when the capitalists die out either thru global warming or revolution will we be able to start homegrown internet
been reading about dual power and how to grow my own tomatoes and i’m wondering how and if we’ll be able to start commie internet lol
like obviously the internet is this huge electric capitalist controlled hardware infrastructure thing so after all that shuts down is there a way to do it ourselves lol
i want to come home from a hard day on the communal allotment, kiss my Wife, crank up my generator, and start sharing meams!
GOOD NEWS: the homegrown commie internet is in the works! Across the world, people fighting against censorship and for a more democratic internet are building mesh networks (meshnets) of long-range wifi (LoRa)
Since wifi is just a standard for sending data through radio waves, and radio waves can go a pretty long way if you use ‘em right, it’s not that difficult to connect two computers by wifi from across town. Then you just keep adding more computers to the network and you’ve got internet!
As for sharing fresh mëmês, the network to go to is Scuttlebutt. Unlike most social media, Scuttlebutt posts are stored on your computer and sent directly to your friends’ computers (rather than being stored on the cloud and sent to a central server). It works just fine over traditional internet, but you can also view and interact with it offline, and it has protocols for connecting over any means that two computers can share information - that includes LoRa, as well as hardwired connections, sneakernet (basically mailing a USB stick back and forth), etc
What that means is you always know that your info is just as safe as the network it’s sent on and the computer that receives it - no one even theoretically has the ability to collect and sell it all. And, since it’s all run on your computer, there’s no servers to go down or companies to go out of business that could destroy the whole thing
You can read more about this kind of stuff here (or here if it’s cloudy in Barcelona)!
there’s also the work being done by the DCPT, left-behind Detroiters meshing together their neighborhoods to share overpriced high-speed connections among the community and producing these good good educational documents, especially this rad resource page. building meshnets to share a global uplink is very similar to building meshnets for the purpose of intracommunication and these resources are useful in both cases
I’ve had a couple people ask about how to join/organize something like this, which is great! The best list of active projects I know of is here, though you should also do a search online if you don’t see one in your area in case they missed it. For those without a nearby group, put a pin here and try contacting nearby pins as well - you can use the instructions on buildyourowninter.net as well as the DCPT’s resources as linked above to get set up!
Please reblog this version so others can get involved!
remember when you were a kid and whenever your parents came into the room while you were doing something for pleasure like looking at something on the computer or watching tv and you’d immediately close the thing like you’d just been caught watching porn when you were actually doing nothing wrong this post was made by strict parents with no boundaries gang
my dad: walks into the room while i’m playing club penguin on the family computer
Hello everyone. My wonderful cat Haiku isnt doing super well. I’m taking her to the vets today and hopefully they’ll be able to figure out what’s wrong. She may need a shift in her insulin but I’m also concerned because she is starting to get older. I dont know what I’ll do without her and I’m just really scared right now. I’m also not sure if they’ll need to do multiple tests and I’m worried about being able to afford them.
This cat is one of the most precious individuals I have ever met and shes honestly saved me many times during bouts of depression, always layed on me and kept me company when I was sick, came running up to me everytime she saw me with a hello meow.
I would do anything for this cat tbh, I’m mostly just worried about the finances because I’m only seasonal and my job ends December 24, but also my hours have been slowly being cut back more and more due to the store not being as busy as expected. I understand why they have to do this but it’s making things difficult, especially around the holidays.
I hate asking but if anyone could spare even a few dollars to my Ko-fi itll all go to helping my kitty get healthy again. Thank you. ;;
Shes going to need dental surgery to start as well as bloodwork beforehand. This is going to be very expensive so for everyone who donates $10 I will write a 500 word drabble of their choice! My current fandoms are Overwatch and Venom but I’ll honestly attempt any fandom right now I just need help. 😭
Shes going to need ~$900-$1000 dental surgery. Three of her teeth are inflamed or broken and its causing her pain and that’s why shes not eating. I cant afford it I dont know what to do. I cant stop crying.
Thank
you so, so much to the people who have donated so far. If youd like a
written drabble just send me a message of what you would like.
Seriously thank you so much even a little bit means so much to me. You’re all wonderful. 😢
