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Gristle Crüe Community Call — Sensors, Antenna Analysis, and some BIG ideas!
Local EE & experimental scientist Dirk Beer came on the Crüe call to talk about some of the sensor work he’s done and a very cool little antenna analysis tool he built. Jameson Buffmire filled in the second half with some really interesting ideas on where Helium might go as well as the challenges &…
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How Do You Assess A Blockchain + Meatspace Project?
How do you know if a new blockchain + meatspace (B+M) project (like Helium, or GEODNet, or Planetwatch) is likely to succeed? What are the key indicators of success or failure? Since joining the Helium Network when the Hotspot count was around 7k, I’ve gotten to see what it’s like to be part of a…
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Gristle Crüe Community Call — Helium House
We’re back from Helium House and talking about what was (and WASN’T!) discussed there. We’re catching up on the news as the last few GC Calls have all been with guest experts, so we finally got a chance to talk about HIP 51–53, installing 5G units, and what’s new in the world of blockchain +…
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Gristle Crüe Community Call — GEODNET
Mike Horton from GEODNET joined us today to walk us through the project, from where and how to place ’em to why it’s important to have centimeter accuracy. By the end of the show we had a couple of Crüe members put in orders and heard the story about the multi-million dollar data transfer bill…
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Gristle Crüe Community Call — 5/30/22
Back to talk more about sensors and talk about how to pull the thread all the way through, from data collected to the visualized output. Nick from UplinkEngine (owned by LSS) came on and we walked through some of the challenges of the People Counter project as well as brainstormed some really cool solutions with…
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The Transition to Light Hotspots — What Happened?
TL;DR Despite a massive change to the Network, at a macro level we’re more or less where we were (up 3%) with the number of Hotspots getting rewarded for beaconing, and down 4% for number of Hotspots getting rewarded for witnessing. The rewards themselves are lower, but that’s always the long term trend of any…
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Gristle Crüe Community Call — FOAM 5/24/22
Had the folks from FOAM on today to talk us through what they’re doing and how to participate. A pretty exciting project, and one more excellent “blockchain + meatspace” option to put on your Helium Hotspot locations. As we move away from relying totally on PoC/HNT rewards, finding projects like these early is going to…
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An (Early) Rough Guide to Setting Up GEODNET
The Helium Network demonstrated just how powerful tokenized radio coverage could be, and a host of other companies are rolling out wireless networks, from WiFi to satellite to cell, using token incentives. GEODNET is one of those companies. GEODNET allows you to set up a Hyfix Base Station in order to improve GPS accuracy. Most…
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Advice: You’re On The Moon, You Just Don’t Know It.
During this transition to Light Hotspots, which has been predictably uncertain, it hit me that many, if not most of the people who have been buying Helium Hotspots and deploying them don’t have a strong understanding of the system. It’s as if you’re on the moon and you’re constantly wondering why there’s no air, or…
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Gristle Crüe Community Call — 5/17/22
Bryan Bui from Parley Labs came on to talk with us about sensors and the growing space of IoT. We covered sensors, where the opportunities are, what you might start with, and one of his first Helium projects. Lost almost 19ETH, NFTs, etc. being dumb giving out my 12 words.Light Hotspots still under development.Interview with…