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From: "Jonathan McHugh" <indieterminacy@libre.brussels>
To: "Joshua Branson" <jbranso@dismail.de>,
	"Bone Baboon" <bone.baboon@disroot.org>
Cc: Eco-Conscious Computing <arm-netbook@lists.phcomp.co.uk>,
	help-guix@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Making a DIY smart or dumb phone
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 17:45:25 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <c76500d5ef15cbef369f52945ea13040@libre.brussels> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87zgubfy66.fsf@dismail.de>

Out of curiosity, how regulated is ham radio in the USA? I lament that your cultural emphasis on freedom of expression didnt extend into freedoms for 'classic' radio channels. Is it better for ham radio?

From Europe it appears as if ICT infrastructure in the USA looks godawful (like AT&T), has there been much pushback with grounds up mesh networks?

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Jonathan McHugh
indieterminacy@libre.brussels

July 24, 2021 6:56 PM, "Joshua Branson" <jbranso@dismail.de> wrote:

> Bone Baboon <bone.baboon@disroot.org> writes:
> 
>> jbranso--- via writes:
>> 
>>> I'm getting really tired of carrying my Android phone around with google's spyware,
>> 
>> This issue is larger than just Android / iOS and the applications a user
>> deliberately uses. There is also the issue of unwanted spyware.
>> 
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Pegasus_(investigation)>
>> 
>> You could eliminating the issues mobile phones have entirely by choosing
>> to not use a mobile phone.
>> 
>> <https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Going_NoPhone>
> 
> I used to do that! I was nophone for a while, but then I became a
> manager at work. If someone does not show up for work, then they call
> me. I could give up my manager position or find a job that doesn't
> require a way to reach me 24/7.
> 
> OR I could get a ham radio license...operate a radio tower somewhere
> (for real cheap...though that might not be so cheap)...then if work
> needs me, they can chat to me via that way...and my libre phone could
> pick up the signal...though that might mean I'd have to learn some GNU
> Radio, which would be fun! This strategy is what JMP.chat wants to do
> eventually.
> 
>>> (apologies for the youtube link...)
>> 
>> You could share Invidious links as well as YouTube links. The YouTube
>> links could be a backup in case the Invidious server linked to goes
>> down.
>> 
>> <https://docs.invidious.io/Invidious-Instances.md>
>> 
>>> and unfortunately it needs to support SMS and traditional calls, so there might be some binary
>>> blobs for the modem.
>> 
>> You can do SMS using email.
>> 
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_gateway#Email_clients>
> 
> Now that is awesome! I will look into that.
> 
>> Maybe you could convince the people you want to talk to use free
>> software like Jami. For people who are physically nearby walkie talkies
>> are an option.
> 
> I'm actually really excited about Jami! It looks really promising!
> 
> Jami only works using wifi, as far as I know. Sometimes I would like to
> go to the park, which has no wifi. Since work has to be able to reach
> me 24/7 this won't quite work...again, I could give up my manager
> position or get a different job.
> 
>> <https://jami.net>
>> 
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkie-talkie>
> 
> Cheap ones only work 1-1.5 miles. Sometimes I'm 30 miles away from
> work. But this is something to consider. There are some expensive
> walkie talkies that the military uses that work anywhere in the world.
> 
> --
> Joshua Branson (jab in #guix)
> Sent from Emacs and Gnus
> https://gnucode.me
> https://video.hardlimit.com/accounts/joshua_branson/video-channels
> https://propernaming.org
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> enough other people get what they want." - Zig Ziglar


  parent reply	other threads:[~2021-07-24 17:45 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-07-23 15:47 Making a DIY smart or dumb phone jbranso--- via
2021-07-24 13:13 ` Bone Baboon
2021-07-24 15:27   ` Vagrant Cascadian
2021-07-24 17:01     ` Joshua Branson
2021-07-24 16:56   ` Joshua Branson
2021-07-24 17:45   ` Jonathan McHugh [this message]
2021-07-25  0:11   ` jbranso

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