At 10:42 AM -0500 9/15/05, Taran Rampersad wrote:
Thank, Taran, for the reminder about the Jamaican effort. I had
looked at that about four years ago...I see they have made a LOT of
progress.
All of what you say - every single word - has merit. Now, how to get
our hands on some of the $50 billion being appropriated as a result
of Katrina to put some of the Rampersad Boxes into - well, boxes?
Shouldn't every Red Cross center of any size have a couple on hand?
(I'd love to see the Jamaicans be the builders, but that really is
far fetched..)
Can we pursue this to where an offer is put on the Feds table by a
reputable provider?
http://www.fraw.org.uk/ssp/container/
That's sort of what you're talking about, except with a focus. Maybe you
could hire a few Jamaicans. :-)
Now, when I worked at Central Florida Blood Bank, I built a lot of the
equipment for mobile blood drives... in fact I designed some of it...
using PVC. It's possible to create tables that flip into self contained
boxes with systems screwed to them... picture a computer on a desktop,
and you unlock the desktop and it pivots on a central screw, allowing
the system to be automagically packed into a PVC box which converts back
to a table. You then secure the equipment to minimize vibration, and
there you go. PVC is durable and easy to replace and keep clean
(especially outside of a blood bank setting).
Honestly, the Apple Mac minis may be ideal for this because of their
small size. Wireless out of the box as I recall, which means that all
that would be needed is a server, internet access (satellite) and some
chairs. Toss some solar panels on the roof, ample fuel cells (because
nothing described so far is heavy) with the understanding that they need
to 'breathe', a DC refrigerator (you will want something to eat and
drink), and you could *try* solar air conditioning, though you should
have a double seal door if you use that because they don't blow as hard,
normally. You should have some windows, too, for natural light - on top,
for natural light in, dispersed with dispersal plastic (like in front of
the fluorescent bulbs in offices).... You could even put in a solar
water pump and keep your own supply of water, which I would suggest.
Toss in a HAM radio and the right software, plus a GSM modem...
Actually, I just described my dream office. But I think you'll all get
the idea.
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