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New disaster tip you WON’T hear from officials: walkie-talkie net
By WDavidStephenson | November 20, 2007
My newest, and in many ways, favorite “disaster tip you WON’T hear from officials” is now up on YouTube.While other tips have dealt with cool new technologies such as wikis and mesh networks, this one’s the ultimate low-tech fallback for when all the cool stuff fails. It’s an ad hoc community network that uses cheap FRS radios (AKA walkie-talkies) you can pick up a drug store or at the mall. CONTINUED…. Sphere: Related Content
Topics: technology, empowering public, collaboration, networked security | |
