Episode 374 • • 51:54 - 1:00:05
374: Fractals on the Bone
State Department Internet in a Suitcase Project Deconstruction
Ian Schuller of the State Department admitted on C-SPAN that the "Internet in a Suitcase" was a meme created for a photographer rather than a literal piece of hardware. The $30 million project actually focuses on developing software to create local mesh networks using existing cell phones and routers. The hosts describe the technology as essentially "Ubuntu on a stick" and criticize the government for rebranding basic intranet technology as a revolutionary tool for dissidents.