I wondered at the recent Broadband Public Hearing, which was thoroughly wireless gung-ho, if someone was going to raise the health issue. My brother in the UK tells me that many suspect that cellphones will be seen as the 'cigarettes of the 21st century', and should, at least, be kept away from children. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/744309.stm
Wi-Fi installation in schools has been questioned: http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6670000/newsid_6675500/6675519.stm?bw=nb&mp=rm While there is no actual conclusive evidence, there could well be public scares which might lead to parents keeping their kids out of wi-fi'd schools.. joly At 12:40 PM 6/1/2007, you wrote: >Sounds like wishful thinking. Nor does it address many of the problems of >mobile phones--cancer, for example, not just from >the telephones themselves, but health consequences from towers. In many areas >(rural for example), there remain economic >disparites of access; if these are not addressed as such, the problem will not >be resolved because industry says "this is better >for you because it's better for us. In many old buildings in NY, wireless >doesn't work well because the walls are so thick. > >The "Grand Futurist Schemes", especially of industry, which has a vested >interested in directing traffic in their own direction, >should always be viewed with scepticism and a close evaluation. > >Generally, old, older and new, newer, newest technologies coexist, quite >companionably because each have their advantages >and conveniences. Embracing something solely on the "NEW, IMPROVED, GET YOURS >NOW!!!" does not necessarily constitute >good judgment, good design or actual improved (and user beneficial) >technology. This industry has a long, ugly history of >seeking to force everyone onto a single platform for increased profit/power, >which is destructive both to innovation and to >the end user. > >trina --------------------------------------------------------------- WWWhatsup NYC http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com --------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.isoc-ny.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
