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Cloth MapCited 3× on HN, 2019-2024
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Cloth Map documents Havana's SNET, a community-built private network that Cubans created because internet prices were high. It is used for gaming and sharing.

Cited as context for Cuba's Street Net and as an example of grassroots networks built under constraints.

Networking & internet infrastructureGaming culture & analysisDocumentaries & storytelling#snet#cuba#meshnetworking#internetaccess#gaming

3 comments from Hacker News

@mrtksn2024 · in “The ‘Network of Web Trees’ in Gaza”

Ah this reminds of Cuba: ▶ this video I bet everywhere with restricted internet something of this sort exists. It also reminds the tech startup scene in Gaza, when I was browsing Google Maps to see what kind of economy they have there I recall stumbling upon startup schools. It's fascinating to browse the maps and see familiar things on places you wouldn't expect , I wish the best both to Gazans and the Israeli. Anyway, just for a bit of humanisation of the people there, here is a spontaneous street performans by a Gazan dancer in Europe: link It's one of the most beautiful things I've seen. Notice how she transforms from fathers little girl into this elegant creature the moment she makes her first move? I think people completely transform into another persona when the assume a role and in this video you can see the transformation. IMHO a similar transformation happens when people have a connection to an environment outside of theirs, therefore this stuff is important for things beyond the practical needs.

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@akritrime2020 · in “Level 3 Global Outage”

Hmm, I actually didn't think about that at all. I guess I got too fascinated by this video[0] and wanted to apply something similar to our current scenario. [0]: ▶ this video

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@tank6b2019 · in “Cuban Street NET members protest to his network alive”

The Cuban goverment put a new law that renders all the network illegal. More context on the Cuban Street Net ▶ this video

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