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1. Hacker News ( unofficial ) (hackernews)'s status on Friday, 29-Sep-2017 08:00:11 UTC Hacker News ( unofficial )

   Apple reminds the FCC that it can’t activate imaginary iPhone FM radios

   Hacker News Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15362361

   Source: https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/28/whose-fcc-is-this/

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   • Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1)'s status on Friday, 29-Sep-2017 15:27:40 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]

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     • Stephen Michael Kellat
     @alpacaherder I keep running into this argument. Even if cellphones had enabled FM radios, they'd be useless in those situations. Under use, they'd be discharged in a few hours, well before broadcasters had any useful information to convey.
     
     I wish someone with some sense would counter the NAB's lobbying effort. People would be far better served with portable AM-FM radios (with spare 9V batteries) in their emergency kits. Local agencies could even give them out as part of community preparation.
   • Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1)'s status on Friday, 29-Sep-2017 16:46:30 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]

     • Stephen Michael Kellat
     Unpreparedness is a national issue. Except for the preppers.