61–70 of 146 posts
They should include StackOverflow, but it's probably illegal to scrape it.
All the StackOverflow sites are available as Kiwix ZIM files, so if you select the ZIM server to be installed, you can check boxes for whatever content packs you want.
I like the idea. It would be cool if multiple devices could create a mesh network where students and teachers could communicate with each other without a connection to the global internet
In addition to the use cases mentioned, I'd love to have an offline reference like this when I'm developing in places without internet access.
With a local copy of most StackOverflow sites and Wikipedia, I'm pretty well equipped for a certain set of problems.
Next up, I need to figure out how to wield the various github-mirror-an-entire-org scripts I've found, to keep a local copy of Adafruit's github, since their code and libraries power a lot of the hardware I have sitting around. And then maybe a mirror of Seeed Studio's wiki and whatever else I can find.
then this: https://blog.thelifeofkenneth.com/2018/01/off-grid-raspbian-... but I'll need to add more disk space.
When I read the headline, I had an alternate vision of this. A super hardened computer, drop proof, waterproof, weatherproof, sandproof, rated for at least 20 years of use. No moveable parts and everything stored on PROM. It would come with a kit to use any power source possible That should be able to survive in remote village with no supervision required for a long time. I did not imagine a PI with a plastic case an…
A large omnidirectional antenna could be a decent addition? The RPi inbuilt module doesn't have the much range, assume the other options are the same, antennas are cheap and even better can be homemade quite easily with instructions and raw materials.
You don't need to use the pi's built-in wireless, but it's a cheap way to get started and covers most use-cases where the users are very near the device. I've got an old Ubiquiti Bullet M2HP mated to a broomstick omni acting as the AP for my IIAB network, and you can hit it from halfway down the block. Further if I get some more height under the 'tenna.
I wish 802.11ah was more common; a low speed long range option would be perfect for lightweight content like this. But until phones have the radios, the use-case just isn't there.
I like the idea. It would be cool if multiple devices could create a mesh network where students and teachers could communicate with each other without a connection to the global internet
there's thinking along this line, just needs some muscle behind the implementation
On a lighter note; here is an "Internet in a Box" https://www.dropbox.com/s/52f9ceusbm9kd4j/internet-in-a-box....
In addition to the use cases mentioned, I'd love to have an offline reference like this when I'm developing in places without internet access.
That's the use-case I set mine up for, just for fun. Unplug my cable modem and see how long I can still be productive. With a local copy of most StackOverflow sites and Wikipedia, I'm pretty well equipped for a certain set of problems. Next up, I need to figure out how to wield the various github-mirror-an-entire-org scripts I've found, to keep a local copy of Adafruit's github, since their code and libraries power a…
This is awesome. A friend of mine and I once did something for the local kids of our hometown way back (I guess, 2005-2007) where there was no proper Internet in that part of the country. A local LAN setup with few Desktop computers, where we load up videos for education. While kids takes turn to use the computers, they can watch videos in groups -- Videos which are readily available for free on the Internet. It didn…
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sneakernet updates seem doable? If you follow the "adding the quality content" link to https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki/IIAB-Installation#add-cont... , there are many sources mentioned, like Kiwix ZIM files, which can include fairly frequent updates.
If you are in a place without connection, how do you get updates? Any kind of diff mechanism with USB storage?
