zx3 @zx3@driveinsaturday.org
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The terrorist attack in Moore County, NC knocked out cell towers, internet and phones. People had to drive to the neighboring county to find out what was going on. They couldn't call 911. As I'm writing this, some towns are still without power.
I can't stress enough how important amateur radio is in situations like this. Handhelds run on batteries, and most hams have several batteries charged at all times. Base units often are run off grid with battery banks, solar, etc. Mobile units run in vehicles. Repeaters are usually powered by solar batteries, the ones based on mountain tops are around here.
Having a license, practice and experience with the radios and nets and having a way to talk to others, call for help, or assist are invaluable.
remember kids, being drunk doesn't solve anything.
being drunk, taking a nap, then waking up still inebriated, though, is a good first step to problem-solving, regardless of what the issue was in the first place.
[BAD BRAIN MODE ENGAGED]
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make a police scanner with a #raspberryPi - in case you have a pi sitting around and want to keep tabs on law enforcement. Perhaps you could even use it to warn your comrades about police activity.https://www.hackster.io/news/use-a-raspberry-pi-to-make-a-police-scanner-radio-73b475ba806d
#acab
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Thinking about making something with a #RaspberryPi? Don't. Instead, check out the ROCKPro64 from @PINE64 - you get everything a raspi provides, along with a PCIe 4x slot, up to 128GB of onboard storage, stereo CSI ports, USB-C host port... along with all the same GPIO, USB, and 1G Ethernet that you can get from a raspi.
Best part? You can get it right now. It's actually in stock, no need to pay triple to some scalping reseller or constantly hit refresh on a store's page to see if they've restocked it. Just grab it and start building.
https://pine64.com/product/rockpro64-4gb-single-board-computer/
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Don't forget to love one another 
When you can, do so openly. Showing your love for the important people in your life in public brings a bright light to dark places and holds back the monsters lingering in the shadows.
Y'know, hero shit. 
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If people can hate for no reason, you can love for no reason.
it is always the right day to post this.
"wow...this white chili doesn't have much texture...or beans...or meat...what the f--"
tl;dr, i warmed up a canister of gravy and almoat served it for dinner
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https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1600233342204465157
RT @NBCNews@twitter.com
BREAKING: Trump Organization found guilty of all charges by jury in a 15-year tax fraud scheme that prosecutors said was orchestrated by top executives at the company. https://nbcnews.to/3Bffed7
when people say that there are now multiple levels of consensus reality, it really gonches my arovs.
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Drag queens are not a danger to society.
White supremacists are a danger to society.
q: when is the end of "spooky season?"
a: spooky season never ends because life, both the larger concept of existing as a conscious entity in an uncaring universe AND the fact that apparently clumps of matter in the right conditions will just fucking start moving around on their own, possibly as a result of the will of unseen parties who refuse to reveal themselves and explain their intentions, *never stops being utterly terrifying.*
the good news is, you can leave your Halloween decorations up until the heat death of the universe.
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You should absolutely discriminate against Nazis or Klansmen or alt-right or ancaps or boogs or white nationalists or Christian nationalists or Western chauvinists or Proud Boys or Threepers or whatever neo-Nazis are calling themselves this week. Do not waste a second thought on this. If Nazis feel welcome ANYwhere, we're not doing our fucking jobs as members of a society.
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These wolves are running through the Fediverse!
Boost this to help them on their way! :)
Let's see how many instances the wolves can reach on their journey! 🐺
rerouting audio feed to blast this directly into my processor cores this morning so i can stay awake
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after the script for [soopor seekrit thing] is done and the last two shows of the year are dusted, the next project is finalizing the playlist for Project A.Y.Y.L.M.A.O.* making a playlist is going to help me think of it as a real thing i need to work on.
*this isn't an acronym for anything, i just had a handful of periods left over
i am here to chew ass and kick bubblegum and my foot is stuck and my jaw is tired
tonight's unearthed rave anthem: Digital Orgasm (aka Lords of Acid)'s "Running Out Of Time"
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TMKF (THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS) 9000
owner of driveinsaturday.org
head projectionist for Drive-in Saturday, the internet's premier movie-riffing organization ("Joel who?")
- = flesh is fleeting, chrome is forever = -
Joined Nov 2022
