Please share with anyone you think could contribute!

Make eWaste for the birds! 😉

From the Owl Research Institute

Our biologists and volunteers need Apple iPhone devices to run specific field software that works with GPS. If you have an old iPhone 7 or newer just sitting around, we’d appreciate you making a tax deductible donation. Please make sure to erase/reset the phone (so we don’t get any of your personal data) and mail to Owl Research Institute: PO Box 39, Charlo, MT 59824 THANK YOU!

    • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
      12·
      9 months ago

      Awesome! I knew someone on here had to have some. I’m sure they will greatly appreciate them!

      Pretty much every org I post stuff from is run entirely by donations of money or supplies.

  • Urist@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    151·
    9 months ago

    there is a Facebook link in the body of this post and I clicked on it

    HISSsssssssss

    V

    🦉

    • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
      8·
      9 months ago

      With all the FOSS and privacy people here I can’t tell if you’re actually annoyed or not…

      If so, you know better than to blindly click on links! 😉

      If not, I do try to make it so you don’t actually need to click any of my links, especially the Facebook ones because I know lots of people don’t want to go there. I was ready to close my account before I started doing these posts. It’s the only real way to get the info from all these rescues though, so now I use it more than ever.

      I mainly add the links just to give credit for the photos or for people if they want to volunteer or donate.

      • Urist@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        4·
        9 months ago

        Hah, not actually that annoyed, just being a internet goblin I guess.

        Though, I was reading on my phone (client: memmy) so I couldn’t mouse over it to see where it went. I wouldn’t have clicked on it if I knew it was facebook.

        • ThePinkUnicorn@lemdro.idEnglish
          2·
          9 months ago

          You might be interested in the app URLCheck (fdroid), which shows a popup when you click a link giving you the ability to check and change it before opening it. I dont know if there is anything similar for iphones if you are on one of those.

          • Urist@lemmy.blahaj.zone
            2·
            9 months ago

            Thanks, I’m on an iPhone (I’m waiting for an excuse to replace it for an android. So far it’s lasted 5+ years and it hasn’t degraded enough to justify buying a new phone)

        • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
          2·
          9 months ago

          Fair enough. It did get me to figure out how to check links in my app after you mentioned it.

          Apologies!

        • XTornado@lemmy.ml
          2·
          9 months ago

          If you hold the click, not sure on Iphone, but on Android usually you can share the link and usually in that screen the link appears. Other ways can exist if it shows to copy the link or similar.

          • Urist@lemmy.blahaj.zone
            1·
            9 months ago

            Neither of these methods work for links in post bodies or comments on iOS memmy, thanks for the tips though

      • Fabrik872@lemmy.world
        3·
        9 months ago

        Do you have a website or something i would like to read more. I personally dont have iphone but i will ask people around me

        • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
          4·
          9 months ago

          I couldn’t find anything other than what I shared, so I sent them an email to see if they can share any info. If I hear back, I’ll certainly share it!

        • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
          2·
          9 months ago

          I did get an update on what they are using the phones for. I’ll make a new post on it. It’s fairly interesting.

  • bilgemunky@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    9 months ago

    Thanks for sharing! I have a 7 collecting dust and this seems the perfect way to put it to use.