Oh nice, #MeshCore just released a new update that extends battery life up to 30% on nRF52 companions

I just finished V for Vendetta. It was in book form and was written before the movie came out and it was an absolutely amazing book. If you haven't read it or seen the movie, you really, really should. #Books

"government watching me with satellites? Need tin foil hat." the Martian by Andy Weir

OOF! That's gotta hurt. #MONERO -13% ZCRASH -42%!!!!

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On April 30th, the FCC voted that they wanted to demand KYC in order to use a phone number inside the United States. This may not end up happening, but better safe than sorry, and I'm trying to figure out ways around this problem in case they are needed. The stated goal is to prevent spam and robo calls, and if a provider allows a robo call, it's something like a $2,500 fine per call, which means that services like Google Voice and text now and every cell phone and phone provider is going to require government ID. The provider has to keep your ID on record the entire time you have the service and then if you cancel the service they are required to keep your ID for four years after the date of cancellation. This will be a boone for hackers. What i need help with: 1. Secondary Internet connection: It doesn't happen often, but I use my phone as a secondary internet connection if, for example, my home ISP is ever out. I am not sure yet if data only sims will be a problem since they can't make or receive telephone calls and make and receive text messages. So this may or may not be an issue. I guess if nothing else I could go to the local McDonald's or something like that and use their Wi-Fi if my ISP was ever out in order to contact the customer service of my ISP online to let them know about it. 2. Access to banking: Banks are so stupid in general, but every time I log in to my online account, it has to send me a phone call or a text message in order to verify that I am who I say I am, regardless of the fact that we all know that the telephone system is complete garbage for this use case, but they're banks, so what else can you expect, right? 3. Access to ride sharing services: I lost access to Lyft several years ago, because they no longer allowed you to book rides from their website, and I refused to install the app, and even if I wanted to install the app, it requires Google spy services, which I will not install on my device. That left me with only the option of Uber, which is fine, except that they also require a phone number, and if you don't have one, then you can't receive your text message verification codes again, and stuff like that to log in. Without a telephone number, you can't call a taxi either. At least not that I'm aware of, because the old way of doing taxis before Uber came out was through the telephone system, and I'm not aware if taxis have evolved since then.

If the #FCC starts requiring #KYC for phone service, I wonder if it's going to be just phone service or even data-only sims. Since a data-only sim can't make telephone calls, then they ought to be exempt, I would think, if the stated goal is to prevent robocalls. If the actual goal is surveillance, then of course they wouldn't be exempt. And that would answer the question right there.

Just bought 2 Baofeng mini 5's for 108.17 mXMR. The reason i wanted them was because they charge with USB-C so they will make good emergency radios because I can power them with USB phone charger batteries that I already own. #Monero #AmateurRadio

Hey @Mynymbox - Privacy friendly hosting solutions I found a couple of issues. 1. FAQ doesnt expand in Tor Browser "safest" mode 2. Region selector does not work in "safest" mode (cant switch between NL, DE, and FI) 3. When I click the client login link at the bottom of the page, I'm redirected to the clearnet site instead of staying on the onion. Other links may be like this as well, but I haven't checked them.