[Mesh] This Week in Mesh!

Thu Jan 2 19:33:59 PST 2014

Greetings fellow Sudoers,

I will not be attending mesh tonight due to a prior commitment.  Rest
assured I'll catch up on my meshing over the weekend and resume course for
next thursday.

Keep up the exciting work!! Mesh the PLANET!! :)

-Luis

On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 5:43 PM, Jenny Ryan <tunabananas at gmail.com> wrote:

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> *Announcements*
> *We've deployed our first backbone 5GHz node! It's a Nanostation M5
> running the Sudo Mesh firmware (v0.1 Snow Crash - yes, we're naming the
> releases after science fiction novels) and mounted on a 20-foot flagpole at
> Adeline Live/Labs, where Marc and Jenny live.
> *Initial launch of http://meshthepla.net - intending to serve as a
> directory of active and planned mesh networks around the world! Still
> learning Semantic Mediawiki, so not much content yet until the Forms
> architecture is established.
> *The video from our presentation at SFSU is up:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8-eLJ4lDLg
>
> *ToDos**(unassigned)
> **More legal research needed re: spectrum usage:
> https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Spectrum
> *Procure more 5GHz routers - we need to build our spine!
> *Infographics!
> *Design an internship program
> *Design a workshop curriculum
> *Please scan the spectrum around your house using one of these software
> tools <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Software_tools><https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Software_tools>
> !
> *Submit Issues for changes to the website (peoplesopen.net) at the Github
> repo <https://github.com/sudomesh/peoplesopen-front><https://github.com/sudomesh/peoplesopen-front>
>
> *Current Action Items**(assigned)*
> *Edit video / do more interviews (Daniel & Jeremy)
> *Revamp presentation deck (Matt and Jenny)
> *Investigate becoming a Ubiquiti reseller (Roman)
> *Email sticker people (Marc)
> *Write updated Shareable article on mesh networks (jenny)
> *Contact first 20 experimental node operators (jenny)
> *Update budget spreadsheet and pursue bank account (jenny, matt?)
>
> *Nominations for Board of Directors:*
> *Jenny nominated Rhodey, MaxB, ChrisJ, Matt, Marc, Jenny, Deekoo, Jeremy,
> Miguel, Luis, Jake
> *Accepted: MaxB, ChrisJ, Marc, Jenny, Matt
> *Awaiting Response: Rhodey, Jeremy, Miguel, Luis, Jake
> *
> **Wiki
> [NOTE: You can make this process easier for me by adding a descriptive
> comment when creating or updating a wiki page!]
> **Juul added info on 5GHz channel usage to Mesh/Spectrum
> <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Spectrum><https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Spectrum>
> *Tunabananas created Mesh/Blog <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Blog><https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Blog>and wrote our first two posts (the wiki page is RSS-enabled)
> *Tunabananas created Mesh/Communities
> <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Communities><https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Communities>with ideas on communities to reach out to and how the mesh might be
> relevant to them
> *Juul created Mesh/Relay setup
> <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Relay_setup><https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Relay_setup>
> *
> **Juul created Mesh/Exit setup <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Exit_setup><https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Exit_setup>
> *Peteforsyth checked out some stuff
> <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Checkouts><https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Checkouts>
> *Tunabananas updated Mesh/Wishlist
> <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Wishlist><https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Wishlist>with a source for shielded cat5 cable
> *Tunabananas updated Mesh/Other mesh projects
> <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Other_mesh_projects><https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Other_mesh_projects>with more active and planned meshes.
> *
> Events
> **Mass Effect: A Night of Collectives - Friday, Jan. 10th @ Sudo Room from
> 6pm til late.**
> *January Cryptoparty - Sunday, Jan. 19th @ Sudo Room from 2-5pm*
> **Dorkbot SF - Wednesday, Jan. 29th from 7:30-10:30pm (tentatively
> presenting the mesh)*
>
> Recommended Reading
> **It's Time to Take Mesh Networks Seriously (And Not Just for the Reasons
> You Think)
> <http://www.wired.com/opinion/2014/01/its-time-to-take-mesh-networks-seriously-and-not-just-for-the-reasons-you-think/><http://www.wired.com/opinion/2014/01/its-time-to-take-mesh-networks-seriously-and-not-just-for-the-reasons-you-think/>- Wired Opinion piece
> *Backdoor in wireless DSL routers lets attacker reset router, get admin
> <http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/01/backdoor-in-wireless-dsl-routers-lets-attacker-reset-router-get-admin/><http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/01/backdoor-in-wireless-dsl-routers-lets-attacker-reset-router-get-admin/>- Ars Technica
> *The Mission to De-Centralize the Internet
> <http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/12/the-mission-to-decentralize-the-internet.html><http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/12/the-mission-to-decentralize-the-internet.html>- New Yorker piece
>
> - --
> Jenny
> http://jennyryan.net
> http://sudomesh.org
> http://thevirtualcampfire.org
> http://technomadic.tumblr.com
>
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> "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories."
> - -Laurie Anderson
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> "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it."
>  -Hannah Arendt
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> "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create."
> - -Stéphane Mallarmé
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