I've been dealing with the immient collapse of civilization

[conuly]

by reading. I mean, I would go to a protest but I also don't want to get covid-19, so.... (This may be the coward's way out.)

Anyway, I've finished the most recent Rivers of London book, and I'm just going to say that since clearly both Peter and the author know about Faraday cages, it's astonishing that at no point in this series did anybody suggest "But will your phone still be bricked if you do magic after stashing it in a microwave or a bag lined with aluminium* foil?"

* British spelling intentional.

Comments

[conuly]

I don't think that's accurate, but I don't really want to re-open the first book right now to check. One of us will have to sooner or later.

[thewayne]

According to Wikipedia, the character bio for the first book says:
- Police Constable Lesley May; an officer in the Metropolitan Police who, having completed her mandatory probationary period, is expected to go far. - Police Constable Peter Grant; an officer in the Metropolitan Police who, having completed his mandatory probationary period, is expected to do paperwork. So pretty fresh out of whatever they call they academy.

[conuly]

Yeah, but the probationary period is two years, on the job.