Okay. I was thinking about the thread where it ended up being "what would we miss" and one of the things I mentioned was internet.
I came up with this possibly-totally-boneheaded idea. You Satellite whizzes might be able to help, I don't know crap about them. I'll climb back in my kitchen if you all say I should :p. Please don't point and laugh!
Scenario:
You have a server. You have wind/solar power. You have a satellite-based ISP. Hughesnet or some such. The power goes out.
Could you not host a mini internet for others in a similar situation? Don't think there would be many, but a few... Enough to at least have limited communications. Kind of like back to the DARPA days. May be primitive, but IS it possible? Does the satellite shot go straight from your dish? Would extra power be needed?
I came up with this possibly-totally-boneheaded idea. You Satellite whizzes might be able to help, I don't know crap about them. I'll climb back in my kitchen if you all say I should :p. Please don't point and laugh!
Scenario:
You have a server. You have wind/solar power. You have a satellite-based ISP. Hughesnet or some such. The power goes out.
Could you not host a mini internet for others in a similar situation? Don't think there would be many, but a few... Enough to at least have limited communications. Kind of like back to the DARPA days. May be primitive, but IS it possible? Does the satellite shot go straight from your dish? Would extra power be needed?
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