[hackerspaces] Networking on the East Coast

Tue Nov 6 23:55:25 CET 2012

And we can get you a satellite backhaul with 80% certainty, if you need it.
Also, will you need power?

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

On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 5:54 PM, Willow Brugh <willow.bl00 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Time?
>
> Willow Brugh // willowbl00 <http://blog.bl00cyb.org/>
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> 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/>
>>
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>>
>> 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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>>>>> >
>>>>> > Phone: +353 (0)85 213 8803
>>>>> > Email: padraic at 091labs.com
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