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The post starts by introducing two people (one in a boat in the ocean and another in the mountains in Hawaii) and states that they are communicating to each oth

The post starts by introducing two people (one in a boat in the ocean and another in the mountains in Hawaii) and states that they are communicating to each other. I thought this post was about some new long-range wireless protocol that sync'd via satellites or some such. I was disappointed to see this: > Every time two Scuttlebutt friends connect to the same WiFi, their computers will synchronize the latest messages in their diaries. Ultimately this technology seems to be a decentralized, signed messaging system. What problem are they solving? That facebook and twitter can delete and alter your messages? Meanwhile I'm in search of a long-range, wireless communication system that can function like a network without the need of an ISP. Anyone know anything about this?

Nadya 10y ago
>Meanwhile I'm in search of a long-range, wireless communication system that can function like a network without the need of an ISP. Anyone know anything about this? Mesh networks/WANETs. But you need enough adoption for the network to be considered long-range. Generally they are local-only. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_ad_hoc_network https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_ad_hoc_network
ptr_void 10y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_mesh_network https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_mesh_network https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYLU755T6_I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYLU755T6_I
cel 10y ago
> What problem are they solving? That facebook and twitter can delete and alter your messages? that using those services for one's communications places too much power in the hands of centralized authority. (I speak just for myself here). https://www.scuttlebutt.nz/stories/design-challenge-avoid-centralization-and-singletons.html https://www.scuttlebutt.nz/stories/design-challenge-avoid-ce... > Meanwhile I'm in search of a long-range, wireless communication system that can function like a network without the need of an ISP. Anyone know anything about this? On SSB we have discussed doing gossip connections over long-range wireless connections: https://viewer.scuttlebot.io/%2547H0BQQHAXvvqf8K3ngdeMtAHQdPYU0qH0giuL7FKFY%3D.sha256 https://viewer.scuttlebot.io/%2547H0BQQHAXvvqf8K3ngdeMtAHQdP... Of course if you are looking for a network in a more traditional sense, something lower-level may be more appropriate.

Nadya 10y ago

>Meanwhile I'm in search of a long-range, wireless communication system that can function like a network without the need of an ISP. Anyone know anything about this? Mesh networks/WANETs. But you need enough adoption for the network to be considered long-range. Generally they are local-only. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_ad_hoc_network https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_ad_hoc_network

ptr_void 10y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_mesh_network https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_mesh_network https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYLU755T6_I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYLU755T6_I

cel 10y ago

> What problem are they solving? That facebook and twitter can delete and alter your messages? that using those services for one's communications places too much power in the hands of centralized authority. (I speak just for myself here). https://www.scuttlebutt.nz/stories/design-challenge-avoid-centralization-and-singletons.html https://www.scuttlebutt.nz/stories/design-challenge-avoid-ce... > Meanwhile I'm in search of a long-range, wireless communication system that can function like a network without the need of an ISP. Anyone know anything about this? On SSB we have discussed doing gossip connections over long-range wireless connections: https://viewer.scuttlebot.io/%2547H0BQQHAXvvqf8K3ngdeMtAHQdPYU0qH0giuL7FKFY%3D.sha256 https://viewer.scuttlebot.io/%2547H0BQQHAXvvqf8K3ngdeMtAHQdP... Of course if you are looking for a network in a more traditional sense, something lower-level may be more appropriate.