Awala: The computer network on which humankind can rely

Re:Awala: The computer network on which humankind can rely by computersuck on Monday September 30, 2024 @09:04AM (#41696661)

It would be more useful to build a bluetooth mesh network (like what airtags already uses) to carry small pieces of information across long distances without internet access instead of having physical couriers that need to deliberately stop and have people connect to them to store data and potentially charge a fee

It should be ubiquitous and something that just works when someone passes by

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Re:Awala: The computer network on which humankind can rely by flemhans on Monday September 30, 2024 @11:18AM (#41698176)

I guess couriers could be implemented in many forms, with Bluetooth passers-by being one mode.

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Re:Awala: The computer network on which humankind can rely by gnarea on Monday September 30, 2024 @11:39AM (#41698439)

That's the goal indeed! What we have right now is version 1, but there's still a lot of room for improvement.

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Re:Awala: The computer network on which humankind can rely by lxgr on Monday September 30, 2024 @11:57AM (#41698646)

Bluetooth LE support would be great. That's the one P2P thing that allows Apple and other devices to communicate without an internet connection (or at least a Wi-Fi infrastructure network).

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