Hi Vinay & all, there is a 2013 playa sat image but I've not seen one with
enough res to count hexayurts. I've asked at the bmorg.
Also, a better method of counting is required. For 2012, 2 doz traditional
canvas poled teepes in a camp right next to ours, were counted on the map as
"hexayurts" We do really want accurate numbers.
Very inspiring conversations here. Thanks!
Phoenix
Black Rock Hexayurts
On Jan 29, 2014, at 3:06 PM, Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter Project) wrote:
> Oh wicked! I love Go! Thank you for your work on it!
>
> I'm on the mailing list (most recently, asking about getting type info out of
> the SQL database adapters). Odds-are most of what I'm going to be building in
> future will be in Go, I just can't abide javascript, Python's stalled, and
> *way* back in the day I was very into Occam. Edinburgh Parallel Computing
> Center was where I was heading, if I hadn't gotten dragged sideways, wound up
> in 3D graphics, video games and then the web (and, you know, then Rocky
> Mountain Institute and the rest just happened.)
>
> In a year or so, I want a hexayurt camp simulator - something that does
> agent-based modelling of a notional camp that we could get a sense of what
> various technologies (water filter A vs. water delivery system B) might look
> like. It's kinda blue-sky now, but I think there's a ton of room for
> simulation to help prove the concepts, and I want to collect data in a fairly
> intensive way from the first camp.
>
> If you come across anybody at Google that would be interested in thinking
> about that, let me know. There's an amazing humanitarian opportunity to wire
> the camps, connect people with their relatives outside of the problem area,
> bring in relevant knowledge resources ("quick diagnostics: does your kid need
> to go to the medical center?", "how do I get an exit visa?") and so on.
>
> We already count the hexayurts from satellite data (is there a 2013 image
> yet?), but imagine... well, you get the general idea.
>
> In short: "Hi, I love your stuff!" :-)
>
> Vinay
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 10:46 PM, Adam Risi <[email protected]> wrote:
> It's not often I see a message about Go in the wild!
>
> I'm an engineer at Google and use Go daily, as well as occasionally working
> with the Go core team. If you aren't on the best go mailing list out there,
> check out https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/golang-nuts
>
> Build on,
> Adam
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 2:30 PM, Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter Project)
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I've gone back to writing software: google's Go is everything I was
> interested in about computer science (parallelism, mainly) in a can. I figure
> we're most of the way on the hexayurt infrastructure stuff (see
> http://stacktivism.com for the latest flowering of that) and I'm basically
> reskilling to start on the software to manage hexayurt refugee camps and
> other off-the-grid deployments. Resource management and allocation code.
>
> Still living in London. Sodding expensive, but that's life.
>
> I kinda want to be back in Ireland, but that's not going to happen.
>
> V>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 10:13 PM, Richard Ginn <[email protected]> wrote:
> Getting back up to speed, much photography. What are you up to Vinay?
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 4:49 PM, Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter Project)
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> Good find, Richard! How's it going?
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 9:45 PM, Richard Ginn <[email protected]> wrote:
> http://www.softtiles.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53&Itemid=69
>
> they are running a sale right now
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 7:14 AM, Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter Project)
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> Good point on fire - in particular, beware carbon monoxide build up inside.
> Hexayurts are far more air tight than tents!
>
> Two tips.
>
> 1) The tape at the bottom of each roof panel has to be done *really*
> carefully. Rain will run down the roof panel, hit the tape, and then either
> go up-and-over and harmlessly off the side of your hexayurt, or it will hit
> the tape and go under, and then eventually into the hexayurt or just soak the
> foam. You might wind up using a layer of something like gorilla tape on the
> interface between the filament tape and the roof just to protect that seam -
> the rubbery glues form a more comprehensive bond than the
>
> 2) You'll want to insulate the floor. You've got a lot of insulation between
> you and the air, but the ground sucks heat a lot more effectively than the
> air does, and usually you would only have a plastic tarp between you and the
> ground. That's great for Burning Man, it significantly helps the hexayurt
> stay cool - if you've ever been in a hexayurt with a carpet floor you'll
> really feel the difference. But for your applications, you'll want a
> covering. Softiles http://www.softtiles.com/ and equivalent products are
> great: a bit expensive, but great. Carpet, once it is wet, won't really
> insulate at all, and that's Damned Inconvenient. Tarp, then carpet, then tarp
> would probably work reasonably well, although the top tarp will tend to wear
> fast.
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> V>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 12:57 AM, Pichard Kempo Karate
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> my main concern will be fire or any flame for that matter :D
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 2:12 PM, Christie Chronister
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hi All:
> > I'm fairly new here so I apologize if this topic has been addressed before.
> > I'm looking into building a pentayurt for a winter burn, and then re-using
> > it for some other non-playa burns... So not concerned about too much heat or
> > dust. Snow and rain are probably my first concern.
> >
> > 1. Is there anything I should do differently? For instance I would like to
> > keep heat IN not keep it out. Or at least make it easier to do so while
> > still allowing for some cooling if used in the summer in mild conditions.
> >
> > 2. Is there anything I can skip to save money? i.e. since I'm not worried
> > about direct sunlight/excessive heat, can I use a different type of tape
> > that is cheaper/widely available?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your advice!
> >
> > Christie
> >
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