Comments on: London thinktank has already lofted a fleet of swarming file-sharing drones http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/london-thinktank-has-already-l.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: wirrbeltier http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/london-thinktank-has-already-l.html#comment-1377745 wirrbeltier Fri, 23 Mar 2012 08:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150463#comment-1377745 I thought "hold on, I've seen those drones and buildings already!" And yes, this is footage of their project being displayed inEindhoven, the Netherlands, during last year's "Glow" Art-festival. That's also why there are huge crowds everywhere, and why the cars drive o the right side: It's part of an art project, and people came to watch it. The whole thing was extremely interesting to see, a whole city full of awesome light-related art installations. Photographed the hell out of my camera :) You can see the official website here: http://www.gloweindhoven.nl/glow2011/projects/proj_10/10_index_gb.html I thought “hold on, I’ve seen those drones and buildings already!” And yes, this is footage of their project being displayed inEindhoven, the Netherlands, during last year’s “Glow” Art-festival. That’s also why there are huge crowds everywhere, and why the cars drive o the right side: It’s part of an art project, and people came to watch it. The whole thing was extremely interesting to see, a whole city full of awesome light-related art installations. Photographed the hell out of my camera :)
You can see the official website here: http://www.gloweindhoven.nl/glow2011/projects/proj_10/10_index_gb.html

]]> By: noah django http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/london-thinktank-has-already-l.html#comment-1377250 noah django Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150463#comment-1377250 holy shit.  the future is now. holy shit.  the future is now.

]]> By: stovedoor http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/london-thinktank-has-already-l.html#comment-1376805 stovedoor Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150463#comment-1376805 The raspberry pi is an attractive machine, but it's very general purpose - more specific hardware might benefit the project. I've got something called a 'pocket wifi 2'. It costs $30-$40 from stores. it has: a) a 3G connection b) broadcasts a wifi network (Bridged to 3g) c) 4-15 hours battery life, depending on how hard you're hitting it d) microsd card storage up to 32gb. e) it weighs 80g. most of that weight is battery. It can handle 5 clients plus uplink, a whole bunch of port redirection and firewalling, and still get quite decent speeds. If somebody manages to get custom firmware running on it, it'll make a great ultra-mobile torrent tracker. (The disadvantage: a raspberry pi could run the drone as well as tracker, while this device wouldn't be powerful enough) The raspberry pi is an attractive machine, but it’s very general purpose – more specific hardware might benefit the project.

I’ve got something called a ‘pocket wifi 2′. It costs $30-$40 from stores. it has:
a) a 3G connection
b) broadcasts a wifi network (Bridged to 3g)
c) 4-15 hours battery life, depending on how hard you’re hitting it
d) microsd card storage up to 32gb.
e) it weighs 80g. most of that weight is battery.

It can handle 5 clients plus uplink, a whole bunch of port redirection and firewalling, and still get quite decent speeds. If somebody manages to get custom firmware running on it, it’ll make a great ultra-mobile torrent tracker.

(The disadvantage: a raspberry pi could run the drone as well as tracker, while this device wouldn’t be powerful enough)

]]> By: b http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/london-thinktank-has-already-l.html#comment-1376554 b Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150463#comment-1376554 So are you claiming copyright or something¿  You did it already, then great, the internet thanks you, so now let's TPB launch some. So are you claiming copyright or something¿  You did it already, then great, the internet thanks you, so now let’s TPB launch some.

]]> By: Kevin Marks http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/london-thinktank-has-already-l.html#comment-1376434 Kevin Marks Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150463#comment-1376434 Little blimps so they're neutrally buoyant to begin with, then they can steer with the little helicopter blades and stay up longer. Little blimps so they’re neutrally buoyant to begin with, then they can steer with the little helicopter blades and stay up longer.

]]> By: V10_Rob http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/london-thinktank-has-already-l.html#comment-1376390 V10_Rob Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150463#comment-1376390  If the nodes are that small, and if they're cheap enough to build (say using the Raspberry Pi), forget the copters, add a bigger power cell, and just have people carry them around and/or hide them for hours (days?) at a time.  If the nodes are that small, and if they’re cheap enough to build (say using the Raspberry Pi), forget the copters, add a bigger power cell, and just have people carry them around and/or hide them for hours (days?) at a time.

]]> By: Stefan Jones http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/london-thinktank-has-already-l.html#comment-1376383 Stefan Jones Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150463#comment-1376383 They need little blimps. Blimps shaped like bunny rabbits, spermatozoa, goldfish, etc.  If we're going for surreal futurism, go <I>all . . . the . . .  way.</I> They need little blimps. Blimps shaped like bunny rabbits, spermatozoa, goldfish, etc. 

If we’re going for surreal futurism, go all . . . the . . .  way.

]]> By: peterkvt80 http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/london-thinktank-has-already-l.html#comment-1376210 peterkvt80 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150463#comment-1376210 Very pretty proof of concept. A battery powered quadcopter has flight time of about ten minutes and a charge time of two hours so it is unlikely to be practical any time soon. Very pretty proof of concept. A battery powered quadcopter has flight time of about ten minutes and a charge time of two hours so it is unlikely to be practical any time soon.

]]> By: Shinkuhadoken http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/london-thinktank-has-already-l.html#comment-1376198 Shinkuhadoken Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150463#comment-1376198 Good thing they didn't try that in Boston. If the cops didn't like lit up images of video game space invader characters that just sat there, flying ones with a network signal would give them a collective heart attack. Good thing they didn’t try that in Boston. If the cops didn’t like lit up images of video game space invader characters that just sat there, flying ones with a network signal would give them a collective heart attack.

]]> By: Noctilucent Studios http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/london-thinktank-has-already-l.html#comment-1376172 Noctilucent Studios Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150463#comment-1376172 "We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of the dreams..." and now we are also apparently the little green men we have been waiting on. Beautiful video. Everyday is feeling more and more like sci-fi. “We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of the dreams…” and now we are also apparently the little green men we have been waiting on. Beautiful video. Everyday is feeling more and more like sci-fi.

]]> By: Stefan Jones http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/london-thinktank-has-already-l.html#comment-1376163 Stefan Jones Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150463#comment-1376163 "It is the business of the future to be dangerous, and it is among the benefits of science that it equips the future for its duties."  -- Alfred North Whitehead, 1925. “It is the business of the future to be dangerous, and it is among the benefits of science that it equips the future for its duties.”  — Alfred North Whitehead, 1925.

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