Science

Shankapotomus

(4,840 posts) Tue Feb 18, 2014, 05:52 PM Feb 2014

The Outernet

theouternet.yeah

https://www.outernet.is/

By leveraging datacasting technology over a low-cost satellite constellation, Outernet is able to bypass censorship, ensure privacy, and offer a universally-accessible information service at no cost to global citizens. It's the modern version of shortwave radio, or BitTorrent from space.

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The Outernet (Original Post) Shankapotomus Feb 2014 OP

Cool Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #1

Like it. LuvNewcastle Feb 2014 #2

I would imagine Shankapotomus Feb 2014 #3

I can't wait. It makes me sick to give that money to AT&T every month. LuvNewcastle Feb 2014 #4

My guess would be like a satellite dish. defacto7 Feb 2014 #6

Years ago my g/f and I were talking about Politicalboi Feb 2014 #5

Am I the only one thinking "Neuromancer" right now? DetlefK Feb 2014 #7

Having the servers in space Shankapotomus Feb 2014 #8

Update Shankapotomus Jun 2015 #9

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)

1. Cool

Reply to Shankapotomus (Original post)

Tue Feb 18, 2014, 05:54 PM

Feb 2014

everyone except the pro-censorship ninnies ought to support that.

Thankfully, I'm sure there are none of those on DU.

LuvNewcastle

(16,846 posts)

2. Like it.

Reply to Shankapotomus (Original post)

Tue Feb 18, 2014, 06:07 PM

Feb 2014

How would I get something hooked up so I could use it from home?

Shankapotomus

(4,840 posts)

3. I would imagine

Reply to LuvNewcastle (Reply #2)

Tue Feb 18, 2014, 06:12 PM

Feb 2014

it will be just like connecting to wifi but, get this, wifi from space! And they say it will be free.

LuvNewcastle

(16,846 posts)

4. I can't wait. It makes me sick to give that money to AT&T every month.

Reply to Shankapotomus (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 18, 2014, 06:22 PM

Feb 2014

It's overpriced and their customer service has really gone down. I don't pay for tv (have antenna) and I'd really like to have the same arrangement for my internet.

defacto7

(13,485 posts)

6. My guess would be like a satellite dish.

Reply to LuvNewcastle (Reply #2)

Tue Feb 18, 2014, 10:52 PM

Feb 2014

I'm not sure any other way would be cost effective or reasonable to implement.

Deal me in though.

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)

5. Years ago my g/f and I were talking about

Reply to Shankapotomus (Original post)

Tue Feb 18, 2014, 06:43 PM

Feb 2014

All the crappy shit on the internet. And I told her there ought to be something called the outernet for smart people to access. She was really smart and worked at JPL just before the internet was brought into homes. 2 of her co-workers imagined having this internet at home whenever you wanted. LOL!

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)

7. Am I the only one thinking "Neuromancer" right now?

Reply to Shankapotomus (Original post)

Wed Feb 19, 2014, 08:16 AM

Feb 2014

Servers stationed on satellites in orbit to keep pesky law-enforcement away?
Renting that server-space is how the Tessier-Ashpool-Clan started their industrial empire?

Shankapotomus

(4,840 posts)

8. Having the servers in space

Reply to DetlefK (Reply #7)

Wed Feb 19, 2014, 05:22 PM

Feb 2014

would be a huge advantage and I'm sure that would be out of the jurisdiction of many governments if not all. But the downside would be the potential for criminal or exploitative behavior and misuse of data of companies out of reach of prosecution.

Shankapotomus

(4,840 posts)

9. Update

Reply to Shankapotomus (Original post)

Thu Jun 25, 2015, 10:59 AM

Jun 2015

With the purchase of the requisite components, you can now receive updated data from space:

http://store.outernet.is

Also Outernet is currently holding an indiegogo campaign to manufacture a smaller device here:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/lantern-one-device-free-data-from-space-forever#/story

You can reserve one for yourself, like I did, by contributing $149 now. I figure it will be worth it to never pay for the internet again.

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