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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

1 wouldn't be possible as there is no handshake involved with meshtastic. Messages are forwarded based on a set of algorithms that are designed to maximize distance

However jamming is a real threat along with people being attacked or arrested for using meshtastic. This was a shower thought so don't take it to seriously

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I read up a bit on the meshtastic broadcast algorithm and you are right, 1 would only work if the node in question is the only one in range that could reach the target, so in real life, not so much of an issue.

But it would be pretty simple to flood the network with garbage thus denying the service to anyone else. Would be even simpler than jamming, because you can abuse other nodes to rebroadcast your jams far beyond your reach.