Don't forget to join me on LinkedIn Live today at 10 AM (UTC-7) for a discussion on "Operationalizing Imagination" in design and innovation!
I'll be in the hot seat, in conversation with Damien Newman, Brad Topliff and Howard B. Esbin, PhD.
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Dré Labre presented a hot-take on Meshtastic radios in last week's Office Hours and proposed that we do a collective build of a Meshtastic radio network as a side project. If you're interested in joining in, check out the details and sign up! This week will be a discussion/planning session.
What's Meshtatic?
It's a project that uses inexpensive, low-power LoRa radios to create a mesh network for off-grid communication. It's a fun way to explore decentralized communication and build something useful together. And it's super futuristic.
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