Cory Doctorow
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@pluralistic Seen similar in Cockfosters Tube Station in the UK. Still illuminated mind. Not sure there are any public phones left in London at this point.
Martijn de Vrieze - TK69241@SHODAN @pluralistic
I do not recall seeing any functioning payphones in London, However I ran into this still functioning relic last year in Oxford.
I do not recall seeing any functioning payphones in London, However I ran into this still functioning relic last year in Oxford.
Charlie Stross@martijndevrieze @SHODAN @pluralistic BUSINESS STARTUP IDEA: Buy up empty phone booths, slap PV panels on top and a battery/distribution board inside, then rent them out as smartphone fast-charge charging points (with a lock-box to leave your phone in while it's sucking juice at £1/30 minutes).
"It's a phone box. You pay us for permission to leave your phone in it. You're welcome."
NKT@cstross @martijndevrieze @SHODAN @pluralistic Scotland has quite a few derelict blue police boxes scattered about. Some have become coffee houses, one in Edinburgh is a tool loan/exchange, etc.
I'm sure someone creative could see an equivalent use? Charging point for robot police cars in the near future?
I'm sure someone creative could see an equivalent use? Charging point for robot police cars in the near future?
James Gleick@Dss @pluralistic @cstross @martijndevrieze @SHODAN I understand they are larger on the inside than the outside.
@JamesGleick @Dss @pluralistic @martijndevrieze @SHODAN No, but they have electricity and running water (and a sink so the cold copper could brew a mug of tea in the middle of a winter shift). They gradually fell into disuse when the telephone, radio dispatchers, and cars enabled the police to work out of centralized stations rather than patrolling on foot.
Paul Lalonde@cstross @JamesGleick @Dss @pluralistic @martijndevrieze @SHODAN Though more comfortable for the copper, something has been lost in passing of solo foot patrols being the default. Detachment of the police from the community really makes a mess.