@nprofile1q... I think I've driven through San Jose exactly one time? I'm not a California native and have only lived in So Cal area since moving here.

@nprofile1q... Never been to Santa Clara and don't know where it is on a map, but I've driven through Santa Clarita many many times.

@nprofile1q... That *used to* be true 10 years ago but I thought there were a couple stateside since - one of them in Georgia, IIRC.

https://www.westernelectric.com/company-history

@nprofile1q... @nprofile1q... Oh my goodness, this went right over my head on the first pass. Well done!

@nprofile1q... @nprofile1q... I'm running @nprofile1q...'s MerlinWRT on mine, so if we count "North America" as made in America, do I get a pass for new hardware? 😅

@nprofile1q... @nprofile1q... Technically, any smartphone that can enable a hotspot is acting a consumer grade router. Any laptop or desktop with a NIC could also be capable of being one.

@nprofile1q... @nprofile1q... Yeah - my first thought was all wifi direct printers any any IoT device that spawns its own SSID are gonna get caught in these broad strokes.

@nprofile1q... @nprofile1q... "Made in America" has a lot of really weird rules about it.

@nprofile1q... Yeah, I haven't been historically good about that, and this has been a point of focus for me in 2026, as well as not waiting for some kind of external validation before allowing that of myself.

On that note, I'm working on getting back into things, so if you have ideas for me to contribute to something of mutual interest, please feel free to reach out again. I might decline, but that's better than leaving you hanging. But I might also not decline and then hopefully we can do something to make the world a little better place together.