I mentioned in our last steering committee meeting that it is possible to access the internet with the city-wide “USI Wireless” network in Minneapolis, using a UMN x.500 account. If you have an email in the form of “xxx@umn.edu” then you likely have an x.500 account.

The network is sometimes called “Minneapolis Public Wireless” or “USI Public Wireless”, or, or, or…;

Here are the details, posted on the Minneapolis Art on Wheels Blog.

Scott Sayre of Sandbox Studios and a founding member of the UnConvention pointed to these online “unconventions.” Look for variations for the UnConvention in the coming weeks and months.

Super Tuesday, Google maps, and Twitter

Super Tuesday and YouTube, mapped