Katrina

Katrina Unleashes Terminator Fish

Ever really wonder how all your US income tax money is spent? Apparently the Navy is training dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico to shoot terrorists and hunt for underwater spies. Armed with toxic dart guns, these dolphins are taught to obliterate enemies that might be attacking military vessels. During the wrath of hurricane Katrina,…

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Katrina: I Hate Hurricanes Forever

Joel Johnson — First, I apologize about a lack of updates, but I’ve been working. I got away from the group for a day and went up north to the house of Miss Gerri, who may be one of the most open, compassionate women I’ve ever met. I could only stay away from New Orleans…

Tech News Joel Sep 20

Katrina Aid: Radio Algiers

Joel Johnson — First, I apologize for my lack of updates. I’ve been holding off because I’ve been too busy to blog and because I wanted to have something cool to show you guys before I took the time to write. Fortunately, I think this is pretty cool. Some volunteers came down with a low-power…

Tech News Joel Sep 14

Katrina: EVDO in NOLA

Joel Johnson — We’ve made it into Algiers, the 15th Ward of New Orleans, at the request of Malik Rahim. Malik stayed in Algiers after the hurricane and is working to establish community help stations to assist in getting the neighborhood back on its feet. Tomorrow we’re going to visit the local community-run medical center…

Tech News Joel Sep 10

Hurricane Relief: Today’s MVP: Will Hawkins

CUWireless’s Will Hawkins helped set up a 20-PC lan today in the Astrodome. Check this out: We do not have an official network connection for this lab, but we are using my laptop to bridge into a wireless network for connectivity. This is definitely a shoe-string operation, but I cannot believe that within a period…

Tech News Joel Sep 7

Hurricane Relief: Press Access Strange at Astrodome

Joel Johnson — I was nearly thrown out of the Astrodome complex for helping set up a network for donated computers. To be fair, after the jump, you’ll find out it was basically a big misunderstanding. You’ll also be able to read about my confusion about press access and be able to infer the reasons…

Tech News Joel Sep 7

BREAKING: Hurricane Relief: Low-Power FM Group Gets Final Approval

I just received word from the volunteer group setting up the low-power FM transmitter that they have gotten the final approval to broadcast information to evacuees inside the Astrodome. Having already secured the 10,000 radios requested by a single Astrodome administrator, this was the final hurdle.

Tech News Joel Johnson Sep 7

Hurricane Relief: Donation and Volunteer Updates

Also, a quick update on helping out. If you have equipment you want to donate, please contact [email protected] instead of contacting me directly. They can help guide the necessary equipment to our central deployment area in Rayville, LA. If you have a specific equipment donation for the Houston team, feel free to call or email…

Tech News Joel Sep 7

Hurricane Relief: Stuck in George Bush

It’s not really any carrier’s fault, but because of a quick switch out in Orlando, my luggage is about two hours behind me. Once I get that, Appelbaum and I are going to try to head in to meet up with our third team member, as well as the folks setting up the low-power FM…

Tech News Joel Johnson Sep 6

Drones Arrive In New Orleans

Five unmanned aerial vehicles are headed to NOLA to search for survivors. The 8-foot long Silver Fox drones are equipped with thermal cameras that will help searchers find Katrina survivors. The UAVs were obtained from a private company—the feds still do not have their act together enough to deploy something like this, according to Pennsylvania…

Tech News Noah R Sep 6

A Tragedy By Any Other Name

That the Bush administration diverted funds from the rebuilding of the New Orleans levees to Iraq is by now well-known. What you might not have heard is that the people cleaning up the mess are really pissed about it. A tipster informs us that down in New Orleans, they have a name for the flood…

Tech News Wonkette Sep 1

Katrina Unleashes Terminator Fish

Katrina: I Hate Hurricanes Forever

Katrina Aid: Radio Algiers

Katrina: EVDO in NOLA

Hurricane Relief: Today’s MVP: Will Hawkins

Hurricane Relief: Press Access Strange at Astrodome

BREAKING: Hurricane Relief: Low-Power FM Group Gets Final Approval

Hurricane Relief: Donation and Volunteer Updates

Hurricane Relief: Stuck in George Bush

Drones Arrive In New Orleans

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