The article author went back to XMPP, which does appear to be the best option currently.

Regarding password encryption, Rimu has mentioned it would be possible to change Piefed's to make it compatible with Lemmy's for a possible migration.

Glad to see all of Ross's effort wasn't in vain :)

Debian's documentation can be pretty awful. The Nvidia Driver install guide in particular could use a revamp.

No worries, and will do! :)

Good to know. Thanks for the summary!

For others reading, be aware that acquiring a HAM license will assign you a callsign that, if looked up on the FCC website, reveals your full name and home address unless you take measures to avoid that, such as getting a PO Box.

If you only plan on using a HAM radio during times of emergency, such as the type indicated in the video, obtaining the license is more of a formality than a necessity. Though learning how to use HAM radio, and which frequencies to avoid, would be fruitful either way.

Unless you are being a jerk on the airwaves, or are actively jamming a HAM frequency, the FCC will not bother to ensure you are licensed, for HAM or GMRS.

Most repeater stations are sticklers for rules though, so you'll likely need a callsign to be able to use them.

Apologies. Alt text added!

Found that the book mentioned in the video on how to configure and use these radios is available for free on Archive:

https://archive.org/details/ncscout-the-guerrillas-guide-to-the-baofeng-radio-2022

I mean, if things descend into civil war, I would hope that some country out there is willing to throw their hat in the ring like that, like Canada or some countries in the EU, but I get the vibe that they'd be afraid to take a side in case the left lost.

But if they want to actually jump in, I'd certainly welcome the help!

They were us back then too, and we still beat them.

Fair enough. It's wild to me people don't understand email since they have to remember the @something.bleh, but I guess for them it just 'is' like that, and they don't understand the why.