can I say at an academic conference that amateur radio in the US is too often dominated by cops, snitches, and libertarians? no? hmmm. #othernetworks

From the 1977 MIT Press book "The social impact of the telephone", a poem for the telegraph #othernetworks cc @loriemerson

"Imagine setting up a sleeper cell spy network and your communications get bricked at a crucial moment by windows updates." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZSThymsKyA #othernetworks

when I said "radio is the future" I wasn't exactly thinking of this but nonetheless: a new clandestine radio station, broadcasting numbers in Persian, appeared 2 weeks ago on the day Israel/US attacked Iran #othernetworks https://priyom.org/number-stations/other/v32

this Emerson transistor radio from 1958 needs to become part of my #othernetworks schtick

I thought that the underlying principles of #othernetworks and the @mediaarchaeologylab were grounded in naive 60s principles - but actually, they are probably more offspring of a very 90s mentality. in short: let's bring back community media centers!

thank you @chartgerink for taking #othernetworks on a bucketlist field trip to Museum für Kommunikation in Berlin <3

@loriemerson Thank you for collecting all these #othernetworks wonders that open up new links and connections for me. Today, someone recommended me a detailed article about the southafrican example of #Sneakernet you describe in the book ... and I listened to a recording of #EarthMoonEarthCommunication by Katie Paterson.