[PLUG-TALK] Use the Mesh

[Richard]

On 8/25/2013 2:46 AM, Russell Senior wrote:
>>>>>> "Richard" == Richard  <plug at hackhawk.net> writes:
> Richard> On 8/20/2013 6:22 AM, Michael Rasmussen wrote:
>>> http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/08/mesh-internet-privacy-nsa-isp
>>>
>>> The Athenians aren't alone. Scores of communities worldwide have
>>> been building these roll-your-own networks—often because a mesh can
>>> also be used as a cheap way to access the regular internet. But
>>> along the way people are discovering an intriguing upside: Their
>>> new digital spaces are autonomous and relatively safe from outside
>>> meddling. In an era when governments and corporations are
>>> increasingly tracking our online movements, the user-controlled
>>> networks are emerging as an almost subversive concept. "When you
>>> run your own network," Bonicioli explains, "nobody can shut it
>>> down."
> Richard> Is anyone in Portland doing this?  I'd be interested in
> Richard> experimenting with this.
>
> Come to a Personal Telco Project meeting!

Thanks for the heads up. I joined the mailing list. Though I don't see 
obvious information about the next meetup. Is it at Base Camp Brewing on 
Oak Street? 6:30 - 8pm? August 28th?

Richard