What happened to all the old phones that used to be everywhere? In California, Kentucky — a small town just south of Cincinnati — Jim and Cathie Engle have saved tens of thousands of telephones, payphones, parts, signs, switching equipment, and other pieces of the old telephone network. I visited during the 55th annual Antique Telephone Collectors Association show in September of 2026, where collectors gathered to buy, sell, trade, compare notes, and preserve a remarkable amount of telecommunications history. Along the way, I met Pat Fleet — the voice millions heard on AT&T recordings — and tagged along afterward as a group of collectors tracked down a fault in a vintage Western Electric 701 telephone system. The equipment is fascinating. But what's really being preserved is something harder to replace: the knowledge of how these systems actually work, how to troubleshoot them by hand, and how to keep them running. More info, see: atcaonline.com/ #Telephone #Payphone #Telecom #VintageTechnology #ATCA

Excited for the 55th Annual ATCA National Antique Telephone Show this Saturday, Sept 12 from 8 am–4 pm! Hosted by Jim & Cathy Engle at their private golf course clubhouse in California, KY. Registration is just $20 (tables are free). Don’t miss it — and the free pre-show social the night before! Details & registration → atcaonline.com/event/55th-an… 📞 #ATCA #AntiqueTelephones #TelephoneCollectors

Looking forward to Jim Engle’s ATCA Pre-Show Member Social Friday, Sept 11 from 5–7 pm at the Mellow Mushroom in Wilder, KY! Free night-before hang for ATCA members ahead of the 55th Annual National Antique Telephone Show. Huge thanks to Jim & Cathie for hosting again. RSVP required by Sept 7 → atcaonline.com/event/jim-eng… See you there! 📞🍕 #ATCA #AntiqueTelephones

Excited to be attending BSides Montreal 2026 on September 19 at BANQ! Just going (not speaking) and hoping to meet like minded folks in the city!👀 🔗 bsidesmtl.ca/ #BSidesMTL #InfoSec #CyberSecurity

Speaker alert 🎤 I'll be at #Hackfest2026, Canada's largest cybersecurity event, presenting "Scammers Keep Winning: Why Humans and AI Fall for the Same Hustles." Ancient cons still work. Tech just made them faster. The same deceptive logic fools human judgment and AI guardrails alike. 📅 Oct 29-31 📍 Québec City Convention Centre 🔗 hackfest.ca @hackfest_ca #InfoSec #Cybersecurity #Quebec #Speaker

The AG investigating JP Morgan for aiding Epstein has been fired. I guess she must have been "unethical" or something...archive.ph/3QStv