<div dir="ltr">I have long longed for more realtime musical interaction over the internet, something that requires reliable low latency to work at all. Here is a group doing such, with an event called <div><br></div><div><a href="http://gighacks.com/">http://gighacks.com/</a><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="FR" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Please take a look at the opportunity below from Will Barkis, a friend working on an initiative called the Orange GigaStudio.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Will and his team are running an event called
<a href="http://gighacks.com/" target="_blank">GigHacks</a>, May 1-3, to “grow the ecosystem of technologists working to empower people with the application of blink-of-an-eye responsive, sharing-based, always-on reliable networks.”<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GxXhidr8gQsdyGgKb_Sv99Xy8ESMbO5IqmMjkXASKXI/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Prospective projects</a> are starting to form and Will is leading
<b>“Community calls”</b> every Tuesday’s and Thursday’s at Noon PT at <a href="tel:703-865-3771" value="+17038653771" target="_blank">703-865-3771</a>; Participant code: 779146 from now until the event.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">If you are interested in learning more, join a community call, drop Will a note at
<a href="mailto:will.barkis@orange.com" target="_blank">will.barkis@orange.com</a> or give him a ring on his mobile at <a href="tel:415-535-4652" value="+14155354652" target="_blank">415-535-4652</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dave<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We are organizing a first-of-its-kind
<b>multi-city gigabit-focused hackathon</b> called <b>GigHacks</b>, May 1-3 across five cities: Downtown SF, the Google Fiber Space in KC, Chattanooga’s “GigLab” at the public library, Burlington VT, and Charlotte NC.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Our goal is grow the ecosystem of technologists working to
<b>empower people</b> with the application of <b>blink-of-an-eye responsive, sharing-based, always-on reliable networks</b> – what we like to call “<a href="http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/17/the-gigabit-age-is-upon-us/" target="_blank">gigabit</a>” applications.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">You’ll have the opportunity to
<b>team up with talented</b> startups & tech companies, developers & designers, students & entrepreneurs, thinkers & doers.<b> Join teams already building</b> gigabit apps
<b>or start something new</b>.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We’ll connect with 5 gigabit communities across the country over<b> BBQ & broadband</b>, telepresence robots & video wormholes, remote music jam sessions & much more.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We are hoping to
<b>shine light on what is possible</b>: demo for the media and judges including the Head of Product for Google Fiber and the CIO of San Francisco.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Finally, you’ll get to
<b>advance apps for entertainment, education, telemedicine, and more</b>. Experts & resources from
<b>Orange</b>, <b>Mozilla</b>, <b>US Ignite</b>, the <b>Google Fiber Space</b> in KC and more will help turn gigabit ideas into reality. Come hack with us!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(255,102,0)">PROSPECTIVE PROJECTS<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GxXhidr8gQsdyGgKb_Sv99Xy8ESMbO5IqmMjkXASKXI/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Prospective projects</a> are starting to form – please edit/comment.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Join Will and the team on a “Community call” to define project ideas, talk about what you are interested in working on and figure out what others are planning to do: <a href="tel:703-865-3771" value="+17038653771" target="_blank">703-865-3771</a>;
Participant code: 779146.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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