From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-yk0-x22f.google.com (mail-yk0-x22f.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4002:c07::22f]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by huchra.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D501321F712 for ; Sat, 5 Dec 2015 03:59:54 -0800 (PST) Received: by ykba77 with SMTP id a77so150313487ykb.2 for ; Sat, 05 Dec 2015 03:59:53 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=sJK2xacGTHtiuppEL2OfiahjbeMdeKdZe1DnDnYokyw=; b=wQLh8rPelQo4rh6yHvVEWNAEdii3ey716ojfQ+xDTHBT7THCtvlipnTEElh5ZMgqQh e0iji8u5Ri7y92VbPZ4qbtXh4AIRC+vihUrmW9Eu4wWol5QeKxi12KSlIHcQ0E03J8mw Q88R2Jjlcp1G1EkPNUM5lA8xzilj0DKRa0Y4/6U84gQnctgIM1AQ+wqg8y40onYTpz/B Fo8i5aTpaV9uaCaS3223d9+oOLtSr/fyFnWQLHJxFB9VOkbI9ruO3QySneaX2y2hc1eD qsdCtZfV1tovP51iCuGpu41IXSJsmdfzVVcKWIaym4/zoQuQFHLXrFUkSRVQK4/W7WQe lBMg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.13.225.75 with SMTP id k72mr16379974ywe.48.1449316793779; Sat, 05 Dec 2015 03:59:53 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.37.210.145 with HTTP; Sat, 5 Dec 2015 03:59:53 -0800 (PST) Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2015 12:59:53 +0100 Message-ID: From: Dave Taht To: Christopher Waid , make-wifi-fast@lists.bufferbloat.net, bufferbloat-fcc-discuss Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: [Make-wifi-fast] on savewifi.org and establishing the value to the world of wifi X-BeenThere: make-wifi-fast@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 05 Dec 2015 12:00:17 -0000 I had a couple meta-thoughts this morning about how to make the real importance of wifi more apparent. A thought would be to ask various folk (or do a contest, or ask the world at large) - to write an essay or story where they A) imagine a world where wifi never happened or B) Or one where it was made more illegal than it is today (or less - what would wifi be like if wep and wpa not been adopted, favoring e2e encryption, and responsibility for running open APs didn't fall on the owner)? or C) imagine one where wifi fails completely (As it already does in large cities and at distance, and in crowded areas) or D) talked about what they used wifi for originally and what they use it for today. or E) What it could be used for tomorrow? I've done a lot of story-telling about what wifi means and meant to *me* over the years... (and can easily do more) but I'll argue that discussion on everything from serious stuff analysing the economic impact, the change in people's habits, the rise of entirely new markets, to trival stuff like "how wifi save my poodle's life", to stories like Stross/Doctorow's "the unwirer"...... (which I remember reading online, it's well worth buying) [1] in order to preserve this wonderful freedom-full wireless technology we are so in danger of losing.... as it's unclear, sometimes, what, exactly, we're fighting for, here. [1] I would have loved to have seen doctorow's talk earlier this week: "No Matter who's Winning the War on General Purpose Computing, You're Losin= g" http://www.online-educa.com/programme/agenda/sessions/com11 hope it was filmed.? Dave T=C3=A4ht Let's go make home routers and wifi faster! With better software! https://www.gofundme.com/savewifi