Post #3247473

2025-06-19 01:50 UTC

💥 WHEN THE INTERNET DIES: DIY COMMS SURVIVAL TOOLKIT This thread blew the fuck up. So here’s a no-bullshit breakdown of all the projects and ideas y’all dropped, so it’s easier to digest than a 300-reply tech rave. But yo—don’t let the thread die. Keep sharing, building, prepping. Some of my personal favs? 📦 Internet in a Box – Doesn’t fix comms but is clutch for info sharing when it all goes to hell. 📡 Cantenna – Because it's cheap, DIY, and let’s be real, it’s fucking funny. 🎛 INTERNET BLACKOUT SURVIVAL: DIY COMMS FOR WHEN SHIT GOES DARK 🔌 1. Mesh Networks Local WiFi/radio nodes talk directly. Tools: Meshtastic, People’s Open WiFi, Reticulum Good for: cities, tight communities. 📡 2. Ham & Packet Radio Long-distance, text/image data over radio. Gear: Baofeng, Quansheng UV-K5 Apps: AndFLMsg, Rattlegram Learn: IAF Radio Guide 🔐 3. Secure Scuttlebutt & Briar Off-grid social media & messaging via USB/Bluetooth. Sites: scuttlebutt.nz, briarproject.org 📦 4. Internet in a Box Local, offline servers with Wikipedia, books, and more. Site: internet-in-a-box.org 🧠 5. Reticulum Network Stack Encrypted, multi-channel, async networking protocol. Site: reticulum.network 🛰 6. Old-School Hacks 📻 AM/SW radios 📡 Long-range WiFi with cantennas 🗺 Paper maps, encyclopedias, zines 🐌 Sneakernet (USB drops, printouts) 🤝 7. Internet Resiliency Clubs Community organizing for tech survival. Start one: bowshock.nl/irc ⚠️ Challenges Legal grey zones (encryption) Tech literacy gaps Infrastructure costs Right-wing radio bros

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@Anarcat@kolektiva.social 2025-06-19 01:58

@franklinlopez@kolektiva.social all good. one thing i would add to that list is that the time to start experimenting with that stuff is right now, not when the shit hits the fan. i know that sounds like #prepper stuff, but it is what it is.

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@Anarcat@kolektiva.social 2025-06-19 01:58

@franklinlopez@kolektiva.social i'd also mention that ham can do voice too, voice is awesome (even if hams call it "phone", ugh)

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@Anarcat@kolektiva.social 2025-06-19 01:59

@franklinlopez@kolektiva.social finally, worse is better: e.g. reticulum is superior in cryptograhic design, scalability, and so on, but meshtastic has the critical mass right now, so i'm playing with that. don't let the best theory get in the way of getting stuff done

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@bbhorne@kolektiva.social 2025-06-19 08:12

@franklinlopez@kolektiva.social Sounds like you have a proposal for this years' MTL-ATC @MTL_ATC@kolektiva.social

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@anarchademic@kolektiva.social 2025-06-22 17:37

@franklinlopez@kolektiva.social This all seems important but I am old and not technologically inclined and have no idea what any of this means. It kind of gives me a headache and a mild sense of panic. Can anyone point to gentle resources for the old & ignorant (for overcoming those "tech literacy gaps")? Thanks.

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