GeneBean
genebean@fosstodon.org

After #Perforce Software pulled the crap recently with the community Slack, I was afraid they were up to no good. Sadly, it seems I was correct. Fortunately, @binford2k is on top of things and it seems he and #VoxPupuli are working on a truly #OpenSource path forward for #Puppet.

https://overlookinfratech.com/2024/11/08/sequestered-source/

November 09, 2024
GeneBean
genebean@fosstodon.org

#Vote for someone who’ll represent us all, not just the people who voted for them. Vote for #KamalaHarris.

https://youtu.be/U6bv6jYEVAs?si=5o8DDkFZTP-OUi1C

November 03, 2024
GeneBean
genebean@fosstodon.org

This is worth watching: https://youtu.be/IGAjDBjnsYw

Note that Bitcoin is sincerely not like all the shit coins and crypto scams. It is fundamentally different. I’m happy to elaborate for anyone who wants.

[ #inflation #wealth #Bitcoin ]

October 30, 2024
GeneBean
genebean@fosstodon.org

A lot of truth in here: "Traffic Stops: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8ygQ2wEwJw

[ #JohnOliver #LastWeekTonight ]

October 22, 2024
GeneBean
genebean@fosstodon.org

@deshipu true, but training is not at issue here as we are talking about federal agencies with trained personnel. Additionally, radios are not that much more expensive and have a much longer lifespan that the average cellphone. I feel like there has got to be something more to it that I’m missing, even if cost is one driving factor.

October 03, 2024
GeneBean
genebean@fosstodon.org

@duval@todon.eu I don’t think the foot canon came back out this time. Lots of resources were in all impacted states even before landfall of the hurricane. I was simply listening to some of the challenges that search teams in North Carolina’s mountains were having and remembering my own experiences in public service in the late 90’s / early 2000’s.

October 03, 2024
GeneBean
genebean@fosstodon.org

@deshipu emergency agencies, especially federal ones, don’t need certifications or licenses to use radios. It’s still standard practice for fire, police, and ems to use them in conjunction with cell phones. For example, police near me use ~150MHz and the county school buses use ~463MHz. Both travel very long distances, have been in use for this since before cell phones, and are current standards. It seems crazy to not send a similar handheld with ever search and rescue team.

October 02, 2024
GeneBean
genebean@fosstodon.org

Can anyone enlighten me as to why #FEMA search and rescue teams rely on cell phones for communications? That seems pretty short sighted for a disaster are. I’d have thought the norm would be low frequency radios and/or satellite phones.

October 02, 2024