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Horace Algier <horatio@horatio.net>: Sep 28 04:00PM On Tue, 27 Sep 2016 22:35:52 -0000 (UTC), Horace Algier wrote:   > a. 911 > b. Police/fire scanner > c. What else?   Rod Speed brought up a point about having Google Traffic on a quick push-button link, so that you don't waste time in a hectic situation.   Looking it up, these two articles show how easy it is to add a traffic link to the desktop: https://support.google.com/maps/answer/6291823?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid http://lifehacker.com/5426824/create-instant-navigation-shortcuts-from-androids-home-screen   Basically you simply long press on your desktop, and set it up from there.   Here are the simple steps, as I tried them on my phone just now: 1. http://i.cubeupload.com/PhtFyG.png (I long pressed on the desktop) 2. http://i.cubeupload.com/gkr0SO.png (I selected 'shortcuts') 3. http://i.cubeupload.com/JklWuv.png (I selected 'Maps') 4. http://i.cubeupload.com/yk0zXa.png (I entered my destination) 5. http://i.cubeupload.com/qUEtUb.png (Pressing 'save' created a link) 6. http://i.cubeupload.com/STiVuF.png (That link opens up Google Maps)   Of course, it won't work for me (since I don't have any google accounts), but it should work for most of you (who do have google accounts).

tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net>: Sep 28 03:11PM -0400 On Wed, 28 Sep 2016 20:56:01 +1000, Rod Speed wrote:   >> Strictly speaking that's not SMS, that's CB (Cell Broadcast).   > Its actually SMS-CB as the below says.   >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_Broadcast   Please read more attentively, and without snipping the *important* parts:   : Cell Broadcast/Cell Information (CB) messaging ... : ... is also known as Short Message Service-Cell Broadcast (SMS-CB).   So: not "is actually" but "is also known as". YvW. Cheers, -- tlvp -- Avant de repondre, jeter la poubelle, SVP.

"Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1>: Sep 28 08:41PM +0100 > : Cell Broadcast/Cell Information (CB) messaging ... > : ... is also known as Short Message Service-Cell Broadcast (SMS-CB).   > So: not "is actually" but "is also known as". YvW. Cheers, -- tlvp   PDTFT FU set -- Bah, and indeed, Humbug

"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>: Sep 29 06:00AM +1000 Horace Algier <horatio@horatio.net> wrote >> allows that stuff to be displayed by anyone.   > That's interesting that iOS has a "system" > which includes fire/police scanning.   I didn't mean that. I was talking about a quite different emergency, when someone finds you unconscious or incapable and needs to contact someone you have specified to tell them that you have been found unconscious or incapable to tell them you have been taken to a particular hospital etc. I meant to go back and restate that when I had finished the rest of the post but managed to forget to do that until after I had sent the post.   > How does that iOS method you allude to figure > out which fire/police scanner to broadcast in > the USA and countries that allow it?   It doesn't.   >>> (and what do you put inside)?   >> I don¢t bother myself.   > Emergencies happen,   Yes, but I don't need any particular way to deal with those except to put the local number for the cops that works a lot better than our equivalent of the 911 number at the top of the contacts where I need to use it to call the cops if I need to do that.   > so, it's not a bad idea to be prepared for them, ahead of time.   And I do, but not in the way you do that.   > For example, if you see a fire threatening your only access out, > you might not want to waste time *looking* for a frequency > to tell you which evacuation route they're using.   We don't do it that way, like I said, our system uses SMS-CB to tell you that and that requires no specific action on your part at all except to have your phone turned on so you can receive that.   And in our case the Live Traffic app does a much better job of showing you which evacuation routes are viable with floods, bushfires etc than any frequency does.   > Sure, if you're lucky, the police will come by ahead of time broadcasting > it, and signs will be up, and everyone you ask will be informed ... but > that's not always how well organized it's gonna be.   That's why we use SMS-CB. Not perfect, because there are still a few people who don't have cellphones and there will always be some in an emergency whose phones have got flat batterys, but a lot better than telling people by knocking on their doors. At least those who do have working phones can tell others who don't what the SMS-CB has told them.   >> of it so it shows up right at the top of the contacts list.   > That's useful to put AAA on top, as it will > save precious seconds when needed.   Yes, that's why I do it like that.   > Of course, 911 also works, when needed (but > in my case, that dispatcher is 75 miles away).   The problem with mine is that they don't connect you directly to the local police station, they connect you to the cops 100 miles away for some reason.   > It will be interesting to see how other people > prepare their mobile devices for emergencies.   Surprisingly few have commented yet.   >>> b. Police/fire scanner   >> Illegal here.   > Wow. You can't even *listen* to radio broadcasts?   You can't listen to the communication between those crews. Those arent broadcasts.   > And I thought *we* were oppressed!   Nothing to do with oppression.   You arent allowed to listen in to other people's cellphone conversations either, although that isnt even possible now the entire system is GSM/LTE. It was possible with the original AMPS system.   >> on to particular bases etc and requires no action by individuals.   > As you noted, the authorities used a reverse-911 to notify every cellphone > within the towers receiving area, to let people know about the evacuation.   Its not a reverse 911, its SMS-CB, a variant of SMS.   > But you can't always rely on the authorities, and, if you have cats, > dogs, chickens, etc., you may need to instantly call for help -   You wont get it here with those except when you call your neighbours etc.   > which should all be on a quick-dial mechanism in the emergency > folder, IMHO, in order of 1 2 3, left to right, top to bottom.   The iOS contacts system does allow an emergency category in the contacts.   It also allows you to list those you want to be called if say you are found unconscious or incapable and that is visible on the lock screen of your idevice so anyone can get those details from there as long as your phone is still working.

"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>: Sep 29 06:20AM +1000 tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> wrote   >> Its actually SMS-CB as the below says. >>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_Broadcast > Please read more attentively,   Go and fuck yourself.   > and without snipping the *important* parts:   I snipped nothing. > : Cell Broadcast/Cell Information (CB) messaging ... > : ... is also known as Short Message Service-Cell Broadcast (SMS-CB). > So: not "is actually" but "is also known as".   You are wrong, as always.

"Ron D." <Ron.Dozier@gmail.com>: Sep 28 04:47PM -0700 Well, for "my emergency use" I put a contact name that's basically something like "0_If Found Call". I'm hoping if a nice person found my phone, they might look at the contacts. You could always call one like Home or mom or something. I just made it easier.   I have an app, that if I TXT a message with a certain subject to my phone, the ring volume raises to max. This is so i can do the locate thing by calling it. My phone has a few hiding places it likes. Side of the car seat, bed, side of a chair. I try to only put the phone in specific spaces like sid eof the bed (charging), Living room couch (charging), and on top of a TV.   So, the most important thing is for me to be able to find my phone.   I do need to add the police non-emergency number like a tree down in a road in my contacts list and I do need to back-up my SIM card. I have a specific device that can do that.   I have a very early Android device that's practically useless.

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>: Sep 29 07:31AM >> It will be interesting to see how other people >> prepare their mobile devices for emergencies.   > Surprisingly few have commented yet.   No, not surprising at all.

"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>: Sep 29 10:48PM +1000 Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote >>> prepare their mobile devices for emergencies. >> Surprisingly few have commented yet. > No, not surprising at all.   Have fun explaining why they have done with his other stuff.

N_Cook <diverse@tcp.co.uk>: Sep 29 11:28AM +0100 I was just wondering it portland cement mortar would be as reliable as PbF solder "joints"

captainvideo462009@gmail.com: Sep 28 05:26PM -0700 I just bought one from a guy on Ebay and it was apparently old stock because it's not any better than the original one. I know that this is an old printer but is it possible to find replacements for these that are "fresh" anymore? Thanks, Lenny

Ralph Mowery <rmowery28146@earthlink.net>: Sep 28 11:21PM -0400 In article <1f998702-a4d5-48ea-a0f7-87a894a0b7b8@googlegroups.com>, captainvideo462009@gmail.com says...   > I just bought one from a guy on Ebay and it was apparently old stock because it's not any better than the original one. I know that this is an old printer but is it possible to find replacements for these that are "fresh" anymore? Thanks, Lenny   You might try giving the ribbon a light spray of WD40 or something similar. I do mean very light. The old ink will often dry out,but some fresh oil will bring it back to life.   YOu may also try searching for reinkers. There used to be lots of them and ink around years ago before the ink jet printers.

captainvideo462009@gmail.com: Sep 28 05:45PM -0700 On Sunday, September 25, 2016 at 10:11:55 AM UTC-4, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:   > Clueless iPhone 7 owners tricked into DRILLING hole in their phones to > 'get headphone jack'... > https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1845589/clueless-iphone-7-owners-tricked-into-drilling-hole-in-their-phones-to-get-a-headphone-jack/   Don't drill it deeper. You need to drill a BIGGER hole John. Lenny

Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com>: Sep 28 11:03AM -0700 On Wed, 28 Sep 2016 16:00:02 -0000 (UTC), Horace Algier   >I would love to re-listen to that communication yesterday where clearly a >leader chastised a crew for allowing other crews to go back to San Jose >without telling the leader.   Broadcastify MIGHT work, but there's a problem. Many of the scanners reflected by Broadcastify over multiple channels. There's no guarantee that any particular scanner will be listening to a frequency of interest. That causes big problems when there are two or more channels with active incidents. At the time when I made the recording that I mentioned, there was a local only scanner for SLV (San Lorenzo Valley) area fire. It's now gone.   You might try doing your own recording: <http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Recording_Software_and_Tips> The difference between these recorders, and the common music recorders, is that scanner recorders stop recording when there's no audio. All the dead air gaps disappear. Most also have a real time marker system, so you know when something was heard.   For fire, you might want to also try: <http://www.firescan.net> which has recordings of fire dispatches. The recordings are for dispatches and callouts, and are not intended for archiving the entire incident. Using the RSS feeds are the best way to follow the dispatches.   -- Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

Horace Algier <horatio@horatio.net>: Sep 28 09:05PM On Wed, 28 Sep 2016 11:03:46 -0700, Jeff Liebermann wrote:   > channels with active incidents. At the time when I made the recording > that I mentioned, there was a local only scanner for SLV (San Lorenzo > Valley) area fire. It's now gone.   Good point in that any one "feed" on broadcastify can be made up of multiple channels, not all of which are recorded (nor are both sides necessarily recorded). > recorders, is that scanner recorders stop recording when there's no > audio. All the dead air gaps disappear. Most also have a real time > marker system, so you know when something was heard.   I've always wanted a recorder on the mobile device which skips over dead space.   As you can tell from my desktop screenshots, I use "Easy Voice Recorder" freeware, but it doesn't skip over dead space AFAIK. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-voice-recording-app-android/   Looking for a free sound recorder on the mobile device which starts and stops when the sound level is high enough, I find this:   Auto Recorder by Giuseppe Romano https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aiuspaktyn.spyrecorder   The settings have a few options, such as the file type and size, and the pro version adds other options such as whether to start automatically or wait for your command, or even whether to start from a text message.   It doesn't have a setting to change its default storage location, but I can easily enough use a freeware file redirector to automagically move it from the local storage to the flash drive. If folks know of a better freeware audio recorder that will stop and start based on volume for either iOS or Android, that would be useful. > dispatches and callouts, and are not intended for archiving the entire > incident. Using the RSS feeds are the best way to follow the > dispatches.   Interesting, they seem to have 30-second and 90-second and 30-minute snippets recorded at various qualities. Seems like they could do with a single recording, at a single quality, but I guess that they want to do it right.

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