Thx Jan interesting. we also need some kind of power supply to keep it running, as our nuclear power plants exploded and also other lifelines were down.
and then we have to think how we can use these kind of stuff with people like my mom, 70 years old unconnected woman living alone.... If all the people under the serious situation were geeks/hackers, there wouldn't be much problem to get information to survive, but in fact, the people there is actually old people without devices to get connected, and maybe they don't know where to get the information even if they were connected.... ;( my heart hurts ;( my friends and family were fine, but sooooo many people died in Iwate, where I am from ;( And Iwate is full of old people.... satoko On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 13:42, Jan Detlefsen < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello Satoko, > Non wired ways to get connected would include Internet via HAM radio. > But it needs hardware that is quite expensive and you need a license > to operate. > > There is village telco for using wifi technolgy to build up alternative > networks > http://www.villagetelco.org/ > > > Specially Mesh Potatoes is interesting, which allows you to setup > regional phone networks via ad hoc wifi mesh network. > http://www.villagetelco.org/2010/09/mesh-potatoes-go-on-sale/ > > > This is a nice page that tries to collect every day advice to deal > with such a situation > https://sites.google.com/site/oliveinenglish/ > > > > > > On 17 March 2011 11:24, Jiew <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Satoko, > > Your point is really important point when I watch the news I also feel > and > > think what I can do and it seems too little. > > Can I share your concern to other colleagues in other loop? > > It may help them to think out some idea. > > Best, > > Chiranuch (Jiew) > > [email protected] > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > http://www.twitter.com/jiew > > > > > > Life' s too Short, to be T H I N. > > > > > > 2011/3/17 satoko 31o5 Oh <[email protected]> > >> > >> Hello barcampers ++ > >> > >> Just a thought after the disaster... my mind is still not clear but just > >> want to share with someone. I am right now in Buenos Aires where is the > most > >> far place from Japan on the earth, and I have been feeling such a > useless > >> one, i want to do something but still havent done anything yet ;( > >> > >> After the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, I see ICT helping people a > lot. > >> I see people using social services to find friends, family etc, and I > see > >> many developers launch useful services right after the disaster > happened, I > >> really do respect such a developers. > >> > >> But I felt about the missing part, people I saw online are the people > >> basically fine (maybe shouldn't say that they are fine, but at least > alive > >> and able to go online), and I know if you are in such a disaster you > >> wouldn't get connected. However I have been wondering if there are > anything > >> ICT can do for the people who is not connected or I say people actually > in > >> the disaster. > >> > >> I guess people in the serious area didn't have information like we - > safe > >> people had. People need to know where they can get water, food, where to > >> sleep, how is their family, how the situation is etc etc... but they > >> couldn't reach the information. I am on the other side of the earth with > >> food and house, and I knew where they can get food but they didn't know > it. > >> > >> Google person finder http://japan.person-finder.appspot.com/ helps > finding > >> people, but the people who can update their status is who is alive/able > to > >> connected, people actually under the serious situation can't even go > online. > >> > >> Sorry if my point is not clear here, I just feel kind of frustrated > about > >> the situation that ICT can't do much for the people actually need the > >> information. > >> > >> I have no clear answer yet, i would say if internet/network were > alive... > >> but there are no IF. They went down. > >> > >> Just want to have some thoughts from you guys. > >> > >> besos, > >> satoko a.k.a 31o5 > >> > >> -- > >> Barcamp Bangkok 4: October 23-24, 2010 > >> More details at http://www.barcampbangkok.com/ > >> > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> Groups "Barcamp Thailand" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected] > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/barcamp-thailand?hl=en > > > > -- > > Barcamp Bangkok 4: October 23-24, 2010 > > More details at http://www.barcampbangkok.com/ > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Barcamp Thailand" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/barcamp-thailand?hl=en > > > > -- > Barcamp Bangkok 4: October 23-24, 2010 > More details at http://www.barcampbangkok.com/ > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Barcamp Thailand" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/barcamp-thailand?hl=en > -- Barcamp Bangkok 4: October 23-24, 2010 More details at http://www.barcampbangkok.com/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Barcamp Thailand" group. 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