"Finally" - Not a single television owner on the planet

Relative to the earthling observer* Otherwise there'd be little point measuring the rotation speed given that we're all barreling through the universe at 828k mph 😅

I'm all set for when Trump randomly declares war on weather forecasts.

My feelings agree 100%. But realistically this would put a financial incentive to be dishonest in the AI disclosure/rating.

I agree with you, and I have no intentions of ever commercializing vibe-coded software. But that doesn't remove the incentive in general. If we demand that no AI is used ever in any form of commercial software, then people will just use it without disclosure.

Yep. That's one of the reasons I suggest open source being a necessity. That way Claude or whatever can update the repo with a technical description of changes so your life is a little bit less miserable if you're hired to fix its hallucinations.

If you read the thing you're commenting on, you probably wouldn't be swearing at me about not reading things. lol

Cold Stone Creamery considers anyone that uses the term, "Large", as opposed to the highly accepted and more accurate term, "Gotta Have It®", THE ENEMY!

82% of electronics are tested in China. I'm the first person to tell you that safety testing in an adversarial nation is a problem, but banning it with no alternative certification path will just immediately result in a massive increase of untested gray-market imports and "DIY kits".

USB and DSB sounded way worse.

I found some JS8Call and DECT signals, and people seem to be talking about soccer and vulgarly joking about the plague and ineptitude of the Russian government. This is a relief as all of this would be jammed if there was some type of mass quarantine or information blockade.

Well the real answer is that there's likely too much static and wonky modulation. But I'll try!

This is a trap for me to use AI and admit it on Bluesky, resulting in my crucifixion, isn't it?

I'm recommending general safety precautions in parity with what FEMA urges the general public to do. I feel like people on here are just looking to take a side for the sake of it. If me being concerned about a concerning thing is annoying you, just mute the thread.

I don't speak Russian, so this is either a Siberian military dispatcher announcing the arrival of a zombie-variant of the plague or a mom talking next to a baby monitor.

I found an open web portal to control an SDR in Irkutsk, Siberia. The FT8 traffic is some of the busiest I've ever seen, with loads of callsigns in the immediate region. This tells us nothing about the plague situation😂but what a fun and lucky find. Onward to see if I can find unencrypted comms.

Yes. There have also been chimera-variants of pneumonic plague developed as bioweapons in Siberia. This would be different if the case was coming from a chef in Uganda. But it's coming from an employee of a "plague facility". I don't think anyone is dumb to be concerned or crossing their fingers.

Even if none of these events ever take place, it's peace of mind at very little expense. My solar panels/batteries charge my devices daily. I use my rain barrels for livestock water and reusable gray water. Canned food is rotated and consumed.

Good question. The answer is yes, you should stock up on canned food and water right now. If you can afford it, off-grid power, fuel, and radio comms. I tell anyone this whether or not a potential bioweapon event was happening. These are standard safety measures for hurricanes, power outages etc.