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ALERT! ALERT! THIS IS JUST A TEST! TM 306 Short Version

Apr 16, 202331 minSeason 9Ep. 306
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Episode description

This week on Tech’s Message:

  • UK prepares test of emergency alert system
  • How does what the UK’s doing compare to the US, Japan, the Netherlands and elsewhere?
  • Nuclear bomb warnings versus highly local forest fires
  • Drones being tested to spot traffic offenders
  • Is there anywhere good to speed legally in Britain?
  • Do we have too many cameras?

The extended, ad-free version available via Patreon subscription also includes:

  • Grimsby! Wisbech! Harlow!
  • Where are the “worst” places to “live” for a “digital nomad” anyway?
  • What is a digital nomad, exactly?
  • Internet speeds, crime, social housing
  • Outtakes and much more…

Links:

https://www.pocket-lint.com/why-did-my-phone-sound-an-alarm/

https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/en/Emergency_Warning/ew_index.html

https://news.sky.com/story/emergency-alerts-how-they-work-in-other-countries-including-a-few-times-when-it-has-gone-wrong-12851133

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/coronavirus-sms-messages

https://www.londonworld.com/read-this/traffic-police-to-roll-out-a-new-cunning-way-to-catch-unsuspecting-speeding-and-reckless-motorists-4100488

https://www.absolutewinery.com/worst-places-to-live-in-the-uk/

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Hosts: Nate Lanxon, Ian Morris

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