tl;dr: We’re starting a community cellular (LTE) Internet access network in South Seattle for underserved neighborhoods in response to Covid-19. Want to join in? — Could you live without Internet access, or with spotty, slow and unreliable access, in a moment when nearly every part of life has moved online? Covid-19 has undoubtedly worsened digital divides, bringing into stark focus the relative disconnectedness of the more rural and underserved communities around Seattle. At the recent…

This could be a lot worse, I remind myself for the hundredth time. My eyes gloss over shipping labels flying out of a printer. At least I’m not out on the warehouse floor, dodging robots moving pallets and packing boxes. …

I walked into work on Monday morning and was greeted by a nearly empty office. Confused, I asked my deskmate, “Where is everyone this morning?” “They’re out in the field,” he replied. “There’s a patrol today.” I nodded, sitting down at my desk. “Ah, I forgot,” I said. “This is…

The year is 2070, in a world where the energy sustainability crisis has been dealt with via a futuristic smart-energy-AI tech, ‘ConserV’. Smart meters are everywhere, including formally rural and low-resourced regions. ConserV redistributes energy across the world grid, redirecting excess energy from residential and commercial establishments to areas that…

I didn’t sleep well last night, so you can imagine how hard it was for me to wake up early this morning to catch my flight. Just as I came out of my apartment in Manhattan, I looked at my watch and realized there is almost no chance for me…

I have imagined autonomous cars flying in the sky as a child, and studied self driving cars algorithms in an Artificial Intelligence class as an undergraduate. Now, I am seeing self driving cars in the streets of my city, in different shapes and colors. Lately, people have been exploring much…

RoboMaster first started selling In 2019. It’s claimed to be an innovative and educational plaything. Most of the parents at that time did not believe such a toy can be instructive to children. Instead, online course platforms, exercise books, and so on, were more credible and prevalent. Using toys as…

[20:40] ​Character1​: Anyone ever had to navigate censorship within their community network before? I’m not talking about the censorship that private backbones do, just censoring what some people within my community can access from within our network. [20:42]​ Character2​: why would you want to do that lol [20:43]​ Character2​: thats…

“I agree to the Terms & Conditions”, “Agree & Continue” are by far the biggest lies told on the Internet by users who want to gain access to services today. As businesses and people continue to engage and obtain services digitally it becomes increasingly important to safeguard and protect the…