Tag: Hurricane Sandy

Eco disaster redistributes tech to those in need

by timbatchelder, posted in Data Governance, Digital health, Knowledge Management, Systems Science

Rogue Hurricane Sandy volunteers are redistributing wealth
By Liat Clark, wired.co.uk

Politics

New York­ers weary of urban inequal­i­ty have taken it upon them­selves to pil­fer equip­ment from lux­u­ry devel­op­ment sites in the after­math of Hur­ri­cane Sandy, and redis­trib­ute it to those in need. The group is oper­at­ing…

RT @WiredUK: Rogue Hurricane Sandy volunteers are redistributing wealth: http://flip.it/hq54d by @liatclark http://flip.it/lLOO2

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Why Cell Phones Went Dead After Hurricane Sandy

by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Systems Science
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Editorials, bloomberg.com

After Hur­ri­cane Sandy, sur­vivors need­ed, in addi­tion to safe­ty and power, the abil­i­ty to com­mu­ni­cate. Yet in parts of New York City, mobile com­mu­ni­ca­tions ser­vices were knocked out for days.

The prob­lem? The com­pa­nies that…

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Why Cell Phones Went Dead After Hurricane Sandy

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Nokero Sunray solar charger saved my life

by timbatchelder, posted in Data Governance, Knowledge Management, Security & Privacy, Systems Science

How The Nokero SunRay Pro Power Solar Charger Saved My Skin & My Sanity During Hurricane Sandy
Jill Fehrenbacher, inhabitat.com

When Hur­ri­cane Sandy hit last week, and the power in my lower Man­hat­tan apart­ment went out, my first thought, as I dug around for can­dles and LED lamps was “Well this will be a fun lit­tle off-grid adven­ture!” I naive­ly har­bored some…

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