[hackerspaces] Networking on the East Coast

Tue Nov 6 23:54:21 CET 2012

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

On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 5:33 PM, <psytek at alphaonelabs.com> wrote:

> Alpha One Labs is having a meetup tonight with NYC meshnet - we recently
> ordered an Ubiquiti nano station and should be up soon with about 10km of
> coverage from our roof in Brooklyn.
>
>
> On Nov 6, 2012, at 5:25 PM, Willow Brugh <willow.bl00 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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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>>>> > Padraic Harley
>>>> >
>>>> > Phone: +353 (0)85 213 8803
>>>> > Email: padraic at 091labs.com
>>>> > Tweet: @pauricthelodger
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