[hackerspaces] Networking on the East Coast

Tue Nov 6 23:25:10 CET 2012

So things are pretty messed up in Far Rockaways and Staten Island. Likely
some other places as well, but that's all I can speak to right now. What
would really benefit everyone are mesh networks on old laptops - then
communities have an easier time of coordinating themselves, and at least
nominal information can be uploaded via vsat.

is this something that folk are into helping with?

Willow Brugh // willowbl00 <http://blog.bl00cyb.org/>

On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 10:13 PM, Bert Hartmann <berthartm at gmail.com> wrote:

> MakerBar in Hoboken, NJ has lost its temporary moat, and a window, but is
> otherwise fine (once the building regains power). I haven't heard of any
> non-power related issues at any of the other spaces nearby.
>
> There are definitely affected members in the area but for the most part,
> time and the power company, heal all wounds.
>
> On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 9:43 PM, Psy Tek <psytek at alphaonelabs.com> wrote:
>
>> Alpha One Labs is good.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 9:42 PM, Matt Joyce <matt at nycresistor.com> wrote:
>>
>>> NYC Resistor is okay.  Some folks got caught in the downtown power
>>> outage but it seems that's being recitified a bit this weekend.  But
>>> most were fine.  The space survived the storm just fine.
>>>
>>> Hack Manhattan hasn't been asking for any assistance so I assume they
>>> are alright as well.
>>>
>>> No idea on the status of Alphaone.
>>>
>>> -Matt
>>>
>>> On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Padraic Harley <padraic at 091labs.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > I'm down at the Irish CrisisCamp event today try to help out with this
>>> stuff
>>> > somehow... how are all our East Coast hackerspace people doing? Are ye
>>> all
>>> > okay and stuffs?
>>> >
>>> > Padraic
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On 01/11/12 00:12, Willow Brugh wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Awesome, thanks Matt. I've put them in touch.
>>> >
>>> > If anyone is into it, we're doing CrisisCamps this weekend:
>>> > http://crisiscommons.org/2012/10/30/sandycrisiscamp/ : basically
>>> hackathons
>>> > to help with some of the tech being used for response. I'll quit
>>> spamming
>>> > the list now.
>>> >
>>> > Willow Brugh // willowbl00
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Matt Joyce <matt at nycresistor.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> I forwarded the request on to the NYC Resistor private list as well as
>>> >> the Microcontroller group list.
>>> >>
>>> >> I know there is a hack manhattan hackerspace as well.
>>> >>
>>> >> You may want to coordinate with NYC Resistor and Hack Manhattan they
>>> >> have physical presence and resources.  I know they were discussing
>>> >> doing some meetups to organize helping out.
>>> >>
>>> >> -Matt
>>> >>
>>> >> On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 3:11 PM, Willow Brugh <willow.bl00 at gmail.com>
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >> > Request from FEMA has come in to help set up networks on the East
>>> Coast.
>>> >> > If
>>> >> > you're around, please help out. And maybe my ulterior motive is
>>> getting
>>> >> > some
>>> >> > mesh networking infrastructure in place.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> > Still in process of quantifying need, will find out today or
>>> Thursday
>>> >> > when
>>> >> > DRCs open up:
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Quick white paper below:
>>> >> >
>>> >> > We need your assistance. I just had a discussion with Senior
>>> Advisor on
>>> >> > Disability Issues and FEMA’s Senior Tech Advisor. We need your help
>>> to
>>> >> > mobilize the community in the next couple of days to help us reach
>>> >> > disaster
>>> >> > survivors. Additionally, this is likely being done-if you know who,
>>> >> > please
>>> >> > get us in touch with these individuals.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Marcie’s team is taking innovative steps to streamline communication
>>> >> > efforts
>>> >> > to provide equal access to effective communication for people with
>>> >> > communication disabilities (people who are deaf or hard of hearing,
>>> >> > blind or
>>> >> > have low vision, low literacy, speech disabilities). One of these
>>> steps
>>> >> > include sending 175 iPads to Disaster Recovery Centers. These ipads
>>> will
>>> >> > be
>>> >> > used as a communication tool through visual aids that allows
>>> disaster
>>> >> > survivors to communicate with FEMA and others who provide disaster
>>> >> > services
>>> >> > to meet  survivors’ needs.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > What we need?
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Point of contact to mobilize volunteer IT communities to help us
>>> build
>>> >> > wireless at these locations that are outside the firewall so that
>>> we can
>>> >> > have these conversations with disaster survivors (wireless in these
>>> >> > locations may only be accessible to FEMA employees.) Marcie has
>>> >> > indicated
>>> >> > the Ipads are 4G and need consistent and fast internet connections.
>>>  She
>>> >> > is
>>> >> > going to be providing the locations of where this will need to be
>>> up and
>>> >> > running.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Can we get your help to mobilize community assistance to get
>>> wireless up
>>> >> > and
>>> >> > going to help disaster survivors with disabilities and others with
>>> >> > access
>>> >> > and functional nedds.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > What we are asking?
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Volunteer IT community member(s) to go to the locations that Marcie
>>> will
>>> >> > provide in the next couple of days to set up wireless for this to
>>> occur.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Willow Brugh // willowbl00
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
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>>> >
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