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This Community-Run Internet is Bridging the Digital Divide

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When an Internet connection does become available, it can be plugged into the Nimble to provide access to anyone already connected within the mesh. The open-source designs and specifications are available on the company’s website and on Printables. The Nimble lets them curate content they want to be made available, or Wakoma can do so.

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Why the Internet needs the InterPlanetary File System

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But in countries without the same level of investment in network infrastructure, the picture was less rosy: Internet service providers (ISPs) in South Africa and Venezuela , for instance, reported significant strain. remained available via IPFS. But is overprovisioning the only way to ensure resilience? We don’t think so.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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reported range of just 240 km, although a 360-km model is also available. Most EV owners recharge their cars at home or at work, meaning that chargers need to be available in garages, driveways, on-street parking, apartment building parking areas, and commercial parking lots. Between 2007 and 2011, the city of Seville built an.