We caught a frayed strap on a dolly last month that was maybe two threads from snapping under load. That mindset finds problems you don't even know to look for yet.

Read a piece that backs up @perry.oliver's point about local needing to mean ethical too.

Tbh those GPS tags don't actually stop things from getting lost, they just help you find them after. It's still a tracking solution, not a prevention one. Honestly saved my butt last week when a laser level walked off though.

What made it start talking?

3mm for pads seems like a lot of buffer.