[hackerspaces] Networking on the East Coast

Wed Nov 7 00:28:53 CET 2012

No way I'l make it in time. Catch up later.

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

On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 5:58 PM, <psytek at alphaonelabs.com> wrote:

> Its at 7pm, we have internet and power.
>
>
> On Nov 6, 2012, at 5:56 PM, Willow Brugh <willow.bl00 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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/>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Phone: +353 (0)85 213 8803
>>>>>> > Email: padraic at 091labs.com
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