Matt

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New to mastodon, poking around post-Elon twitter
MattNov 14, 2022
Tom WalkerNov 13, 2022

There was once a dream of a decentralised web.

As recently as a decade ago we had a still very active blogosphere, connected via blogrolls and RSS. Specialised web forums were still mainstream and messenger apps could largely interoperate.

Centralised social media slowly ate that dream. It had plenty of positives, but it pulled more and more people away from the open web and into corporate walled gardens.

Some people kept the dream of decentralisation alive. And now you are here.

MattNov 13, 2022
@bcrypt @fbz @guamwatt what a great story about your grandparents, thank you for sharing! I definitely agree that it’s not the end of the world, particularly if they have you to help with the radios. So often I hear about people who are interested in prepping and the idea is to just throw a radio in a drawer. I feel like you really need practice before the event, and the best way for that is to be licensed.
Show threadMattNov 13, 2022
@bcrypt @fbz @guamwatt but if they have a friend like you who has most of that figured out ahead of time, it sounds like you’ve got a good plan!
Show threadMattNov 13, 2022
@bcrypt @moai ugh, that’s too bad. I’m sorry to hear that. The uhf/vhf ham radio scene where I’m at is extremely active. Tons of nets, lots of pots/sota activity, a wide area HamWan network, etc. The d74 is quite good for amateur satellites too if you pair it up with a cheap ht to make it full duplex! There’s a good number of satellites up currently, including the ISS if you haven’t tried that yet.
MattNov 13, 2022
@fbz @bcrypt @guamwatt just a small point of clarification but uv5r are not allowed to transmit on low power unlicensed frequencies such as the FRS/GMRS/PRC frequencies, so you might want to grab some of those bubble pack frs radios for your bag too.
Show threadMattNov 13, 2022
@moai @bcrypt the d74 is the Cadillac of handheld radios. But they are very expensive, have atrocious battery life, and are discontinued.
Show threadMattNov 13, 2022
@w4www_raker @bcrypt Raker has the actual answer. None of the other recommendations for specific radios really matter if you don’t use the radio frequently before the emergency. Buying a radio and throwing it in a drawer isn’t a good idea.
MattNov 12, 2022
Riker GooglingNov 11, 2022
how do i get back to the federation timeline
MattNov 12, 2022
Show threadVirginia HeffernanNov 12, 2022
It’s what the nascent ARPANET-era internet had done for me as a preadolescent 1979-1984: spring the trap of girlhood conformity—intellectual and emotional obedience—& open up a new world, that I was somehow a PART OF. And even (on the very small conferences of their days) a big part of it — if I made a good point about, say, Reaganomics. It didn’t matter than I was 11.
MattNov 12, 2022
Show threadVirginia HeffernanNov 12, 2022
Oh and Masto is absolutely hitting the spot for me. I like how it’s not self-hating also. Tweets and now toots are not reducible to the diseased firings of glitchy minds. I get that some people don’t like it but whenever they say it’s trivial or evil I think “keep telling yourself that Ill be here reading a thread by @jbf1755 or @AshaRangappa ”