Author: Nik
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Gristle Crüe Call — Smart Island Ibiza
Bo from SII came on to talk about the upcoming TIPIN Point event in Ibiza in October and we worked through some ideas together. Really helpful to hear all the different perspectives, from deployers to hosts to fund managers. Chat Transcript 10:00:25 From Lee (Team Gristle King) : It’s always pre BO excitement!!!10:00:40 From Kevin…
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How To Measure Endangered Vernal Pool Depth Using The Helium Network
Over at Meteo Scientific (the business unit I started to run an IoT Sensor as a Service, or iSaaS), I’ve been working on a few projects, one of them around measuring vernal pools in the mountains. Vernal pools are “one of California’s most endangered wetland natural communities” according to Dave Hogan, head of the Chaparral…
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Gristle Crüe Call — Leo Wortley from Future Networks
Leo Wortley from Future Networks dropped by to walk the Crüe through the latest on participating in the Hivemapper project. Leo is my kind of entrepreneur; scrappy, hardworking, and innovative. Very cool to see how he’s thinking about Hivemapper and what he’s dug up from following the data. Chat Transcript: 10:00:34 From Kevin Weidemann : Hello,…
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Gristle Crüe Call — Open AI Explainer
Liam Brennan walked us through a mind-blowing presentation on the potential in the OpenAI project. From what we write to how we submit queries to how a human can interact with the rapidly growing digital mind, this was an incredibly eye-opening call and a hell of a way to kick off 2023. 10:00:32 From Jay M.…
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People Counter Update: Many Obstacles, Much Learning
Way back in February of 2022, I wrote a Helium Foundation grant to deploy people counters on a trail here in San Diego. The grant was approved, I used the first tranche to buy the devices, and then ran into a series of obstacles that are common enough in this world of business, IoT, and…
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Gristle Crüe Call — Holiday Half
We knocked out a half session today due to the holiday week. Mostly this is catch up and then brainstorming a few business ideas, including the Hardshare option I’ll explore in 2023. Notes 10:01:14 From Lee (Team Gristle King) : Hello everybody, happy holidays. <310:03:27 From 619OTA : ya my weatherxm will say 50mph when its…
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Gristle Crüe Call — Max on 5G & Incentives
Max Gold came on today to talk about what to look for with various 5G DeWi projects as far as incentives, and how to think about your approach to any of these TIPIN projects. A very sharp operator, it’s always good to get his perspective on these. CHAT NOTES 10:02:30 From 619OTA : $80 for 4gb…
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Using Helium To Automate Your Home
This is a project taking you through the basics of how to use the Helium LoRaWAN for projects around the home. Relax, we won’t be automating your entire house and accidentally unleashing Terminator. This is just a very simple start into using Helium. At the end, if you follow all the directions, you’ll have a…
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Gristle Crüe Call — Charbel from CM7 Group
This week we got insight into the approach of Charbel Matta, head of CM7 Group based out of Lebanon. Charbel is leading with technology education and driving into West Africa, Georgia, Cyprus, and Turkey as well as his home base of Lebanon. Notes/Chat from call 10:02:35 From Eric Jonas : Howdy folks.10:02:42 From Lee (Team Gristle…
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After Action Report — Helium In The Wild
From Nov 4th through 17th of 2022, Gristle King Inc conducted the Helium In The Wild tour on behalf of the Helium Foundation. This idea was conceived, developed, and supported by Nik Hawks, Joey Hiller and Scott Sigel to help get boots on the ground off US soil and demonstrate the Helium Foundation’s commitment to…