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NYC Mayoral Inauguration bans Raspberry Pi and Flipper Zero alongside explosives (blog.adafruit.com)
submitted 1 week ago by cm0002@no.lastname.nz to c/raspberry_pi@programming.dev
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Public safety rules should be dull in the best possible way. Clear. Predictable. Written by people who understand what actually causes harm in a crowd of thousands. New York City usually gets this right. It has decades of muscle memory for doing hard things in public, under pressure, without panicking. Which is why the prohibited items list for the January 1, 2026 NYC mayoral inauguration block party seemed… off

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[-] WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org 18 points 1 week ago

Smuggle the flipper zero in inside of a raspberry pie!

[-] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Smuggle a Raspberry Pi inside a dolphin.

(You may need to be of a certain age to get this joke.)

[-] harmbugler@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago

You’ll be pleased to know the Flipper Zero mascot is a dolphin.

[-] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

We know. Who do you think Flipper is?

The Lassie of the sea

[-] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 2 points 1 week ago

I'm aware, TY. I didn't want to assume people knew why that was the case.

[-] WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago

My body lies over the ocean 🎶

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