Message-ID: <20220331153923.52DAF79A@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 15:39:23 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: FirstNet is Connecting More First Responders Across South
Carolina
There are some things that mortal men are not supposed to know, and
this web page has a breezy, lightweight, breathless explanation of one
of them - how our government, having allowed our "public utilities" to
sabotage a reliable communications network that was working fine for
146 years, has now decided to use our tax money to achieve a goal that
I didn't know existed and still can hardly believe was ever consideed
viable - constructing another cellular network in parallel with the
ever-more-expensive, overly complicated, incredibly delicate network
of eyesores that ruin our landscape, turn our church steeples into
plastic monuments to mamon, and cause a generation of children to
become soulless automatons, unable to relate to other people inches
away from them, as they frantically flip through page after page after
page of images showing endless clones of a blow-dried-airhead telling
them to buy a new product while simpering and preening and trying
harder to look like whatever flavor of sincere is
Firstnet-fashionable.
Perhaps you will be able to make more sense out of it. My circuit
breaker has tripped.
Bill
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"An official website of the United States government"
What's the news? AT&T is America's public safety communications
partner. In the nearly 5 years since we were selected by the First
Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) to build and operate
FirstNet(r), we have moved quickly to bring more coverage, boost
capacity and drive new capabilities for South Carolina first
responders and the communities they serve - rural or urban.
Today, we cover nearly all of the state with FirstNet, Built with AT&T
- helping to connect public safety agencies and organizations in more
than 150 communities across South Carolina. That's why we're focused
on increasing network capacity for South Carolina public safety by
deploying Band 14 spectrum - nationwide, high-quality spectrum set
aside by the federal government specifically for FirstNet. We've
rolled out Band 14 on over 1,000 sites across the state to provide
public safety with truly dedicated coverage and capacity when they
need it.
In addition, more South Carolina first responders are gaining access
to a one-of-a-kind 5G experience on FirstNet. 5G connectivity on
FirstNet is now available in Charleston and Hilton Head.
And we aren't stopping there. The FCC estimates that over 10,000 lives
could be saved each year if public safety were able to reach callers
just 1 minute faster. And since 80% of wireless calls take place
indoors, in-building dedicated public safety connectivity is essential
to public safety operations and overall safety. That's why we are
collaborating with Safer Building Coalition, the nation's leading
industry advocacy group focused on advancing policies, ideas, and
technologies that ensure effective in-building communications
capabilities for public safety personnel and the people they serve.
https://www.firstnet.gov/newsroom/press-releases/firstnet-built-att-connecting-more-first-responders-across-south-carolina
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Message-ID: <20220331025753.5437F80C@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 02:57:53 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: Spam Texts From Your Own Number? 'Bad Actors' Sent Them,
Verizon Says.
The wireless carrier said that it was working with the F.B.I. and the
Secret Service to investigate a recent wave of fraudulent messages,
but said the source did not appear to be Russian hackers.
The wireless carrier Verizon blamed "bad actors" on Wednesday for
thousands of spam text messages recently received by its customers and
said it was working with federal law enforcement agencies to try to
identify the source.
The telecom giant confirmed in a statement on Wednesday that its
customers had been targeted by the rogue texts offering them a free
gift, which were reported on Monday by The Verge, a technology news
website. Some users had reported being forwarded to Russian state
media sites when they clicked on links in the texts, but Verizon was
treating the texts as a more typical phishing scheme aimed at
defrauding consumers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/30/business/spam-texts-verizon.html
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Message-ID: <0AC80F66-E867-4E54-B5D7-A7EABAF782F3@roscom.com>
Date: 31 Mar 2022 10:17:43 -0400
From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com>
Subject: The Edited Latecomer's Guide to Crypto
The Edited Latecomer's Guide to Crypto
Molly White
March 25, 2022
https://blog.mollywhite.net/the-edited-latecomers-guide-to-crypto/
On March 20, 2022, the New York Times published a 14,000-word puff
piece on cryptocurrencies, both online and as an entire section of the
Sunday print edition. Though its author, Kevin Roose, wrote that it
aimed to be a sober, dispassionate explanation of what crypto actually
is, it was a thinly-veiled advertisement for cryptocurrency that
appeared to have received little in the way of fact-checking or
critical editorial scrutiny. It uncritically repeated many
questionable or entirely fallacious arguments from cryptocurrency
advocates, and it appears that no experts on the topic were consulted,
or even anyone with a less-than-rosy view on crypto. This is grossly
irresponsible.
A group of around fifteen cryptocurrency researchers and critics have
done what the New York Times apparently won't: The Edited Latecomer's
Guide to Crypto.
https://www.mollywhite.net/annotations/latecomers-guide-to-crypto
***** Moderator's Note *****
I don't usually use "Monty" material these days, but I'm making an
exception for this story. You see, I read the original New York Times
piece, and was shaking my head in bewilderment after the first couple
of pargraphs.
The "Edited" version is a lot more believeable.
Bill Horne
Moderator
Message-ID: <20220331164416.8A70C79A@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 16:44:16 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: Ben McKenzie Would Like a Word With the Crypto Bros
The actor, best known for his starring role in "The O.C.," has become
an outspoken critic of a volatile market driven by speculation. Who's
listening?
By David Yaffe-Bellany
ROCKDALE, Texas -- Ben McKenzie was driving his father's silver Subaru
through Texas farmland, talking in breathless bursts about money: who
has it, who needs it, what makes it real or fake. He detailed the
perils of cryptocurrency exchanges, the online brokers that sell
Bitcoin and Ether to speculators, then delivered a glowing endorsement
of "Capital in the Twenty-First Century," a 700-page book by the
economist Thomas Piketty about income inequality and the power of
wealthy capitalists.
"If they can make money on it, they'll do it," Mr. McKenzie, 43, said
as he sped past cattle farms and run-down gas stations one morning in
March.
Mr. McKenzie was on his way to Whinstone U.S., a crypto mining
operation about an hour outside Austin, where rows of energy-guzzling
machines generate new Bitcoins. Over the last six months, as A-list
celebrities have shilled for digital currencies and NFTs,
Mr. McKenzie, a TV actor best known for his starring role in "The
O.C.," has become an outspoken skeptic. He's written critically about
the #ad for little-known coins that Kim Kardashian posted on Instagram
and earnestly asked Reese Witherspoon to stop proselytizing about the
metaverse, all while acknowledging that he's not a financial expert.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/31/style/ben-mckenzie-crypto.html
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