It is not easy to explain the concepts behind community networks, both the technical characteristics of radio frequency networks and the social and human aspects of community technologies.
One of the principles we have developed in teaching technologies with a gendered perspective is language. Teaching a workshop for popular groups using colonizing terms and methodologies can increase the existing barrier between people and a technology that was not created for their interests.
With this in mind, images and analogies are powerful tools to make it easier to explain a technical term or an idea. We reject the premise that to do so would in any way underestimate people’s ability to understand technical matters. We believe that explaining concepts in a language that brings them closer to people and their realities is a form of resistance to the hegemonic, americanized, and patriarchal language in which technology is often taught.
This material is a partnership between Brazilian women, technologists and artists, with the collaboration of people working with community networks in various countries. Its purpose is to illustrate some of these images by blending technical terms such as 'line of sight' and 'mesh topology' with reflections on why we make community networks and the often invisible role of women within these initiatives.
Connecting the Unconnected: Supporting community networks and other community-based connectivity initiatives” is a project being implemented by APC in partnership with Rhizomatica that aims to directly support the development of community networks, with funds from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)
The ultimate aim of the project is to contribute to an enabling ecosystem for the emergence and growth of community networks and other community-based connectivity initiatives in developing countries. It is part of a multi-year, multi-donor strategy envisaged to address the human capacity and sustainability challenges, along with the policy and regulatory obstacles that limit the growth of community-based internet connectivity initiatives.
This paper examines the attempt, by Sunderland Community Development Network, to build a dynamic model of community knowledge sharing to assist its strategic work in the cultural renaissance of the City of Sunderland. It explores the network’s use of community space, personalised networks and knowledge-sharing spaces and analyses the success, to date, in utilising the power of meta-networks.
Boom: Openness and Sharing in the Cultural Heritage SectorMichael Edson
My essay for the book Sharing is Caring: Openness and sharing in the cultural sector, Merete Sanderhoff, editor, published by the National Gallery of Denmark, 2014.
Free download at http://sharingiscaring.smk.dk/en
"Michael opens this anthology by establishing why it is crucial for the cultural heritage sector to seize the opportunity offered by the Internet and digitization to reach global populations and make a difference in their lives. Through many years of pioneering efforts within the field of digital technologies, and generous sharing of expertise and advice, Michael has inspired institutions worldwide to dare working more openly and inclusively with the users’ knowledge and creativity."
Connecting the Unconnected: Supporting community networks and other community-based connectivity initiatives” is a project being implemented by APC in partnership with Rhizomatica that aims to directly support the development of community networks, with funds from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)
The ultimate aim of the project is to contribute to an enabling ecosystem for the emergence and growth of community networks and other community-based connectivity initiatives in developing countries. It is part of a multi-year, multi-donor strategy envisaged to address the human capacity and sustainability challenges, along with the policy and regulatory obstacles that limit the growth of community-based internet connectivity initiatives.
This paper examines the attempt, by Sunderland Community Development Network, to build a dynamic model of community knowledge sharing to assist its strategic work in the cultural renaissance of the City of Sunderland. It explores the network’s use of community space, personalised networks and knowledge-sharing spaces and analyses the success, to date, in utilising the power of meta-networks.
Boom: Openness and Sharing in the Cultural Heritage SectorMichael Edson
My essay for the book Sharing is Caring: Openness and sharing in the cultural sector, Merete Sanderhoff, editor, published by the National Gallery of Denmark, 2014.
Free download at http://sharingiscaring.smk.dk/en
"Michael opens this anthology by establishing why it is crucial for the cultural heritage sector to seize the opportunity offered by the Internet and digitization to reach global populations and make a difference in their lives. Through many years of pioneering efforts within the field of digital technologies, and generous sharing of expertise and advice, Michael has inspired institutions worldwide to dare working more openly and inclusively with the users’ knowledge and creativity."
Technobiophilia: soothing our connected minds and easing our wired lives, Bi...Dr Sue Thomas
Published on 20 May 2015
Technobiophilia: soothing our connected minds and easing our wired lives
In her 2013 book Technobiophilia: Nature and Cyberspace, Sue Thomas interrogates the prevalence online of nature-derived metaphors, and comes to a surprising conclusion. The root of this trend, she believes, lies in biophilia, defined by E.O. Wilson as ‘the innate attraction to life and lifelike processes’. Working from the strong thread of biophilia which runs through our online lives, she expands Wilson’s definition to the ‘innate attraction to life and lifelike processes *as they appear in technology*’, a phenomenon she calls ‘technobiophilia’. Attention to technobiophilia and its application to urban design offers a way to make our digital lives integrated, healthy, and mindful. In this talk she outlines the key elements of the concept and shows how, even in an intensely digital culture, the restorative qualities of biophilia can alleviate mental fatigue and enhance our capacity for directed attention, thus soothing our connected minds and easing our wired lives.
Sue's website: https://suethomasnet.wordpress.com
YouTube video of this talk: https://youtu.be/yOrt8zINrnE
This presentation explains the work being done by Digital Democracy and VozMob and our ideas for collaboration between our two organizations, for N2Y4 Featured Projects Pitch Series
"But I still use dialup!" Using virtual reference to serve rural patronsBuzzy Nielsen
Virtual reference services, such as Oregon's L-net (http://www.oregonlibraries.net) try to ensure access to trained librarians for all of the people in their states. However, rural patrons can be particularly challenging to reach and aren't using these services as much as they should. This presentation points out this problem and suggests some possible solutions.
This presentation was last given as a lightning talk at the 2010 Oregon Virtual Reference Summit in Troutdale, Oregon.
We aim to bring doctors to remote health centers, expand the horizon and educational opportunities for children, and train entrepreneurs to build sustainable economic opportunities. Follow our progress on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Malawi-WiFi/178918215503395
The Social Capital Effects: Resources, Tie Strength, & Digital Divides Wenhong Chen
More than 20 percent of Americans still have no access to the Internet. How to get them connected is critical to narrowing the digital divides. Drawing on a two-wave national panel dataset, this paper examines the implications of social capital for Internet access and use. Results demonstrate social capital facilitates Internet access and use. In particularly, resource-rich bonding social capital helps overcome the digital divides both in access, general use, and online communication. Before the Internet can revitalize social capital, there must be the right social capital in place to close the digital divides. Highlighting the effect of social connectivity on digital connectivity, the findings have important implications for policymakers and practitioners.
Slides used to facilitated the Introduction to Connected Learning session in #etmooc (http://etmooc.org). Supporting resources found at: http://bit.ly/Xv3R3P
This is the PowerPoint of a lightning talk given by Amber Case (@caseorganic) at Inverge: The Interactive Convergence Conference in Portland, Oregon on Sept 4+5th.
NOTE: This was a 10-minute compressed presentation.
From Telephone to Tweetup: an abbreviated history of technology and social exchange
The invention of the telephone ushered in an era of ‘on-demand’ social connection. These conversations were freeing, but were still limited to location and time. As communication technology matured, telephones became detached from their cords and were allowed to travel with their users. This detachment from location allowed conversation to happen in more times and more places.
As the amount of time and space between nodes of connection decreased, the intersection of rapid news methods such as blogging, mobile technology, and chatrooms begin to merge. This convergence allowed dramatic increases in the ability to rapidly convey information to others. Instead of engaging with one person at a time, many are now capable of talking at once. No where is this more prevalent than on Twitter. It has found ways to connect communities, stave off suburban isolation, and warn of earthquakes before medical help can access them.
The distance between individual and community will continue to decrease, and those products and services which decrease the amount of time and space it takes to create an action will be the most successful. Actions and devices will become lighter and lighter, and the social will continue to become more and more mobile. The convergence of various technologies will result in rapid learning and communication never imagined before.
http://inverge.com/featured-speakers/amber-case/
Technobiophilia: soothing our connected minds and easing our wired lives, Bi...Dr Sue Thomas
Published on 20 May 2015
Technobiophilia: soothing our connected minds and easing our wired lives
In her 2013 book Technobiophilia: Nature and Cyberspace, Sue Thomas interrogates the prevalence online of nature-derived metaphors, and comes to a surprising conclusion. The root of this trend, she believes, lies in biophilia, defined by E.O. Wilson as ‘the innate attraction to life and lifelike processes’. Working from the strong thread of biophilia which runs through our online lives, she expands Wilson’s definition to the ‘innate attraction to life and lifelike processes *as they appear in technology*’, a phenomenon she calls ‘technobiophilia’. Attention to technobiophilia and its application to urban design offers a way to make our digital lives integrated, healthy, and mindful. In this talk she outlines the key elements of the concept and shows how, even in an intensely digital culture, the restorative qualities of biophilia can alleviate mental fatigue and enhance our capacity for directed attention, thus soothing our connected minds and easing our wired lives.
Sue's website: https://suethomasnet.wordpress.com
YouTube video of this talk: https://youtu.be/yOrt8zINrnE
This presentation explains the work being done by Digital Democracy and VozMob and our ideas for collaboration between our two organizations, for N2Y4 Featured Projects Pitch Series
"But I still use dialup!" Using virtual reference to serve rural patronsBuzzy Nielsen
Virtual reference services, such as Oregon's L-net (http://www.oregonlibraries.net) try to ensure access to trained librarians for all of the people in their states. However, rural patrons can be particularly challenging to reach and aren't using these services as much as they should. This presentation points out this problem and suggests some possible solutions.
This presentation was last given as a lightning talk at the 2010 Oregon Virtual Reference Summit in Troutdale, Oregon.
We aim to bring doctors to remote health centers, expand the horizon and educational opportunities for children, and train entrepreneurs to build sustainable economic opportunities. Follow our progress on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Malawi-WiFi/178918215503395
The Social Capital Effects: Resources, Tie Strength, & Digital Divides Wenhong Chen
More than 20 percent of Americans still have no access to the Internet. How to get them connected is critical to narrowing the digital divides. Drawing on a two-wave national panel dataset, this paper examines the implications of social capital for Internet access and use. Results demonstrate social capital facilitates Internet access and use. In particularly, resource-rich bonding social capital helps overcome the digital divides both in access, general use, and online communication. Before the Internet can revitalize social capital, there must be the right social capital in place to close the digital divides. Highlighting the effect of social connectivity on digital connectivity, the findings have important implications for policymakers and practitioners.
Slides used to facilitated the Introduction to Connected Learning session in #etmooc (http://etmooc.org). Supporting resources found at: http://bit.ly/Xv3R3P
This is the PowerPoint of a lightning talk given by Amber Case (@caseorganic) at Inverge: The Interactive Convergence Conference in Portland, Oregon on Sept 4+5th.
NOTE: This was a 10-minute compressed presentation.
From Telephone to Tweetup: an abbreviated history of technology and social exchange
The invention of the telephone ushered in an era of ‘on-demand’ social connection. These conversations were freeing, but were still limited to location and time. As communication technology matured, telephones became detached from their cords and were allowed to travel with their users. This detachment from location allowed conversation to happen in more times and more places.
As the amount of time and space between nodes of connection decreased, the intersection of rapid news methods such as blogging, mobile technology, and chatrooms begin to merge. This convergence allowed dramatic increases in the ability to rapidly convey information to others. Instead of engaging with one person at a time, many are now capable of talking at once. No where is this more prevalent than on Twitter. It has found ways to connect communities, stave off suburban isolation, and warn of earthquakes before medical help can access them.
The distance between individual and community will continue to decrease, and those products and services which decrease the amount of time and space it takes to create an action will be the most successful. Actions and devices will become lighter and lighter, and the social will continue to become more and more mobile. The convergence of various technologies will result in rapid learning and communication never imagined before.
http://inverge.com/featured-speakers/amber-case/
Thinking in networks: what it means for policy makers – PDF 2014Alberto Cottica
Network thinking is increasingly being adopted by policy makers, even at senior level. We explore what is driving this change, and what its long-term consequences might be in a society where "smart swarms" are becoming important, and public policy is being enacted by agents other than the state. Keynote given to Personal Democracy Forum Italy in Rome, September2014.
Despite many attempts to perturb a scholarly publishing system that is over 350 years old, it feels pretty much like business as usual. I argue that we have become trapped inside the machine, and if we want to change it in an informed way we need to step outside and take a look. First I describe my lens—what I mean by a social machine, and the scholarly social machines ecosystem.
I close with a list of questions that could be workshop discussion points. Presented at the ESWC 2017 Workshop on Enabling Decentralised Scholarly Communication, Portorož - Portorose, May 2017.
This article is a response to the Call for Linked Research. The essay is currently available on www.oerc.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/users/user384/scholarly-social-machines.html
Describe some effects that cybertechnology has had so far for our se.pdfcalderoncasto9163
Describe some effects that cybertechnology has had so far for our sense of self. Questions to
think about as you write: In the age of information how are we beginning to conceive ourselves
in relation to nature? How is cybertechnology changing the way he view ourselves and others?
Does cybertechnology bring us closer together or create a rift? Are humans becoming more
computer-like? How?
MUST BE AT LEAST 300 WORDS IN TOTAL.
Solution
Information technologies are in a stable level of change and break-through.We can see that
information technologies have brought great social changes compared to the past years before
they appeared.In the past days of disconnect,we plugged into each other\'s nervous system by
passing our books,on discussions with others and by sharing our thoughts and dreams.But
connectedness made one become others databases snd servers learning on eachother\'s
memories.The expanded technology increased the lenghts of people\'s thoughts with this
increasing world.It brought people\'s imaginations and thoughts into existence.
The effects of technology has to do with whether humans desire greater simplicity or complexity
as they progress. Many technology creators acclaim the value of convergence. While that might
severely reduce the number of ‘devices’ that we need and use, it also adds complexity to the task
of using a device.Alternately, people have written about how we desire purity, and will therefore
look for technologies that will do one thing, and do it extremely well. The challenge before
technology innovators, clearly, is to enable technologies to communicate with each other, and
sort problems out, the way humans do.Technology will enable diverse cultures to collaborate
more efficiently, in every sphere. It will bring people and organizations together, closer.
Technology will allow people to live multiple lives, assume and live out multiple
identities.Every day, as millions of people interact over the internet, they navigate worlds that are
simulated, they create virtual personalities, and forge online relationships. Fantasy and role-play,
both natural and important functions of child development, are fostered by adult chatrooms and
virtual reality. In a distributed, yet isolated world, people desire connections. In doing so, they
think not of identity but identity crises.
Technological world is a brilliant opportunity for global connections and it gives the exprience of
leading different lives and cultures.We must believe that internet brings us together as without
internet it is not so easy to communicate with eachother.But on the other hand, it does have some
negative effects on people, tearing them apart in way of face to face communication making such
relations undervalued.
Computers, or operating systems to be exact, are lacking in the the fundamental capabilities
possessed by all sentient systems: the ability to reason, to learn from observation and experience,
to grow intelectually over time. As of today, computers .
Transliteracy Sue Thomas Xi'an (English)Dr Sue Thomas
Presentation of Transliteracy: Crossing Divides at the DAW Symposium, Xi'an, China, July 2010. Includes Bobbi Newman's Transliteracy slides. http://www.digitalartweeks.ethz.ch/web/DAW10/Symposium
Collective learning sets humans apart from all other species, and language magnifies the impact of that learning.
Register to explore the whole course here: https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive?WT.mc_id=Slideshare12202017
EdgeRyders in Bucharest: Building communities to build our better futureNoemi Salantiu
How the model of building a global community with EdgeRyders can help initiatives in Bucharest to coalesce and build a collaborative infrastructure. How do we teach ourselves to think in networks and contribute to the city's transformation for the future?
Learn more: http://edgeryders.eu/futurespotters
Ubiquitous Commons workshop at transmediale 2015, Capture AllSalvatore Iaconesi
Here are the slides from the workshop, with a framing of the concept of Ubiquitous Commons, a series of examples and links, and an update about how the development of the toolkits (legal, technological, philosophical, aesthetic) are going, together with some source code and prototypes.
More info can also be gathered here:
human-ecosystems.com/home/ubiquitous-commons-the-slides-from-the-workshop-at-transmediale-festival-in-berlin
This is getting a bit better now. Hopefully a bit cleaI cut out some of the electrical garbage. I gave this at Fabel Kommunikation's brilliant Truly Yours conference in Sweden earlier this week.
Strenthening community networks in South AfricaCathy C
The United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID), through its Digital Access Programme, provided support in 2018 for people in South Africa involved in community networks to attend the Third Summit on Community Networks in Africa, co-organised by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and the Internet Society.
In 2018, the summit was hosted by APC-member Zenzeleni Networks Non-Profit Company (NPC) and took place in Wild Lubanzi, South Africa. In total, 18 individuals were sponsored to participate in the summit thanks to DFID's support.
What follows is part of our effort to capture the activities, results and lessons learned from the Pilot Mentoring project. This pilot project was instrumental in designing the multi-year, multi-country project to enable community networks in Brazil, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, which APC is implementing with funding from DFID.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
2. It is not easy to explain the concepts
behind community networks, both the
technical characteristics of radio
frequency networks and the social and
human aspects of community
technologies.
One of the principles we have developed
in teaching technologies with a gendered
perspective is language. Teaching a
workshop for popular groups using
colonizing terms and methodologies can
increase the existing barrier between
people and a technology that was not
created for their interests.
With this in mind, images and analogies are
powerful tools to make it easier to explain a
technical term or an idea. We reject the premise
that to do so would in any way underestimate
people’s ability to understand technical matters.
We believe that explaining concepts in a language
that brings them closer to people and their
realities is a form of resistance to the hegemonic,
americanized, and patriarchal language in which
technology is often taught.
This material is a partnership between Brazilian
women, technologists and artists, with the
collaboration of people working with community
networks in various countries. Its purpose is to
illustrate some of these images by blending
technical terms such as 'line of sight' and 'mesh
topology' with reflections on why we make
community networks and the often invisible role
of women within these initiatives.
INTRODUCTION
3. WORLD ECONOMY:
Large companies,
financial institutions,
and states that serve
global markets.
LOCAL MARKET
ECONOMY:
Small businesses and
enterprises, serves
local needs.
SUBSISTENCE ECONOMY:
Some market activities,
but mainly informal
activities based on the
need of that community
or territory.
Community networks
belong to the third
group.
These networks are
designed, built and
implemented by a local
group of people who
aim to connect,
communicate and
improve the quality of
life of communities by
increasing their access
to technology and
communication
structures such as the
internet, community
radios and other local
services.
THE LARGER THE STONES, THE MORE EMPTY SPACE BETWEEN THEM.
THINK OF THIS SPACE AS THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES EXCLUDED FROM EACH TYPE OF ECONOMY.
WHY DO WE MAKE COMMUNITY NETWORKS?
FERNAND BRAUDEL PROPOSED 3 TYPES OF ECONOMY:
4. Water and community communication as Common Goods
There are riches that belong to us all, and we call them Common goods. Ice caps, oceans, seas and our rivers;
they do not belong - or should not belong - to a company or a government, but to the people who inhabit their
territories.
Social technologies can help a community build a community water distribution system. This gives people the
power to decide what this distribution will look like, who participates in it and how it is divided, free of interest
from companies.
5. Natural resources are not the only things that are Commons. Languages, cultures, traditions ... much of human
knowledge is a common good. The right to communication and access the internet are also everyone's rights and
there are more collective ways to enjoy them.
Unfortunately we will always depend on companies to provide us with internet, the 'internet providers', but a
community network brings new possibilities. The community can decide how the internet will be shared, who par-
ticipates in this exchange and how to pay the bill. It can also build local systems like radios and web portals that
don't need the internet to communicate internally.
Water and community communication as Common Goods
6. NETWORK TOPOLOGY
In the past, it was
sewn straight. … Then in circles.
But just a single
stitch to break to
undo all the sewing!
It is important to
decide how our
network will look.
This is called a
topology.
And that's how we
sew each device.
7. NETWORK TOPOLOGY
And if we have
several, each one is
independent and
does not talk to
the other.
But this is not very
collective...
In many community
networks we use
mesh technology to
interconnect and
even recycle
devices.
Nowadays we sew
in star with a
device in the
center of
everything
8. NETWORK TOPOLOGY
To increase the
mesh, just add new
fuxicos. The more
fuxicos, the
stronger the mesh.
Similarly, the more
devices the
stronger the
network.
And bigger.
This way more
people in our
community can be
part of our
network!
As in a “fuxico
mesh”*, there is no
center in this
network.
*Fuxico is a traditional brazilian craft
9. To see the technology without see people and their proccesses is the same as
seeing a forest, taking a single flower out of it, put it in a vase and say, “Now
I have the full potential of a forest on my desk!”
It seems to me that people are often seduced by technology's 'promise' and forget that
technology alone does nothing, provides nothing, it is just a potential driver of what
people do through it.
Technology is not an end, but an environment
10. ... but once
downloaded, it was
yours to use and
share anywhere.
Today the internet
is faster and we
can access
everything more
easily.
For a price.
Before, the
internet was very
slow and
downloading a
single file took a
long time…
DIGITAL CREOLE SEEDS
11. This is simmilar to
what happened to
the seeds.
Whichforce
farmers to always
buy new seeds.
But the videos we
see on Netflix, the
songs we listen to
on Spotify are no
longer ours, we
can't multiply them
anymore.
DIGITAL CREOLE SEEDS
Nowadays large
companies modify
seeds to take
their lives,
preventing their
reproduction.
12. We also have our
'digital creole seeds'
and there are free
ways to exchange
them with others
without the
intermediation of
companies *
* https://fuxico.org , htps://nextcloud.org, https://mocambos.net
But there is still
life in the Creole
seeds, seeds kept
by traditional
peoples and
agroecology.
DIGITAL CREOLE SEEDS
Knowledge is something to sow, both
on land and in networks <3
13. There are many
types of antennas
and each has
different
characteristics and
functions.
Antennas can be
commercial.
To build community
networks we need
antennas.
ANTENNAS AND 'LINE OF SIGHT'
14. They can be Omni
directional and
accept connections
from all sides.
Recycled or
modified.
Activists.
ANTENNAS AND 'LINE OF SIGHT'
15. Some antennas
listen better or
speak louder. We
call it ‘gain’.
Directional, which
should be very well
positioned. They see
further, but with little
amplitude.
ANTENNAS AND 'LINE OF SIGHT'
Sectoral, which
should be pointed to
where we want to
connect.
16. TOPOLOGIA DE REDE
Mas bastava um único
ponto se romper pra
desfazer toda a
costura!
É importante decidir
a forma que terá a
nossa rede.
Isso se chama
topologia.
E é como costuramos
cada um dos
dispositivos.
This is done by the
computer, defining
one as an 'access
point' (the speaker)
and the other as a
'station' (the
listener).
Which is great for
when we need to
connect distant
points.
ANTENNAS AND 'LINE OF SIGHT'
As with all
communication, one
speaks and the
other listens.
With directional
antennas we also
have to define who
will speak and who
will listen.
17. Just as people
communicate better
when they look each
other in the eye,
antennas need to see
each other to ensure
good communication.
But we must not
forget
something very
important!
ANTENNAS AND 'LINE OF SIGHT'
We call this the
'line of sight'
18. It is very
important that
the antennas can
see each other,
even if we have
to place them in
a high place, on
top of a tower
or a bamboo.
Some omnidirectional
antennas are very
sociable, perfect for
multi-person places
because they can
communicate with many
devices at once.
Others are not so
potent, and are
overwhelmed when
many people talk at
the same time.
ANTENNAS AND 'LINE OF SIGHT'
19. Just as our network is made up of many types of
people, it can also be made up of various antenna
types. Everyone has different qualities, the important
thing is to understand which role each can best help
strengthen our network.
These antennas also
have space in our
network, just choose
a quieter place for
them.
ANTENNAS AND 'LINE OF SIGHT'
21. https://commotionwireless.net/
https://fuxico.org
https://thenounproject.com
https://www.freepik.com
http://www.sof.org.br
Text: Carla Jancz
Illustrations: Carla Jancz and Helena Prado
Layout: Thais Jussim
Comic 1 - Collaboration with Lilian Chamorro
and Xiomara Corredor (Colombia), inspired
by Carlos Rey Moreno from APC
Comic 2 - Collaboration with Thiago Paixão
Comic 4 and 6 - Collaborations with Sol
Luca de Tena de Zenzeleni (South Africa)
Comic 7 - Collaboration with all women of
the Locnet project, especially with Sol Luca
de Tena and Marcela Guerra from Portal
without gates (Brazil)
Material supported by Instituto Bem Estar
Brasil and APC (https://apc.org)
Many thanks to my partner Thais Jussim and
my dear friend Helena Prado for helping with
this project, two wonderful Brazilian artists.
Thanks to all women who work with community
networks and are a constant source of
inspiration, especially Sol Luca for the initiative
to share her images with the group and Cynthia
el Khoury for providing a welcoming space for
these exchanges.
CREDITS
GRAPHIC RESOURCES:
THANK YOU