Chris Smart, ve3rwj<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@fesshole" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fesshole</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Skeptoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skeptoid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Podcast</span></a> #14, <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/CellPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CellPhones</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Airplanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Airplanes</span></a><br><a href="https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4014" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">skeptoid.com/episodes/4014</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
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Martin Rundkvist<p>It should not be legal to push a new operating system to a cell phone if it makes the phone noticeably slower. I have all the processing power I need here. Your "updates" are damaging. Their real purpose seems to be to make me buy more phones needlessly.</p><p><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/cellphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cellphones</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>android</span></a></p>
ƧƿѦςɛ♏ѦਹѤʞ<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://autistics.life/@Uair" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Uair</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MobilePhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MobilePhones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CellPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CellPhones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1920s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1920s</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1930s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1930s</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VideoPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VideoPhone</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/future" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>future</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/prediction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prediction</span></a></p>
Rozzychan<p>Logically,<br>What can we make that would replace what we use <a href="https://fandom.ink/tags/cellphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cellphones</span></a> for?</p><p>I have a dozen apps I never use and can't delete.<br>I use the phone, text, and use the browser, but you can't tell what the browser is actually sending, and news is Chrome siphons off your data and location.</p><p>If we use a flip phone, what will we use to replace the web features and apps that can be mass produced and secured?</p><p>Is there a good secure phone replacement OS that works?</p>
Swede’s Photographs<p>Good morning. 🌸 🌸🌸</p><p>26 May 2025</p><p>There are adults today who have never known life without cell phones—more importantly, they have never experienced a world without the internet. Yet, they can witness how life unfolded through the thousands of films produced in the 20th century. This contrasts sharply with the 19th century, when only a handful of short films existed, and photography—while present—was still in its early stages. Even so, photography played a crucial role in documenting events like the American Civil War, providing invaluable historical images.</p><p>Now, 160 years after that war’s end, most of us carry a camera in our pocket, embedded in our cell phones—devices that are not only cameras but also powerful miniature computers, capable of capturing moments and connecting us in ways previous generations could never have imagined.</p><p>"Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay." — Barack Obama</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/morning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>morning</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/memorialday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>memorialday</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cameras" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cameras</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cellphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cellphones</span></a></p>
The Christian Science Monitor<p>The end of the academic year has brought a crescendo of laws in the U.S. aimed at restricting cellphone use in K-12 schools. The efforts reflect an increasing sense that student well-being and success depend on tech and social media guardrails. <a href="https://flipboard.com/tag/cellphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cellphones</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.com/tag/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.com/tag/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>schools</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2025/0521/states-cellphone-bans-students-school-day?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">csmonitor.com/USA/Education/20</span><span class="invisible">25/0521/states-cellphone-bans-students-school-day?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub </span></a></p><p>Posted into Education <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@csmonitor/education-nucu5jtnz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>education-csmonitor</span></a></span></p>
The Japan Times<p>U.S. President Donald Trump wants Apple to begin building iPhones in the U.S. — but there are various reasons why that's unlikely to happen. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/12/tech/trump-iphones-made-in-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2025</span><span class="invisible">/04/12/tech/trump-iphones-made-in-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iphones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cellphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cellphones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tradewar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tradewar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a></p>
NNN<p>Open-source Android software called "LineageOS" can make inexpensive phones last many years (search "lineageOS devices" for compatible models). This also gives monthly security updates, and runs faster without "bloatware."</p><p>Initial install of LineageOS can require running special software to unlock the bootloader. But Pixel phones are unlocked, so are the easiest to install LineageOS on, and are so cheap, there's not much point in buying the older ones. </p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>budget</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/CellPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CellPhones</span></a></p>
NNN<p>Typical phones get an annual security patch. Our family decided to use phones until 12 months after the last patch (when it would have received a patch, if still supported)</p><p>We search "end-of-life <brand>" & compare years vs price on Swappa. i.e: a Galaxy A25 5G has 3.5 years support left (so: 4.5 years usable by our standard), and costs $163 or $36/year. A Pixel 6A costs $121 and 4 usable years (=$40/yr)</p><p>We can find supported Android phones <$50/year, or Apple <$100/yr</p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>budget</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/CellPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CellPhones</span></a></p>
NNN<p>Cell phones go out of support too fast, leaving you with the choice between "expensive & wasteful", or "insecure". </p><p>Our family uses two strategies to minimize the cost, with reasonable security: maximizing years of support per-dollar; or using open-source software.</p><p>(1/5)</p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>budget</span></a> <br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/CellPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CellPhones</span></a></p>
Now at @aj@gts.sadauskas.id.au<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@JessTheUnstill" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>JessTheUnstill</span></a></span> One of the big fuckups for BlackBerry was just the delays in getting BlackBerry 10, plus the Z10 and Q10, to market.</p><p>I got to use BB10 for a couple of months, and it was nice. It was built on QNX, with a modern swipe/gesture based UI built with Qt. </p><p>Arguably a better OS than the iOS and Android releases at that same time.</p><p>There was a feature called the Hub, which wax a unified inbox for your email messages, social posts, and text messages. Plus a modern app store, and separate personal/work profiles built into the OS.</p><p>There was a version without a physical keyboard (Z10) and with (Q10).</p><p>The problem is they didn't start working on it until 2010, and BB10 wasn't released until 2013.</p><p>For about two years before BB10 came out, BlackBerry didn't release any new phones.</p><p>Had BB10 come out earlier, it *might* have saved the company.</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Blackberry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackberry</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Crackberry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crackberry</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phones</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/smartphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smartphones</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/CellPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CellPhones</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iOS</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/BB10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BB10</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/blackberry10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blackberry10</span></a></p>
Schneier on Security RSS<p>Cell Phone OPSEC for Border Crossings</p><p>I have heard stories of more aggressive interrogation of electronic devices at US border crossings. I know a lot about securing computers, but very little about securing phones.<br>Are there easy ways to delete data—files, photos, etc.&#... <a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/04/cell-phone-opsec-for-border-crossings.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">schneier.com/blog/archives/202</span><span class="invisible">5/04/cell-phone-opsec-for-border-crossings.html</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/operationalsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>operationalsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Uncategorized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uncategorized</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/cellphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cellphones</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/borders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>borders</span></a></p>
Third spruce tree on the left<p>Does anyone know where in central <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SouthWesternOntario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthWesternOntario</span></a> (<a href="https://mas.to/tags/kitchener" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kitchener</span></a> , <a href="https://mas.to/tags/waterloo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waterloo</span></a>, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/waterlooregion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waterlooregion</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chirp.social/@waterlooregion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>waterlooregion</span></a></span> ) to <a href="https://mas.to/tags/donate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>donate</span></a> still working - just old - <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cellphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cellphones</span></a>, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/tablets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tablets</span></a>? </p><p>Sometime in the past I gave a bunch to an org that got them to women's <a href="https://mas.to/tags/shelters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shelters</span></a> and refugee new arrivals but I can't remember who that was.</p>
IT News<p>Gavin Newsom Is Reportedly Sending Burner Phones To Tech CEOs - According to Politico, Gov. Gavin Newsom has distributed prepaid burner phones to ... - <a href="https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/25/03/18/2220249/gavin-newsom-is-reportedly-sending-burner-phones-to-tech-ceos?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mobile.slashdot.org/story/25/0</span><span class="invisible">3/18/2220249/gavin-newsom-is-reportedly-sending-burner-phones-to-tech-ceos?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cellphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cellphones</span></a></p>
Schneier on Security RSS<p>Rayhunter: Device to Detect Cellular Surveillance</p><p>The EFF has created an open-source hardware tool to detect IMSI catchers: fake cell phone towers that are used for mass surveillance... <a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/03/rayhunter-device-to-detect-cellular-surveillance.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">schneier.com/blog/archives/202</span><span class="invisible">5/03/rayhunter-device-to-detect-cellular-surveillance.html</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Uncategorized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uncategorized</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/cellphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cellphones</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EFF</span></a></p>
Bryan W. Conway<p>"Just imagine the incredible society we could create if everyone had constant and limitless access to knowledge right at their fingertips!" 😂 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cellphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cellphones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/knowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>knowledge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Some pointers from "The Eye of Every Storm - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Anarchist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Anarchist</span></a> Response to Hurricane Helene"</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CrimethInc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrimethInc</span></a>, 2024-11-13</p><p>"At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire region. At a time when <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>misinformation</span></a>, rising <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a>, and disasters exacerbated by industrially-produced climate change are creating a feedback loop of escalating crisis, it’s crucial to understand <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DisasterResponse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DisasterResponse</span></a> as an integral part of community defense and strategize about how this can play a part in movements for liberation. In the following reflection, a local anarchist involved in longstanding disaster response efforts in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> recounts the lessons that they have learned over the past six weeks and offers advice about how to prepare for the disasters to come.</p><p>"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimated that Hurricane Helene poured 40 trillion gallons of water on the region. This caused an estimated 1800 landslides; it damaged over 160 municipal water and sewer systems, at least 6000 miles of roads, more than 1000 bridges and culverts, and an estimated 126,000 homes. There have been over 230 confirmed deaths across six states with many still missing.</p><p>"The entire region was completely cut off from the outside world for a day or more, with all major roads shut down by landslides, collapsed bridges, and downed trees. Water, power, internet and cell service all went down within hours of the hurricane arriving, and remained down for days or, in some areas, weeks. There are still communities that will likely not have electricity for another three months because the roads that the power company would use no longer exist. Six weeks into this disaster, there are still tens of thousands of people who lack access to drinkable water. Not only have thousands of homes been wiped off the map—in many cases, the land they rested on no longer exists. Massive landslides have scoured canyons 30 feet deep, exposing bedrock that has not seen the light of day for tens of thousands of years. The torrential floods moved so much earth and caused so many rivers to change course that scientists have designated the hurricane a 'geological event.'</p><p>"In response, a beautiful web of mutual aid networks has emerged, saving countless lives by bringing in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EssentialSupplies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EssentialSupplies</span></a>, providing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MedicalCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalCare</span></a>, setting up neighborhood <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterDistribution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterDistribution</span></a> centers, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarChargingStations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarChargingStations</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SatelliteInternetHubs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SatelliteInternetHubs</span></a>, free <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/kitchens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kitchens</span></a>, free <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/childcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>childcare</span></a>, and more. Name a need and there are folks out here who have self-organized to meet it. We share these lessons we have learned in hopes of helping others to prepare for similar situations, aiming to increase our capacity to build autonomous infrastructure for the long haul. </p><p>Start Preparing Now</p><p>"There is no time like the present to get organized.</p><p>"Our mutual aid group has been around for almost eight years. Within 72 hours of the floodwaters receding, we had a functioning mutual aid hub and were mobilizing folks to check on missing people and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChainsawCrews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChainsawCrews</span></a> to cut people out of their homes and open up roads. We were only able to do these things because we had already put in the work in our community to build the trust and relationships that are so vital in times of crisis.</p><p>"While we are a small group, we have an extensive network of friends and allies that has grown throughout years of smaller-scale mutual aid and organizing efforts. The best way to prepare for a disaster is not to stockpile supplies, but to build trust in your community and nurture a healthy web of relationships. The best way to accomplish this is to start doing mutual aid projects in your community before an acute crisis arises. This will give you practice operating as a group and organizing logistics, and it will also connect you with others you wouldn’t otherwise meet and show them that they can count on you. Because of the work we had already put in, when the crisis hit, people turned to us and spread the word that we are a good group to funnel supplies and money through. You can only build that kind of reputation by putting in the work now.</p><p>Communications</p><p>"One of the biggest initial challenges we faced was that most means of communication went offline for between 24 hours and several weeks, depending on where you lived. That includes <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/landlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>landlines</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CellPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CellPhones</span></a>, and internet. We can’t stress enough the importance of having multiple back-up options in place to be ready for a situation like this. First of all, make sure you have a place and time established in advance where folks know they can find each other in the event of a disaster. This is probably a good idea even if communications don’t go offline—nothing beats face-to-face communication.</p><p>"Satellite internet was invaluable during the first couple of weeks. For some particularly hard-hit communities, it remains the only means of communication six weeks into this disaster. Unfortunately, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a>, which is owned by the white supremacist Elon Musk, has proven to be the most useful and the easiest to set up in a disaster scenario. We know from past experience that he is eager to suppress social movements that use his companies’ services. There are other companies that provide satellite internet, but it tends to be slower, with significant data limits. These are generally not mobile systems and would be challenging to set up in the middle of a disaster.</p><p>"Don’t forget that you will need a source of electricity such as a generator or solar power to make satellite internet work.</p><p>"Radios, especially ham radios, are another important means of communication that should be arranged in advance with people who already know how to use them. Our mountainous terrain limits the distance that radios can broadcast, but it would still have been helpful if we had possessed ham radios.</p><p>Getting Organized</p><p>"Grassroots disaster relief is no longer the exclusive province of church groups and small bands of autonomous mutual aid groups. The notion has gone mainstream since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, when so many people discovered that their neighbors were all they had to count on. At this point, well-organized and well-resourced groups of every stripe are prepared to mobilize quickly—from reactionary right-leaning groups like the Cajun Navy and to networks of volunteer helicopter pilots, not to mention radical groups like Mutual Aid Disaster Relief. Beyond these specific groups, more people understand how to self-organize now. Within three to five days of the flood waters receding, you couldn’t drive more than ten minutes without running into a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReliefHub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReliefHub</span></a> or water station in someone’s front yard, church, or gas station parking lot. It would not be an overstatement to say that within a week, western North Carolina had the highest concentration of four-wheelers, all-terrain vehicles, and dirt bikes in the world, as people poured in from all over the South and beyond to help with search and rescue and to get supplies out to cut-off communities.</p><p>"Most of these hubs were truly <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/grassroots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grassroots</span></a>, with no formal organization behind them. This is an overwhelmingly positive development, but it does not come without challenges. The chief problems were redundancy of effort and lack of coordination between relief hubs, road clearing crews, and people doing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SupplyRuns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupplyRuns</span></a>, search and rescue, and wellness checks. The sooner you can develop relationships and good communication systems with other hubs, the better, so you won’t have to be constantly reinventing the wheel.</p><p>"Creating an intake system for incoming volunteers and arranging for people to coordinate them is a huge piece of the puzzle. We had to turn away many offers of help in the first few weeks because we didn’t have a good system in place for fielding newcomers, especially those from out of town, nor could we guarantee that we could plug them into a project on any given day if they just showed up, despite the fact that there was always a mountain of work to do. Connecting volunteers to communities and individual homes that need medical care, mucking, gutting, and repairs requires an enormous amount of legwork on your part, not to mention building trust between you and the residents. You would do well to have someone in your group that has a deep love of spreadsheets."</p><p>Full article:<br><a href="https://crimethinc.com/2024/11/13/after-the-hurricane-anarchist-disaster-response-in-appalachia" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crimethinc.com/2024/11/13/afte</span><span class="invisible">r-the-hurricane-anarchist-disaster-response-in-appalachia</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Preparedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Preparedness</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityPreparedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityPreparedness</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityDefense</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Polycrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Polycrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HamRadios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadios</span></a></p>
The Christian Science Monitor<p>In San Francisco, an approach that gifts cellphones to homeless people – with someone on the other end – helps to forge human connection. <a href="https://flipboard.com/tag/homeless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeless</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.com/tag/solutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solutions</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.com/tag/cellphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cellphones</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2025/0203/san-francisco-homeless-people-cellphones-loneliness?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2025</span><span class="invisible">/0203/san-francisco-homeless-people-cellphones-loneliness?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub </span></a></p><p>Posted into MONITOR SOLUTIONS <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@csmonitor/monitor-solutions-93ns3c9tz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monitor-solutions-csmonitor</span></a></span></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Lawsuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lawsuit</span></a> accuses <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> of secretly <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/tracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tracking</span></a> consumers through <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cellphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cellphones</span></a><br>A proposed <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/classaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>classaction</span></a> lawsuit accuses Amazon of secretly tracking consumers movements through <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/smartphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smartphones</span></a> via Amazon <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Ads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ads</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SDK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SDK</span></a> embedded in 3rd-party apps, allegedly collecting sensitive <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/geolocation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geolocation</span></a> without consent. Complaint, filed by a California resident in a San Francisco federal court, claims Amazon violated state laws on unauthorized computer access in the process.<br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/lawsuit-accuses-amazon-of-secretly-tracking-consumers-through-cellphones/ar-AA1y51Wp" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/money/companies/</span><span class="invisible">lawsuit-accuses-amazon-of-secretly-tracking-consumers-through-cellphones/ar-AA1y51Wp</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a></p>
Mix Mistress Alice💄<p>The last generations have no idea how much more fun the 80s were without cell phones, when anyone could ring a friend's doorbell and simply be told if he or she had time for a visit; and there was no drama if declined. Today, many folks lose their temper if some idiot blocks them online.</p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/SocialRelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialRelations</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/HumanRelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRelations</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/isolation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>isolation</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/smartphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smartphones</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/cellphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cellphones</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/doorbells" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doorbells</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/visit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>visit</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/friends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>friends</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/AsocialNetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AsocialNetworks</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Relational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Relational</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/DumbingDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DumbingDown</span></a></p>
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