Re:Off-Grid Cyberdeck with RPI and Pelican Case
by dividedbyzero on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @08:25AM
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> if it survives EMP and your smartphone obviously doesn't
Wouldn't it be much easier to shield a smartphone? Those are much more compact after all. You can buy foil-lined pouches that are intended for preventing mobile devices from connecting to the network that might work against an EMP as well – at least as well as the device from TFA, which from the picture appears to have a rather large gap where both halves connect.
Re:Off-Grid Cyberdeck with RPI and Pelican Case
by FerretFred on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @11:16AM
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Maybe plug in a software-defined radio and antenna: possibly helpful for scanning frequencies for useful/helpful broadcasts.
Re:Off-Grid Cyberdeck with RPI and Pelican Case
by tablespoon on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @02:18PM
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> Maybe plug in a software-defined radio and antenna: possibly helpful for scanning frequencies for useful/helpful broadcasts.
That's actually the only decent use case I've heard for something like this.
It still probably pretty low on the list of priorities, but it's not so obviously useless as the other ideas to justify it.
p.s.: how to evaluate usefulness - imagine you're trapped in Azovsteel and have no internet but access to sunlight, supplies are slowly running out and you need to learn how to better treat water so it can be consumed, treat wounds and repair equipment - if you have a device prepared for this, it raises your chances of survival. p.p.s.: IRL, however, defenders and civilians in Azovsteel have ways to procure electricity which allows them to use Starlink so everyday smartphones work quite well.