Ok let’s pitch a Show-and-Tell where we can showcase different offline techs (IIAB, KH, Wikifundi, Cyberpony, etc.) in meatspace.
Andrew, can you take care of the placeholder submission? I think you can add folks to the proposal so we can edit/correct stuff if need be. Ninja edit: was about to hit « send » when I saw you email Andrew. thanks! > On 27 Mar 2025, at 14:17, Andrew Lih <[email protected]> wrote: > > Great to hear that the Wikimania organizers are encouraging more of this, > especially since there may be great applications for the region. > > If that is the case, perhaps we could submit something related to > LoRa/Meshtastic now, get it in the system, and then combine or figure out how > we do a session on it. > > Some ideas: > 1. A group of folks are running the "Cyberpony Express" project in > conjunction with the Burning Man organizers, on how to create an offline BBS > and Wikipedia system using LoRa/Meshtastic in the desert (or in a survival > scenario), and are already using IIAB. They might be interested in > collaborating on something. See: > https://highdesertinstitute.org/2025/03/19/initial-cyberpony-express-workshop-recap-and-next-steps/ > > 2. There don't seem to be any active Kenya groups (that I can see) using > LoRa/Meshtastic, so Wikimania could be a great training ground for testing > some services. Usually amateur/Ham radio groups are a good conduit for > getting folks interested in Meshtastic, so we might want to reach out to > them, or universities doing similar things. > > 3. We could experiment with setting up a Meshtastic network just for > Wikimania, so people can try it out themselves. Access devices are as low as > $30-40 USD. > > -Andrew > > > On Thu, Mar 27, 2025 at 4:59 AM Stephane Coillet-Matillon <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> Well folks from the organizing committee told me offline access would be >> front and center this year so there’s definitely room for more offline >> sessions! >> >> > On 26 Mar 2025, at 22:35, Andrew Lih <[email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > >> > Hi all, while I'm not sure there is room for a third session about offline >> > Wikipedia, there might be some interesting things to do during the >> > Hackathon. >> > >> > Specifically, there is a lot more attention to "offline friendly" >> > technologies like LoRa/Meshtastic, an inexpensive, long range wireless >> > peer/mesh system of radios to communicate with text messaging at low >> > bandwidth (1 kbps). This might be an interesting opportunity to see what >> > types of offline Wikipedia services might be practical using these types >> > of inexpensive devices. The good news is that LoRa uses unlicensed ISM >> > bands depending on the locale, and does not requiring a license or any >> > subscription fees. >> > >> > There are "international" devices that can use wireless spectrum >> > appropriate for different countries, so this might be a good time to >> > experiment or showcase these types of applications. >> > >> > Sample device: >> > https://www.seeedstudio.com/SenseCAP-Card-Tracker-T1000-E-for-Meshtastic-p-5913.html >> > >> > Example BBS/service on LoRa: >> > https://github.com/TheCommsChannel/TC2-BBS-mesh >> > >> > -Andrew >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Offline-l mailing list -- [email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]> >> > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Offline-l mailing list -- [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > -- > -Andrew Lih > Smithsonian Institution - Wikimedian at Large > Metropolitan Museum of Art - Wikimedia strategist > Previously: professor of journalism and communications, American University, > Columbia University, University of Southern California > --- > Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>, > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > WEB: https://muckrack.com/fuzheado > PROJECT: Wikipedia Space: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:WPSPACE > > _______________________________________________ > Offline-l mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
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