User:Becha/COVID-19

Collection of initiatives to help each other in the COVID-19 crisis.

Contact: BECHA @ ripe.net or BECHA @ xs4all.nl / https://wiki.techinc.nl/User:Becha

Feel free & invited to edit this page, it's a wiki.

COVID-19 Topics

Hackathons

March 2020

• RIPE NCC / RIPE Community
  • 20. March - 20. April
  • Info: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/hackathons-in-the-time-of-corona
  • Open, no registration needed: contribute here: https://pad.riseup.net/p/ripe-ncc-corona-hackathon-keep

• Finland: https://www.hackthecrisisfinland.com/
  • #hackthecrisisfin: Save lives / Save communities / Save businesses
  • March 20 - March 22
  • Register: https://bit.ly/junctionappcrisis
  • Chat: Slack https://bit.ly/slackfin

• Germany (in English)
  • #HackCorona: An online hackathon for public protection from COVID-19 by DATA NATIVES"
  • 20 - 22 March
  • Register: https://datanatives.typeform.com/to/Cu9fui
  • Chat: Slack https://hackcorona.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-ctrpgvd0-9sDqpPNgG~K33t0Ue1AOTQ

• Holland (in Dutch)
  • #HackCorona / #flattenthecurve
  • March 16 - March 31 / Sprint : 27 - 31 March
  • Register: https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/hack-corona-online-hackathon-powered-by-dutch-hacking-health-tickets-99696643344
  • Projects: Sparkboard
  • Communication: WebEx

• Germany (in German!)
  • 20 - 22 March
  • https://wirvsvirushackathon.org/
  • GREAT COLLECTION OF LINKS!! https://wirvsvirushackathon.org/ressourcen/

• Poland
  • 17 - 22. March
  • Projects: Guaana https://www.guaana.com/challenge/SaxfAeTSiMWWAom6H
  • Chat: Slack https://join.slack.com/t/hackcrisis/shared_invite/zt-clrbb98y-ez_DNEEDMquKyQ6P_1RgMg
  • https://www.hackcrisis.com/

"We’re looking for solutions in following categories:
* Isolation
* Facts & data
* Education
We are looking for ideas that:
* are able to be prototyped in 3-5 days 
* give society access to reliable information
* give people hope in this difficult time
* provide a sense of security in the face of developing crisis"

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• Estonia:
  • March 13 - March 15
  • https://accelerateestonia.ee/en/hackathon/
  • Results: http://www.garage48.org/blog/hack-the-crisis-from-an-idea-to-an-execution-in-just-6-hours

• HackForce: Results: https://www.guaana.com/challenges/boonpEcM32yNYjQQM/results/7echDazGKWQJdQ56b

• MIT:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScE0zx9DBjXuYNrIxrFrvxqtfqt-ZcoV3IPTXShDwza0C5CBQ (contact me; the link has expired)

• 10-12 september <+> Amsterdam
  • https://dutchhackinghealth.nl/en/

Masks

• https://blog.prusaprinters.org/from-design-to-mass-3d-printing-of-medical-shields-in-three-days/
• https://www.seeedstudio.com/blog/2020/03/19/support-for-the-seeed-community-free-face-masks-for-makerspaces-and-fablabs/
• https://makefacemasks.com
• https://survivopedia.com/covid-19-mask/

Ventilators

• HackaDay: Open Source Ventilator &
• http://diyventilators.com
• https://opensourceventilator.ie
• https://www.agorize.com/en/challenges/code-life-challenge/agreements?lang=en (detailed requirements!)
• Call for help : Open Knowledge needed! https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/20/21187981/ifixit-medical-device-repair-database-guides-ventilators-coronavirus-covid-19
  • SERVICE MANUALS
  • Repair Manuals
• https://www.3dprintingmedia.network/covid-19-3d-printed-valve-for-reanimation-device/
• Standards should be GRATIS / FREE now:
  • https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_20_502
  • https://standards.cen.eu/dyn/www/f?p=CENWEB:5:::NO:::

My contributions

• https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/hackathons-in-the-time-of-corona

• Creatively Connecting Communities
  • I want to cross-link all of these separate hackathons!
  • Let's combine our strengths & work on this together!
  • I'm interested in OPEN communication & sharing of knowledge, data, ideas, results

• RIPE NCC has a wealth of data available, about Internet measurements:
  • reachability : https://atlas.ripe.net
  • routed prefixes: https://ris.ripe.net
  • IP-to-geolocation infrastructure mapping: https://ipmap.ripe.net
  • portal & APIs for all of the above: https://stat.ripe.net

• I've helped organise 10 hackathons, resulting in 100's of projects:
  • all the code is available on GitHub: https://github.com/RIPE-Atlas-Community/ripe-atlas-community-contrib/blob/master/README.md
  • all the reports are available on RIPE Labs https://labs.ripe.net/hackathons
  • there's a mailing list with the active community:

hackathon-list@ripe.net & https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/hackathon-list/

• My bio & contact details: https://wiki.techinc.nl/User:Becha

Other Technical Communities Coordinations

• List of "Engineering COVID Groups": https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PmVIADK94Hmug3wRQXi-K94UrXYsZtSFXpRGwCENoaM/edit#gid=0

_Examples: sharing of the Best Current Practices handbooks; discussion groups; maker-spaces for open-source 3D printing of ventilator hardware; hackathons; regional cross-connections... _

• UKNOF (UK NEtwork Operators Forum) members offering their skills & time to help each other: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/150ESj90liWd074Rbe-ZVxsBF5lbVZgwp2-JwtebTOWI/edit#gid=0

• Other NOGs have mailing lists where they share tips, requests & offers for help: https://labs.ripe.net/nogs

• https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/innovative-solutions-tackle-covid-19-outbreak-list-updated-mertes/

• Internet Freedom Festival https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Community_Resources_for_COVID19

• https://labs.ripe.net/Members/job_snijders/dont-terminate-peoples-internet-connections
• https://labs.ripe.net/nogs/how-nog-communities-can-help-during-covid-19
• https://coronavirustechhandbook.com

Funding

Here are some calls with available funding:

https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/startups-and-smes-innovative-solutions-welcome-2020-mar-13_en

&

https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/eic-smeinst-2018-2020;freeTextSearchKeyword=EIC%20pilot;typeCodes=0,1;statusCodes=31094501,31094502,31094503;programCode=null;programDivisionCode=null;focusAreaCode=null;crossCuttingPriorityCode=null;callCode=Default;sortQuery=openingDate;orderBy=asc;onlyTenders=false;topicListKey=topicSearchTablePageState

& more (older offers) https://wiki.techinc.nl/MeshNet#Funding

Open Communication Platforms

• Jitsi
  • volunteering-based Jitsi servers used for work, education, or just for social contact https://iorestoacasa.work/
  • https://jitsi.hamburg.freifunk.net

• EtherPad
  • https://pad.hamburg.freifunk.net
  • https://pad.riseup.net

• https://fairapps.net/home (fairapps service plan: Free)

fairchat.net messenger for web and as app (Slack & WhatsApp replacement) fairmeeting video or audio conference (Skype replacement) board.net joint editing pad faircloud (like Dropbox) syncing of files, calendar and address book online editor (like in Office 365 / Google Docs) manage group permissions in circles Image gallery 2FA (Two-Factor-Authentication) possible forward secrecy encryption DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 GDPR compliant

• wiki... like this one!!

DataViz

• Epidemiological virus strains: https://nextstrain.org/ncov
• Rene's graph: https://public.tableau.com/profile/rene.wilhelm#!/vizhome/Covid19-NL/Dashboard1
• Dutch official numbers https://www.rivm.nl/nieuws/actuele-informatie-over-coronavirus

• OurWorldInData https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus

• Wikipedia

• European Portal: https://qap.ecdc.europa.eu/public/extensions/COVID-19/COVID-19.html

• Teenager's dashboard: https://ncov2019.live/data

• Log scales mostly: https://datagraver.com/case/tracking-the-worldwide-covid-19-pandemic

• Predictions portal https://neherlab.org/covid19/">https://neherlab.org/covid19/

• (Colourful) Interactive Epidemic Calculator : http://gabgoh.github.io/COVID/index.html

Articles with visualizations

• Which country has flattened the curve / Where Countries Are on the Curve

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/19/world/coronavirus-flatten-the-curve-countries.html

• Simulator of the effects of social distancing : https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/corona-simulator/

• Article from 10. March: Act Now: https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca

• Great analysis (19. March) : https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-the-hammer-and-the-dance-be9337092b56

• Bert Hubert: https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/corona-science/

Tips

General Tips

Stay the F*** Home: <a href="https://staythefuckhome.com/sfw/">(SFW version)</a> Translated in many languages!!! 

Rop et.al. <a href="https://covid-at-home.info/help">https://covid-at-home.info/help</a> 

Viola from ETH Zurich on the <a href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2020/03/zukunftsblog-viola-vogel-reducing-the-risk-of-infection.html">throat health</a>

How to keep distance (in Dutch) (<a href="https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2020/03/16/wat-betekent-afstand-houden-vanwege-het-coronavirus">government page</a>) 

<a href="https://www.declercq.com/kennisblog/flexwerkers-en-corona/">Legal</a> advice for workers (in Dutch) & another <a href="https://www.juridischloket.nl/actueel/coronavirus/">legal</a> page 

Mental Health

Mental Wellbeing <a href="https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/coronavirus-and-your-wellbeing/#collapsefccf0">advice</a> (<a href="http://mind.org">mind.org</a>) 

• Scary TED talk from 2006: Help me stop pandemic https://www.ted.com/talks/larry_brilliant_my_wish_help_me_stop_pandemics?language=en

For people in Amsterdam: an app for being in touch with OLGV for checking the symptoms: <a href="https://luscii.com/nl/corona-virus/">https://luscii.com/nl/corona-virus/</a> 

• https://www.wired.com/story/coronavirus-interview-larry-brilliant-smallpox-epidemiologist/

Physical Health

• Online "checker"
  • https://www.protocol.com/vital-coronavirus-checker-symptoms-website
  • https://c19check.com/start

Community Care

• XR: Regenerative Responses to COVID-19: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l18xoacLVw1rWnxiVS-q6_xzcPpdXB-7tBJFBHEzRAI/edit

Working From Home

GitHub guide <a href="https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/guide/">https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/guide/</a>

Tech-Ladies Work From Home (WFH) Community <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jYlchTG1_kExTR1KI7CDdm3wPV2brQuv73E0Sd-3Utk/edit?mc_cid=1c4a1f3388&mc_eid=2b02184f97#gid=127890248">Recommendations</a>:

How to optimise WFH space (Melissa): <a href="https://medium.com/@mewissa/new-to-working-from-home-heres-how-to-optimize-your-new-work-space-at-home-f234f81c20c1">article</a>

<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SCQyADUNfpYoLYNklqQvSD6Or-KHuhhZL4HGmpFyxC8/edit?__hstc=81850313.60023213f35f155004fb109d82f19991.1584350910637.1584350910637.1584350910637.1&__hssc=81850313.1.1584350910637&__hsfp=3801033111&hsCtaTracking=f6a13728-3ad8-4bba-8d84-dbdc616a7495%7C3b7052dd-639c-44b7-b0df-6846cb844ffe">WFH readiness checklist</a> & <a href="https://www.owllabs.com/blog/work-from-home-checklist?utm_source=Tech+Ladies&utm_campaign=1c4a1f3388-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_07_02_03_26_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fc5a689440-1c4a1f3388-156668749&mc_cid=1c4a1f3388&mc_eid=2b02184f97">article</a> 

Alice Goldfuss on <a href="https://blog.alicegoldfuss.com/work-in-the-time-of-corona/">work</a> in the time of corona 

<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TxvVMjLsBcotorhgSJ4ltA_XCjowXrBnpYQVV9D0n7E/edit">

Art

• 1995 movie 12 Monkeys https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114746/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
• 2011 movie Contagion https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1598778/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Politics

... & economy & ecology & feminism & tech & anti-capitalism & anarchism ...

• https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/4603-capitalism-has-its-limits
• http://davidharvey.org/2020/03/anti-capitalist-politics-in-the-time-of-covid-19/
• https://newrepublic.com/article/156962/green-jobs-answer-coronavirus-recession
• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/16/womens-coronavirus-domestic-burden
• https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/flattening-the-coronavirus-curve-is-not-enough/
• https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/coronavirus-habitat-loss/
• https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-51857722 (The 'climate doomers' preparing for society to fall apart)
• https://lundi.am/What-the-virus-said
• https://www.ianalanpaul.com/the-corona-reboot/
• Analysis article ("Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now Politicians, Community Leaders and Business Leaders: What Should You Do and When?" by Tomas Pueyo , Mar 10 2020 ) https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca
• Provocative article about on-line learning during the crisis https://anygoodthing.com/2020/03/12/please-do-a-bad-job-of-putting-your-courses-online/
• https://www.protocol.com/coronavirus-tech-workers-health-insurance

Anarchism

• Italian anarchists https://enoughisenough14.org/2020/03/12/against-the-coronavirus-and-the-opportunism-of-the-state-anarchists-in-italy-report-on-the-spread-of-the-virus-and-the-quarantine/ & CrimeThinc & Solidarity Doesn't go into quarantine
• ASK (DIFFERENT) QUESTIONS Canadian anarchists https://north-shore.info/2020/03/20/ask-a-diffferent-question-reclaiming-autonomy-of-action-during-the-virus/
• French Anarchists https://nantes.indymedia.org/articles/49289
• Catalan anarchists http://autonomies.org/2020/03/the-coronavirus-as-a-declaration-of-war/
• Greek anarchists https://actforfree.nostate.net/?p=36822
• Dutch anarchist news: https://www.globalinfo.nl & https://www.vrijebond.org
• http://autonomies.org/2020/03/the-corona-virus-politics-in-times-of-catastrophe-9/
• https://lundi.am/Des-chauve-souris-et-des-hommes-politiques-epidemiques-et-coronavirus
• Stock market crisis happened *before* corona crisis https://www.cadtm.org/The-Capitalist-Pandemic-Coronavirus-and-the-Economic-Crisis
• Poetic, but maybe not very accurate numbers… difficult to check…. https://contratodanocividad.espivblogs.net/analisis-mundo-covid-19-las-epidemias-en-la-era-del-capitalismo/