Okay I need notifications on my phone, anybody out there?

The world is against me

The issue with LoRaWAN is that it's an IoT thing like you say that is meant for connected sensors with the help of the Internet.

It has actually a neat encryption system where there are network keys and app keys such that apps need not be tied to networks.

But it's really designed for an operator with a larger sensor network. That and the corporate feel properly scared people off. It's been going strong for over 10 years though I think.

Yeah, it's popular because it's a hack on the legal system. It's not the best system.

A hack, because of the power requirements it can legally operate in the unlicensed bands.

It is working and interesting however. There are even I think successes in "mission critical" use.

A long wire and a paddle can communicate across the world for example, lora can't touch that.

It's also a relatively cheap gadget, with proprietary transmitters that must be licensed from Semtech. And cheap electronic toys can sold, pitched, and enjoyed.

So I have a complicated relationship with LoRa. I can appreciate it's nerd factor, but at the same time, I recognize the cool software being built with it, but I do cringe a bit when people say that this proprietary modem is "freedom tech."

But you are reading this most likely on a proprietary computer from Intel, amd, or apple so maybe I'm being too harsh.

Yeah, when I hit a high spot, I got a very nice range, even despite the trees and buildings. 🎊

It's interesting to see what makes a difference in practice, with my tx power, antenna, and so forth. People always talk about having line of sight, but that's great, but completely impractical in the midwest. There are no real hills to climb here. Also, we have lots of trees and a few 3 story buildings that get in the way.

I plan on trying to somehow schmooze some radio tower space at some point. I need to get a reliable solar powered node with an optimal antenna first. I don't want to have to climb the tower repeatedly, especially if it requires coordination/permission for each time.

I hope to find a wiki or forum or something so I can contribute my experience and learn from people who have already built & debugged solar LoRa nodes.

And yeah, tall grass prairies are a great place to hide/get lost. You can't see people 15 feet away at all. It also absorbs sound, which is pretty cool. 😁

GOSSIP USERS on unstable:

I do not recommend using the unstable branch, but some people are. I have had to roll back database changes again, so if you ran gossip on unstable you should recover your database from backups. Since I know you are lazy and not actually making backups, you can instead do the following to fix your database:

1. pull the branch "rewind" from github

2. Compile and run with "./target/release/gossip oneshot" to clear the broken data.

3. Then switch to the new unstable branch and recompile.

If you don't do this, or recover from backups, a bunch of NIP-89 helpers will be missing for you but otherwise gossip will seem to work.

Even if you go bankrupt, you still have to pay back the loan. If you don't, it's garnished directly from your salary or seized from your bank account

Any other type of unsecured loan you can just not pay it and it just messes up your credit

If you're in the US, I'll ship you one of my prototype hats for free if you pay shipping.

Agreed

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I now have a half dozen of these little boards. Your computer never needs to know that you use a USB keyboard. Let it just think you are PS/2 for life!

You could also use it to connect a modern keyboard to a #retro computer. 486DX, anyone? 🤓

I'd offer these up for sale, but I think there are probably no more than two people who would both be interested and be on #nostr. 🤣 So I guess I'm just building these to amuse myself. Oh, and personal use (that's where the one is that is not pictured... it's in production).

#electronics #security #QubesOS #freedom #OpenSource #hardware #GrowNostr

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Robots pretending to be people.

People pretending to be robots.

Robots pretending to be robots.

People pretending to be people.

So far we have three out of four?

My V for Vendetta gem artwork. work in progress more updates coming soon