BT on full time, and I stay most of the time at home. No impact
>> on battery, I get to bedtime with 2/3 of battery left.
>>
>> I need BT when I get to the car, and I prefer not forgetting to switch
>> it on.
> 
> Now I have a reminder.  At least if it shows up again. 
> 
>>> ----
>>>
>>> Also I bought some Basic AAA batteries from Amazon and the mailing label
>>> had in bold fairly large text “Not restricted as per special provision”.
>>> Other things were in the bag too and I'd bought 9V batteries just a few
>>> months ago and there was no such message, so I had to look that up, but
>>> it's definitely because of the batteries.  Every 12 batteries came in
>>> its own shrink wrap. 
>>
>> And what does it mean?
> 
> They need to follow some sort of rules to ship batteries. They must have
> been made for Li-ion batteries.   I'm not at all convinced they apply to
> alkaline batteries or AAA batteries. But even if they do, Amazon solved
> any problem by shrink wrapping them in groups of 12 so no + could touch
> a - end.  Clear, rather stiff shrink wrap.  Maybe that's not the right
> word.   

Ah.

I know there is a regulation for liquid acid batteries. New rechargeable
batteries have some risk of fire. But plain "basic AAA" batteries :-?
Maybe they stuck the label "just in case".

Certainly, if you short the ends of any battery there is a risk of fire.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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Exposure Notifications inactive micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2021-01-11 07:15 +0000
  Re: Exposure Notifications inactive Dean Hoffman <deanhofman@clod.com> - 2021-01-11 06:01 -0600
    Re: Exposure Notifications inactive trader_4 <trader4@optonline.net> - 2021-01-11 06:04 -0800
      Re: Exposure Notifications inactive "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2021-01-12 03:26 +1100
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          Re: Exposure Notifications inactive "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2021-01-12 10:24 +1100
            Re: Exposure Notifications inactive FromTheRafters <erratic@nomail.afraid.org> - 2021-01-12 03:19 -0500
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      Re: Exposure Notifications inactive gfretwell@aol.com - 2021-01-11 22:41 -0500
    Re: Exposure Notifications inactive "Fred" <hju876@hotnail.com> - 2021-01-12 03:19 +1100
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  Re: Exposure Notifications inactive "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-01-11 14:47 +0100
    Re: Exposure Notifications inactive trader_4 <trader4@optonline.net> - 2021-01-11 06:06 -0800
    Re: Exposure Notifications inactive micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2021-01-11 15:08 +0000
      Re: Exposure Notifications inactive "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-01-11 20:51 +0100
    Re: Exposure Notifications inactive "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2021-01-12 03:24 +1100
      Re: Lonely Obnoxious Cantankerous Auto-contradicting Senile Ozzie Troll Alert! Peeler <trolltrap@valid.invalid> - 2021-01-11 19:07 +0100
      Re: Exposure Notifications inactive "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-01-11 20:48 +0100
        Re: Exposure Notifications inactive "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2021-01-12 10:06 +1100
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        Re: Exposure Notifications inactive micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2021-01-12 10:51 +0000
          Re: Exposure Notifications inactive "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-01-12 13:31 +0100
          Re: Exposure Notifications inactive trader_4 <trader4@optonline.net> - 2021-01-12 04:42 -0800
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  Re: Exposure Notifications inactive VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2021-01-11 11:09 -0600
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    Re: Exposure Notifications inactive Arlen Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-13 13:49 +0000
      Re: Exposure Notifications inactive Safra Katz <safrak@invalid.edu> - 2021-01-13 09:19 -0500
      Re: Exposure Notifications inactive &y <reply@group.please> - 2021-01-13 17:29 +0000
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