These things are addictive. I want more.
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Definitely addictive! I just ordered another 2 earlier today. Iām hoping to get one of them mounted on top of a tall building in the city here.
Such a cool idea š¤
I have to confess: whenever I see these things I still havenāt gotten used to it. It always looks like the armor is missing - like a motherboard, outside your cabinet. š
I love it š but really itās because the case printer I was gonna use seems to have stopped, so I need to order elsewhere. Someone made a rec that I hope I bookmarked.. lol
what is this thing doing?
Well in the photo, itās just updating firmware lol
But in general:
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thanks! what's the main utility for this lora devices?
Iāll let Derek speak more eloquently, but my sense is that its ability to to transmit text over radio, connected via Bluetooth to a phone or computer, encrypted if needed, provides a means of communication over a decentralized mesh network that doesnāt rely on your ISP (whether for privacy or in scenarios where centralized infrastructure goes down). Examples like coordinating gasoline or water in a natural disaster, organizing a protest against a hostile government, and (maybe? hopefully?) broadcasting nostr notes and Bitcoin transactions with reduced reliance on or exposure to unfriendly or unavailable third parties. And itās fāing cool toy to tinker with š
Do I have that about right?
This is a great explanation. I saw yesterday that someone wrote a bulletin board system to work over LoRa. I've seen handheld devices with keyboards that look like old school BlackBerry devices. No need for a Bluetooth or WiFi connection to a smartphone at that point. The tech is young, but very cool.
I love the blackberry idea, that's next levelā¦ just thinking through the opportunity/potential here in terms of democratizing/decentralizing digital comms and transfers of valueā¦ it may not be that āeveryoneā owns a UTXO and runs a node (nor does it need to), or buys their [insert good or service here] with self-custodies Lightning over Nostr over sovereign/community-supported mesh radio (lol am I a proper nerd yet?), but the fact that anyone who wants to CAN ā and what that means philosophically and socially ā is downright fucking mind blowing.
But it has a range limitation. Does it mean that we might need to create a network of these devices with certain relatively stable spatial configuration so that the signals can be broadcasted from one to another via other ones in between, allowing thus a longer range of communication?
Thatās a good question and I would think the answer yes/maybe. My loose understanding is that itās effectively interoperable with the internet (if not directly, then by being able to connect through an app to an internet-connected device, which presumably could then exchange data with online service through an API) means that you could have pretty effective connectivity with a blend of methods ā radio where needed, and internet where the ISP is not problematic.
but what if isp is always problematic?
Then yeah Iād imagine you need a device every 3-9 miles. Unless thereās a way to integrate satellite tech to/from the phone without touching an ISP š¤
Seeing how Russia just seemlessly blocked access to foreign internet in some of its regions, I wanted to ask if anyone here can help me understand if running your own node wouldn't be affected in such circumstances?
like internet of things, does it mean a direct communication between objects at a distance without using internet?
Kind of! I believe internet is (or can be) still involved, depending on context. Check out nostr:npub1a8jzweysxa9qmtmht874736aalm0lwdsl306nrys9d05ktlrhw3qcr5pj4's work using Lightning/zaps to activate home electronicsā¦.
Honest question... What's the use case for these/how does it work?
I've seen some info about meshtastic but can't figure out what benefit it brings me other than more technology for technologies sake. What am I missing?
Think ham radio, but with a layer of technology for text based communication.
Are they overly useful most of the time? No. But situations could happen making them vital for communication.
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Itās also great for educationās sake š«”
Definitely. It's not an expensive hobby. Well, until you buy dozens of them and build out a large deployment š
Want!!! Once Iām back home I gotta figure out how to start connecting with other ānodesā out there. But the new toy turns on, has been flashed with current firmware, and successfully connected to my phone/laptop, all without needing to know a single line of code/CLI š
Thanks to you both. I'll add to my to do list. Any recommended devices/where to buy?
Hereās where I got mine ā just make sure to choose the right frequency (915 mhz for USA, if I recall)
What does it do bro?
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