2026-04-16T22:19:40Z https://yabu.me Phil https://yabu.me/npub1pgmft7gh4fcd2fjd2aj2gpx7pukhe3ls9n3dhk8q2qhn3afvkufs84kspr https://files.sfba.social/accounts/avatars/109/366/383/873/057/404/original/0d5b99b8043653ec.png https://files.sfba.social/accounts/avatars/109/366/383/873/057/404/original/0d5b99b8043653ec.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9wfsscgz4k3htt5fccm7vjsnevyfkndzfu4yaxtgr85ycpa8aagqzyq9rd90ez748p4fxf4tkffqymc8j6lx87qkw9k7cupgz7w849jm3xsmq4ew That’s, uh, quite the juxtaposition.<br/> <img src="https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/113/915/323/973/749/164/original/6605607c895f5502.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-01-30T04:07:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsysj4luekq5kswft69x4g77etgpv58p5attkuhjtrkgmlf8darqlqzyq9rd90ez748p4fxf4tkffqymc8j6lx87qkw9k7cupgz7w849jm3xazkpv7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr2phcylteslnx4nrhqfcnvrlr5pv9af8s7jekzegx6u07z23nyrccprx65'>nevent1q…rx65</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks for the response. I’ve been playing with a node a bit, but I’m in a low-lying area with a lot of trees and I don’t get much range. I’m curious to hear what experiences others have. <br/><br/>Plus there was a nice little earthquake this morning to remind me. 2025-01-12T17:29:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfm2kgka37q383fnvw7fh9485pc854p7gm6sffzcxzq9snk26ej2szyq9rd90ez748p4fxf4tkffqymc8j6lx87qkw9k7cupgz7w849jm3xqw56el I&#39;ve seen some discussion about using #meshtastic #LoRA devices for communications in emergencies. Anyone know if someone has successfully used them in the LA fires (or other non-test situations)?<br/><br/>cc: <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ucvqyws2udkt4kks7x50ghhrnfd0lyz7pfzzv0w9e5005sj77nmqwk5a8g" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>AI6YR Ben</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ucv…5a8g</span>)</a></span> 2025-01-12T17:15:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfyaud8nr05gtksfhekq8ac9szqrhtdpgkl85jgym46ehektx0dxgzyq9rd90ez748p4fxf4tkffqymc8j6lx87qkw9k7cupgz7w849jm3xf7t37n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2g52wq7n8f8h5qdvsewshqjqvcthrcjnjptmece9snjf5gc9qu7see4930'>nevent1q…4930</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Speaking as someone arguably in the middle of that speedrun, this is compounded by the technical slant to many (most?) Fediverse communities. <br/><br/>I strongly suspect that, on the median admin team, there is a lot more expertise in, e.g., running Postgres than in small-organization governance. And that carries over to the types of guides that are written up and general advice. 2024-10-29T22:26:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9wh2ycy9mrfrectmwdus7ucarzf7gz5rcln84jhevgm3xdljxv8czyq9rd90ez748p4fxf4tkffqymc8j6lx87qkw9k7cupgz7w849jm3x29zz4w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqvy5zd98nlntdc02v78wlgcqhrrd4lnwqgw5gf2csv244r7zclmca6qv34'>nevent1q…qv34</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks for being part of our community! Posts like this make all the efforts worth it and then some. 2024-09-02T15:06:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrj46hwvy49l687wwm3q5486a8rehrcus4rwkxcrazaunh4hk8ncgzyq9rd90ez748p4fxf4tkffqymc8j6lx87qkw9k7cupgz7w849jm3xs46uld In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszz6hekf8ucx95mq5pnnh09mydw9a3p5wuvtu9p3606nfgxv86g4chu2ztt'>nevent1q…2ztt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We do take donations, but cost and overhead for a nonprofit are considerable. <br/><br/>The quotes I’ve received for incorporating and setting up a nonprofit structure from lawyers who do this (i.e., not me) are in the ballpark of our yearly budget, and the bulk of the advice seems to be that it doesn’t make sense unless you’re big enough to have paid staff or are looking for grants. <br/><br/>We previously had a fiscal host, so donations were tax-exempt, but it folded. We’ll likely try to find a new one. <br/><br/>If you have contrary nonprofit experience, I’d love to hear about it; it may just be that our referral network is too high end or something! 2024-07-31T04:27:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs93h9265zp0ut4x2j77spyccylljy8zs2yjmplff8qhf2d4w03zrqzyq9rd90ez748p4fxf4tkffqymc8j6lx87qkw9k7cupgz7w849jm3xlu9yfg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvs4nzwhzfr8gvgfgmvufxt2859dc8prscdz25nvtgung9t0dlt7cs9w2mj'>nevent1q…w2mj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>💯 If you browse through the top N instances on fediDB, you’ll see that almost none of them have any formal structure. <br/><br/>We (SFBA) have done some exploration looking at whether it would make sense ti be a US 501(c)(3), and it really looks like the costs/overhead don’t make sense. 2024-07-31T03:54:16Z