New phone who dis?
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So if I’m reading correctly, airplane mode will block it?
(It should be noted you can turn on wifi while in airplane mode. I do this often since my close friends all know to use Signal to contact me)
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I smell a class action
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As no American has had a Presidential Alert test on their phone it remains to be seen that their phones will receive the alert in other countries, or that GPS Location Spoofing will work. I’ll try one.
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Can you imagine if an actual actionable alert happened while you were in mid air?
“Turn this plane around!!”
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Not impossible, but not actually worth worrying about, unless you really enjoy being paranoid about every damn little thing. And I know some of you do.
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If that didn’t scare you bad enough listen to Terri Gross’s interview with Michael Lewis from today…Holy Shit I’m scared and beyond pissed at the rightwing trumpoids
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You know, you’re right. The more I think about it, the harder it is to think of even one single reason why I shouldn’t trust Trump and his minions.
Thanks for the pick me up!
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Not a single reason. A plurality of reasons on the other hand…
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Milliefink if I ever go for a PhD in Snark will you be my mentor…You do it beautifully
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Can this system be used locally, or is it just for nationwide alerts?
I think Trump will make an attempt to use this as an extension of his Twitter endeavors, but that’s completely prohibited by the regulations that govern this. Will the bureaucracy be able to stop him?
Also, weren’t they talking about a West Wing reality show? Did nothing come of that?
So many questions.
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Some feel the regulations are too vague.
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FYI
“Beyond the wireless alerts, a test alert will also go out via radio and television broadcast, cable systems, satellite radio, television providers, and wireline video.” -Vox
Good day to walk off the grid I’d say.
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Surely I’m not the only one who’s hearing a voice saying, No worries, we just want to make sure we’ll be able to let you know ASAP when Reichstag Fire 2 starts happening!
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Ladies and gentlemen! Rupert Pupkin! Wonderful!
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As far as I can tell, in LineageOS, one can entirely switch off emergency alerts.
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We have a mess of anti-static mylar baggies from motherboards and other electrical components. I’ve never had cause to put my phone in one yet, but after turning it off, tomorrow may be the day.
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