What are we discovering this week?
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There is a lot of internets around this internet. You cant always make sense of it. But there are some people who don’t have internet and there are some who have it and see it differently than others.
The tools this week are on the internet and for the internet, read and find out what works for you.
The pride month, led me to explore a lot of things about every gender and the culture around it. This week we are talking about the Koovagam festival that is celebrated in southern India.
India is known for its vegetarian cuisine and still keeps an eye on nonveg food around the world with a lot of specialties and various interpretations of butter chicken. We have Poora Haah this week challenging every other nonvegetarian out there to a firefight!!
iiab by iiab
Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) is a "learning hotspot" that brings the Internet's crown jewels (Wikipedia in any language, thousands of Khan Academy videos, zoomable OpenStreetMap, electronic books, WordPress journaling, Toys from Trash electronics projects, ETC) to those without Internet.
You can build your own tiny, affordable server (an offline digital library) for your school, your medical clinic, your prison, your region and/or your very own family — accessible with any nearby smartphone, tablet or laptop.
💻: Jinja
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jamulus by jamulussoftware
Jamulus enables musicians to perform in real-time together over the internet. A Jamulus server collects the incoming audio data from each Jamulus client, mixes that data and then sends that mix back to each client. Jamulus can support large numbers of clients with minimal latency and modest bandwidth requirements.
💻: C
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fpnd by freepn
FreePN is a set of open source (see FLOSS definition) privacy tools for an improved online user experience (and yes, there's even an ISO standard for that).
The FreePN network daemon (fpnd) is a P2P implementation of a distributed virtual private network (dVPN) that creates an anonymous "cloud" of peers where each peer is both a client node and an exit node. Peers are randomly connected on startup and reconnected to new (random) peers as needed.
fpnd is a python package for freepn network daemon
💻: Python
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bitmeteros by codebox
BitMeter OS is a free, open-source bandwidth monitor that works on Windows, Linux and Mac OSX. BitMeter OS keeps track of how much you use your internet/network connection, and allows you to view this information either via a web browser, or by using the command line tools.
The Web Interface displays various graphs and charts that show how your internet/network connection has been used over time.
The Monitor pane displays a graph that updates once each second, showing you what's happening with your connection right now:
💻: C
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1btn by knewron-technologies
1btn (one button) uses the internet to complete a task with the simple, satisfying click of a single button.
It connects to the internet over Wi-Fi to trigger whatever action you have assigned to it using a simple, online interface. One click, one task. It’s that simple.
Unlike many other “Internet of Things” devices, 1btn does not maintain a continuous connection to the internet. Instead, it sleeps until it is pressed, then it connects to the internet, performs the assigned task, tells you the outcome via its multi-colored LEDs, and then returns to rest.
💻: Lua
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A little about India, the food, the people and the culture
The Food
Poora Haah
Poora Haah means Roasted Duck from the Assamese cuisine, It is one of the notable cuisines of Assam. The delicious roasted duck is one of the must-try nonveg food of India.
Read More: Recipe
The People & The Culture
Koovagam Festival
Koovagam: an annual religious festival for hijras, India’s male-to-female transgendered people. The festival celebrates the myth of Lord Krishna taking female form in order to marry Aravan (also called Iravan), a warrior who fought the Mahabharata War with the five Pandava brothers against their rivals, the Kauravas. Aravan volunteers to be sacrificed in order to ensure the Pandava brothers’ success on the battlefield but wishes to marry and spend a night with a woman before he dies.
It’s the largest gathering of male-to-female transgender people in India, and arguably one of the most singular cultural celebrations an open-minded traveler could ever hope to encounter, where an influx of hijras, eunuchs, and cross-dressers swarm these usually desolate streets seeking spiritual cleansing, friendship and sometimes casual or paid sex.
Read More: Koovagam, India’s Largest Transgender Festival, Opens