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Cuba's Underground Gaming Network

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Cited on HN 3 times, 2019–2024, never outright recommended score 0
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026

Cited as context for Cuba's Street Net and as an example of grassroots networks built under constraints.

Cloth Map documents Havana's SNET, a community-built private network that Cubans created because internet prices were high. It is used for gaming and sharing.

“More context on the Cuban Street Net” (HN, 2019)

3 citations · Documentaries · partly dated

3 Hacker News comments

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@akritrime Aug 2020 Cites it
on HN thread Level 3 Global Outage
Hmm, I actually didn't think about that at all. I guess I got too fascinated by this video[0] and wanted to apply something similar to our current scenario. [0]: [this video]
@mrtksn Jun 2024 Cites it
on HN thread The ‘Network of Web Trees’ in Gaza
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Ah this reminds of Cuba: [this video] I bet everywhere with restricted internet something of this sort exists. It also reminds the tech startup scene in Gaza, when I was browsing Google Maps to see what kind of economy they have there I recall stumbling upon startup schools. It's fascinating to browse the maps and see familiar things on places you wouldn't expect , I wish the best both to Gazans and the Israeli. Anyway, just for a bit of humanisation of the people there, here is a spontaneous street performans by a Gazan dancer in Europe: [link] It's one of the most beautiful things I've seen. Notice how she transforms from fathers little girl into this elegant creature the moment she makes her first move? I think people completely transform into another persona when the assume a role and in this video you can see the transformation. IMHO a similar transformation happens when people have a connection to an environment outside of theirs, therefore this stuff is important for things beyond the practical needs.

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