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(Oregon Live)   Not news: stupid man in Oregon gets himself and a friend stuck in snow. News: uses text messages to get help. Fark: by tying his phone to a drone. Total Fark: so he can tell his wife he's an idiot. Ultra Fark: when she is in Uganda   (oregonlive.com) divider line
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puffy999 [TotalFark]
6 days ago  
This would have been the most inopportune time for '%${%&'+'${'%&NO CARRIER
 
Subtonic
6 days ago  
C'mon, we all been there.
 
Summoner101
6 days ago  
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kb7rky
6 days ago  
If it seems stupid, but it works, it isn't stupid.
 
New Rising Sun
6 days ago  
Bowman, who's been with the unit for 16 years, is not a man prone to hype and hyperbole. He said he expects what Ryan did on Forest Service Road 19 to be studied by search-and-rescue teams across the United States. "This guy's ingenuity was amazing," he said. "People in this field are going to be talking about this one for decades."


Okay...like, I get that the guy was pretty sharp to realize how to combine his phone's 'send-once-connected' capability and his drone's ability to get high enough to improve the signal reception, but it does feel a little hyperbolic to say that this is somehow going to lead to S&R methodology breakthroughs that will last for decades.

I mean, so maybe you might get some sort of product development or something for people that don't want to own or carry along a full-fledged drone, but is it really going to be anything that is better/cheaper than simply getting a very small emergency satellite beacon that could not only contact authorities but also provide your location instead of literally playing a game of telephone to contact them?
 
sirrerun
6 days ago  
Uganda be kidding me.
 
sinko swimo
6 days ago  
maybe he didn't know the number for 911
 
Some Junkie Cosmonaut
6 days ago  

New Rising Sun: I mean, so maybe you might get some sort of product development or something for people that don't want to own or carry along a full-fledged drone, but is it really going to be anything that is better/cheaper than simply getting a very small emergency satellite beacon that could not only contact authorities but also provide your location instead of literally playing a game of telephone to contact them?


But what if you've fallen in a cave and broken your leg, you're underground - no signal.  And you're caving alone like a suicidal idiot.  Why then securing your phone to a drone would be your only hope!

/there's always some room for "technically..."
 
puffy999 [TotalFark]
6 days ago  

kb7rky: If it seems stupid, but it works, it isn't stupid.


Well the idea to use the drone was brilliant.

All of the other ideas leading up to it were pretty stupid.
 
The Exit Stencilist
6 days ago  

New Rising Sun: Bowman, who's been with the unit for 16 years, is not a man prone to hype and hyperbole. He said he expects what Ryan did on Forest Service Road 19 to be studied by search-and-rescue teams across the United States. "This guy's ingenuity was amazing," he said. "People in this field are going to be talking about this one for decades."


Okay...like, I get that the guy was pretty sharp to realize how to combine his phone's 'send-once-connected' capability and his drone's ability to get high enough to improve the signal reception, but it does feel a little hyperbolic to say that this is somehow going to lead to S&R methodology breakthroughs that will last for decades.

I mean, so maybe you might get some sort of product development or something for people that don't want to own or carry along a full-fledged drone, but is it really going to be anything that is better/cheaper than simply getting a very small emergency satellite beacon that could not only contact authorities but also provide your location instead of literally playing a game of telephone to contact them?


Oh c'mon, the guy was blown away and in front of a microphone. Let it go
 
Elzar
6 days ago  
Only 25 miles - that's maybe a 7 or 8hr walk at most. Yeah i get they were in snow so maybe add a few more hours, but if they were well layered, that would have been my goto...

Jesus seems a right bastard - first he gets that lady stuck, then these two men got stuck and had to arrange a drone rescue all so he could take the credit.
 
oopsboom
6 days ago  

New Rising Sun: I get that the guy was pretty sharp to realize how to combine his phone's 'send-once-connected' capability...


specially since, reading his statement carefully, he didn't realize it HAD that capability.
he actually tried to type a really long text message thinking it would take longer to send to give him time to tie it to the drone and fly up in the air.
lol.
 
kb7rky
6 days ago  

puffy999: kb7rky: If it seems stupid, but it works, it isn't stupid.

Well the idea to use the drone was brilliant.

All of the other ideas leading up to it were pretty stupid.


That just goes without saying...but yeah...
 
UberNeuman
6 days ago  
lol.  Lots of God talk and blessing and thanking Him for getting stuck and then for some MacGruber-style plan for rescue.

Better luck next time, God.
 
KodosZardoz
6 days ago  

UberNeuman: lol.  Lots of God talk and blessing and thanking Him for getting stuck and then for some MacGruber-style plan for rescue.

Better luck next time, God.


Just once I wanna read an article about how they prayed to God, but Gid didn't deliver.

Just once. But I guess it's not newsworthy when you pray and your prayers aren't answered. You know why? Because it happens all the farking time!
 
acouvis
6 days ago  

kb7rky: If it seems stupid, but it works, it isn't stupid.


This case still manages to fall under "stupid" as well.
 
Inebriated Bolshevik Muppet
6 days ago  

New Rising Sun: Bowman, who's been with the unit for 16 years, is not a man prone to hype and hyperbole. He said he expects what Ryan did on Forest Service Road 19 to be studied by search-and-rescue teams across the United States. "This guy's ingenuity was amazing," he said. "People in this field are going to be talking about this one for decades."


Okay...like, I get that the guy was pretty sharp to realize how to combine his phone's 'send-once-connected' capability and his drone's ability to get high enough to improve the signal reception, but it does feel a little hyperbolic to say that this is somehow going to lead to S&R methodology breakthroughs that will last for decades.

I mean, so maybe you might get some sort of product development or something for people that don't want to own or carry along a full-fledged drone, but is it really going to be anything that is better/cheaper than simply getting a very small emergency satellite beacon that could not only contact authorities but also provide your location instead of literally playing a game of telephone to contact them?


Cell repeaters on drones sounds like a good idea though, and cheap when combined with your typical SAR drone.
 
acouvis
6 days ago  

KodosZardoz: UberNeuman: lol.  Lots of God talk and blessing and thanking Him for getting stuck and then for some MacGruber-style plan for rescue.

Better luck next time, God.

Just once I wanna read an article about how they prayed to God, but Gid didn't deliver.

Just once. But I guess it's not newsworthy when you pray and your prayers aren't answered. You know why? Because it happens all the farking time!


Carson had a similar section in his routines...

christian athletes
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KodosZardoz
6 days ago  

acouvis: KodosZardoz: UberNeuman: lol.  Lots of God talk and blessing and thanking Him for getting stuck and then for some MacGruber-style plan for rescue.

Better luck next time, God.

Just once I wanna read an article about how they prayed to God, but Gid didn't deliver.

Just once. But I guess it's not newsworthy when you pray and your prayers aren't answered. You know why? Because it happens all the farking time!

Carson had a similar section in his routines...

[YouTube video: christian athletes]


Yeah, I remember that. I always think of that bit at times like these. I was thinking about it when I was posting.
 
cousin-merle
6 days ago  

New Rising Sun: talking about this one for decades


He's already gotten at least three Fark greenlights for the same story.
 
ruudbob [TotalFark]
6 days ago  

UberNeuman: lol.  Lots of God talk and blessing and thanking Him for getting stuck and then for some MacGruber-style plan for rescue.

Better luck next time, God.


Another BS story from the internets and God based crap saving everyone. Who in the hell writes this crap?
 
I'm an excellent driver [OhFark]
6 days ago  
Wow!  This guy is a genius, I stand in awe of his superior intellect.   He must have been just too high functioning to think to put on the snow chains he carried in the truck before he hit the deep snow.    But still, mental gain nevertheless.
 
Elzar
6 days ago  

Inebriated Bolshevik Muppet: New Rising Sun: Bowman, who's been with the unit for 16 years, is not a man prone to hype and hyperbole. He said he expects what Ryan did on Forest Service Road 19 to be studied by search-and-rescue teams across the United States. "This guy's ingenuity was amazing," he said. "People in this field are going to be talking about this one for decades."


Okay...like, I get that the guy was pretty sharp to realize how to combine his phone's 'send-once-connected' capability and his drone's ability to get high enough to improve the signal reception, but it does feel a little hyperbolic to say that this is somehow going to lead to S&R methodology breakthroughs that will last for decades.

I mean, so maybe you might get some sort of product development or something for people that don't want to own or carry along a full-fledged drone, but is it really going to be anything that is better/cheaper than simply getting a very small emergency satellite beacon that could not only contact authorities but also provide your location instead of literally playing a game of telephone to contact them?

Cell repeaters on drones sounds like a good idea though, and cheap when combined with your typical SAR drone.


Verizon already has 'flying cellsite' drones: https://www.verizon.com/business/resources/articles/s/how-drones-phones-and-mini-cell-towers-can-benefit-public-safety/
 
LordOfThePings [OhFark]
6 days ago  
Uganda? I barely knowa.

Wait, what?
 
No Catchy Nickname
6 days ago  
Uganda?
No, I goose.
 
SurelyShirley
6 days ago  

acouvis: Carson had a similar section in his routines...

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Carson was a funny guy.

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My uncle's son
6 days ago  
If I was some random lady busy freezing to death in my very own personal tall camper van and this twat came banging on my door going on about how god sent him and demanding prayer from me I would have shot him and used him for food.

And hey! Bonus! Free Drone.

🚁
 
Alpharugger
6 days ago  

My uncle's son: If I was some random lady busy freezing to death in my very own personal tall camper van and this twat came banging on my door going on about how god sent him and demanding prayer from me I would have shot him and used him for food.

And hey! Bonus! Free Drone.

🚁


Hey. I like the cut of your jib. Wanna go fly drones sometime?
 
genner
6 days ago  
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The Exit Stencilist
6 days ago  

I'm an excellent driver: Wow!  This guy is a genius, I stand in awe of his superior intellect.   He must have been just too high functioning to think to put on the snow chains he carried in the truck before he hit the deep snow.    But still, mental gain nevertheless.


Or how about not trying to drive through deep snow? Maybe you're a master and have Jedi powers, but I for one would not trust chains to do jack shiat about snow past a few inches

"His truck began sinking in the snow, and now it also was stuck. Ryan and his friend began working to dig it out"

Yeah... I'm sure having chains on would've prevented that
 
leeksfromchichis [TotalFark]
6 days ago  

kb7rky: If it seems stupid, but it works, it isn't stupid.


No, that's not true. Stupid stuff can be quite effective and still be stupid.
 
Some Junkie Cosmonaut
6 days ago  

leeksfromchichis: kb7rky: If it seems stupid, but it works, it isn't stupid.

No, that's not true. Stupid stuff can be quite effective and still be stupid.


That's what we call "lucky."
 
leeksfromchichis [TotalFark]
6 days ago  

Some Junkie Cosmonaut: leeksfromchichis: kb7rky: If it seems stupid, but it works, it isn't stupid.

No, that's not true. Stupid stuff can be quite effective and still be stupid.

That's what we call "lucky."


Not necessarily luck either.

Think about Mad Max Fury Road.

The Doof Wagon is immensely stupid, which is why it's great but even they call it The Doof Wagon, but very well technically constructed and does exactly what it's supposed to do.

And a lot of sports and athletics are stupid in ways. Take modern fencing. Fencing from "defence" but it's become a race to touch people first. If those were sharp, it wouldn't matter who  got hit in the chest first if they both impale the other. They're both losing. But it's still a fun game and there's strategy that takes a lifetime to master and constant practice to maintain skill. Fencing is great!

Doing stupid smartly gives some of the best stuff.
 
Sleeper_agent
6 days ago  

kb7rky: If it seems stupid, but it works, it isn't stupid.


I've heard that sending a text when lost in the wilderness is a good move. You often can't get a signal, but if you send a text, it keeps trying, and on the chance that there is briefly a signal, the message gets through. (Ironic because messages are not guaranteed to be sent).

In summary, get an EPIRB. The PJs will come save you *ANYWHERE*.
 
Mock26
6 days ago  
Ryan - who believes in what he calls "the whisper from the most high God" - now knew he was supposed to be there, to help this woman, he said. That was why he hadn't turned around earlier.

Glad he was able to assist her, but truth be told, the guy is a certifiable crackpot.

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Some Junkie Cosmonaut
6 days ago  

leeksfromchichis: Some Junkie Cosmonaut: leeksfromchichis: kb7rky: If it seems stupid, but it works, it isn't stupid.

No, that's not true. Stupid stuff can be quite effective and still be stupid.

That's what we call "lucky."

Not necessarily luck either.

Think about Mad Max Fury Road.

The Doof Wagon is immensely stupid, which is why it's great but even they call it The Doof Wagon, but very well technically constructed and does exactly what it's supposed to do.

And a lot of sports and athletics are stupid in ways. Take modern fencing. Fencing from "defence" but it's become a race to touch people first. If those were sharp, it wouldn't matter who  got hit in the chest first if they both impale the other. They're both losing. But it's still a fun game and there's strategy that takes a lifetime to master and constant practice to maintain skill. Fencing is great!

Doing stupid smartly gives some of the best stuff.


Sure.  But sometimes, some damn fool is just lucky
 
leeksfromchichis [TotalFark]
6 days ago  

Some Junkie Cosmonaut: leeksfromchichis: Some Junkie Cosmonaut: leeksfromchichis: kb7rky: If it seems stupid, but it works, it isn't stupid.

No, that's not true. Stupid stuff can be quite effective and still be stupid.

That's what we call "lucky."

Not necessarily luck either.

Think about Mad Max Fury Road.

The Doof Wagon is immensely stupid, which is why it's great but even they call it The Doof Wagon, but very well technically constructed and does exactly what it's supposed to do.

And a lot of sports and athletics are stupid in ways. Take modern fencing. Fencing from "defence" but it's become a race to touch people first. If those were sharp, it wouldn't matter who  got hit in the chest first if they both impale the other. They're both losing. But it's still a fun game and there's strategy that takes a lifetime to master and constant practice to maintain skill. Fencing is great!

Doing stupid smartly gives some of the best stuff.

Sure.  But sometimes, some damn fool is just lucky


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TheGogmagog
6 days ago  

Elzar: Inebriated Bolshevik Muppet: New Rising Sun: Bowman, who's been with the unit for 16 years, is not a man prone to hype and hyperbole. He said he expects what Ryan did on Forest Service Road 19 to be studied by search-and-rescue teams across the United States. "This guy's ingenuity was amazing," he said. "People in this field are going to be talking about this one for decades."


Okay...like, I get that the guy was pretty sharp to realize how to combine his phone's 'send-once-connected' capability and his drone's ability to get high enough to improve the signal reception, but it does feel a little hyperbolic to say that this is somehow going to lead to S&R methodology breakthroughs that will last for decades.

I mean, so maybe you might get some sort of product development or something for people that don't want to own or carry along a full-fledged drone, but is it really going to be anything that is better/cheaper than simply getting a very small emergency satellite beacon that could not only contact authorities but also provide your location instead of literally playing a game of telephone to contact them?

Cell repeaters on drones sounds like a good idea though, and cheap when combined with your typical SAR drone.

Verizon already has 'flying cellsite' drones: https://www.verizon.com/business/resources/articles/s/how-drones-phones-and-mini-cell-towers-can-benefit-public-safety/


Including them in search and rescue efforts would be new. That and training stupid hikers to know to A) save phone battery and B) turn it on when they see/hear the drone.

Put the whistle tips on the drones.  TheWhistleGoesWooWoo.gif.
 
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