I woke up with a conceptual understanding what we can be doing here, I like to express this in similarities and differences to an on-line community more than 100 years old. You may know one, have seen what they do or can probably imagine about the tribe of ...
Radio amateurs.
I think we are building together in a direction largely similar to the radio amateurs and their tireless exploration of new frontiers. If we need any more rules, we can borrow from their experience and practice.
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radio amateurs |
on-line triiibe |
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| motivation |
get connected using hi-tech of their time |
get connected using hi-tech of their time |
| goal |
contact many, get heard over greater distance, learn new things about the hobby, develop the tech further |
contact many regardless of distance, learn new things about the passion, develop the togetherness further |
| method |
real-time two-way conversation using code and speech, serendipity by atmospheric propagation |
real-time and delayed two-way conversation using text and multimedia, serendipity by "latest activity" and browse / click choices |
| benefits for member |
connect to like-minded people, give or receive assistance, facilitate emergency communications |
connect to like-minded people, give or receive assistance, facilitate improvement-focused communications |
| barriers to entry |
equipment, test and licensing to use the public commons (dedicated radio frequencies), |
equipment, line, internet |
| benefits for society |
more mutual trust, emergency network, develop the technology |
more mutual trust, team power, develop the interaction and culture |
| rules |
No interference to other services. Any language, but codes must be in public domain (e.g. Morse). Discipline during communication. Any topic goes, except unlawful or commercial (but can buy and sell amateur radio equipment). |
you are here, you know he rules. |
| record of contact |
everyone's personal logbook, plus confirmation postcards (QSL cards), rarely audio recordings |
everyone's automated on-line log, plus e-mail, twitterstream, blog posts, comments, wiki and other contributions |
| slang for "meet" |
eyeball |
f2f |
| more? |
add your views to the ether |
add your views to this blog (below) |
If you wish to experience connecting via radio, visit a local amateur radio club, or knock the door of someone who has a large antenna on or near his home.
If you wish to help connect and co-create this blog, please knock your keyboard and comment.
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