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[aliendial]

PASSPHRASE PREPARATION FOR NEXT WEEK

[Phaedra]

Passphrase Coordination

[aliendial]

The phone thing is a problem - pdk posted a number here, then took it down (by editing his email) afterwards. Another possibility is to tell all interested axon hunters to PM/email you in advance to get the number. That will mean lots of emailing, and even more on Tuesday. We can also put it in the update message being maintained in #beekeepers and of course stop using it as soon as possible, but giving your number out to a lot of people will be an unavoidable part of this task.

So, Phaedra highlights a pretty big potential problem - any volunteer will need to take on this risk. It also militates in favor of only having at most a couple people do this because the fewer numbers get posted the less confusion there will be. And of posting the number no earlier than first thing Tuesday morning (or late Monday night).

[ROBOGriff]

Who set up the Axon hotline number on 24 Aug? Can they do it again for this?

[Mad Cow]

Okay, I'll volunteer. Luckily I am a college student and I only have 1 class on Tuesdays (which I can miss for a good cause [cause being axon coordination])
And I may have access to a few solutions.
Mass Text Messaging
Mass phone calls

I work for a company that provides web alerts (work as in intern) but I'm sure I'll be able to convince them (small company) to let me "test" their system. I am going to setup a Gmail account and as soon as we get the next list of coordinates (in advance I hope) People should start emailing that account what times and which coordinates they will be at and their phone numbers. (If I get them to agree I can also do blackberries.)

--Edited for Email--


Also if you would like to help with coordination email me.

[ROBOGriff]

It looks like we are taking pics. We may need to transfer these pics rapidly. Maybe this is an opp for our oversease brethren to participate by relaying photos from our phones to a central contact. Those of us witout camera phones will have to make alternative plans. I belive I can shoot another quick video and boradcast it via the wireless connection at the neighboring hotel, but I can't guarentee it.

[Mad Cow]

[weephun]

We've been warned to be ready to take pics at the axons.

Updates on the new pages for today here: http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7104

[aliendial]

Broadcast emails are fine, but keep in mind the MOST useful tool may be the ability to have a telephone call with someone on the road. The phone aspect is for those of us who must leave our computers to actually get the axon.

Our focus is the one hour window to confirm the passphrase - this is hard to handle if we have to wait for people to get to computers. SO---

We need the ability for someone to call in a passphrase as soon as it is given so it can be posted as soon as it is created.

We also need someone to answer calls from axon hunters who want to know what the current "live" passphrases are, just before they answer their payphones.

[Mad Cow]

[aliendial]

Excellent!

But the comment re the ability to receive pics from picture phones and get them posted is probably a good one. (Gah, what if we have to do something with THOSE within the hour window?) Volunteers?

Otherwise, hopefully digital cameras will suffice; but picture takers may still need to rush back and upload. And if it's just not possible, I have to say - do what you can. Can't ask any more.

[Mad Cow]

Well we might just have to have them call me and I'll take down their description of the image... And pass it on to everyone else.

[Phaedra]

Coordination

[angelo]

I posted this somewhere else, but clearly this is the place I should of. (Thanks Phaedra for pointing me here.)

[angelo]

I have a cell phone that I will only be keeping till the end of this month, so the number being on the web really doesn't matter to me at all. I'm at a computer all day (or have access to one at least) so it would be easy for me to up date phrases when needed.