[Vanhackspace] chance for VHS to do a good community hacking deed

dan anderson dan.j.anderson at gmail.com
Tue Aug 25 14:35:50 PDT 2009


That'd be perfect, except that the tower is outside Black Rock City
and Gerlach would not stop it, unfortunately. It'd be ideal otherwise.

2009/8/25 Audrey Foo <chrysos at gmail.com>:
>
> Pressure on local authorities might be the legal way to go.
> http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/03/23/high_courts_cell_tower_ruling_favors_cities/
> http://www.stonehamindependent.com/archives/2008/06/04/1
> I don't know much about this but just a shot in the dark sound cancellation
> came to mind, but it seems like it would not work, because from too far
> away, and the scattering of sound waves, etc.
> Audrey
> On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 9:21 PM, Derek Anderson
> <derek at chargedmultimedia.com> wrote:
>>
>> I missed the legal part, probably because I cannot imagine that it is
>> possible to legally disrupt a cel service.
>>
>> Regardless, I agree that cel service on the playa will be
>> counter-productive for burning man, and I wish you the best. I just don't
>> think there is much you can do without breaking the law.
>>
>> I'll shut up now ;)
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 8:51 PM, dan anderson <dan.j.anderson at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Furthermore, conspiring to disrupt cellular (and by extension 911)
>>> > services, in a foreign country, in a public forum? Are you kidding
>>> > me?!
>>>
>>> Note the emphasis on 'legal'. And ethically, there was no 911 prior to
>>> this year. If people can't show up to an event which explicitly asks
>>> participants to be aware of survival issues and then, you know,
>>> survive... well, they done fucked up. Wander into the desert without
>>> water, even at burning man, and you've Darwinned yourself.
>>>
>>
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