[scifinoir2] NYTimes.com: When Pigs Wi-Fi

2005-08-10 Thread aharlib
This page was sent to you by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Looking forward to the next big media tech development. OPINION | August 7, 2005 Op-Ed Columnist: When Pigs Wi-Fi By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF If the first step was to get Americans wired, the next step is to make them wireless. http://www.nytimes.com/2

Re: [scifinoir2] NYTimes.com: When Pigs Wi-Fi

2005-08-10 Thread KeithBJohnson
There's an interesting editiorial in PC Magazine about this. Evidently the big carriers such as Verizon were upset by Philly's attempt to create free wireless for everyone. They lobbied the state congress, which passed a law that gives telecom companies the right to build competing systems. Some

Re: [scifinoir2] NYTimes.com: When Pigs Wi-Fi

2005-08-10 Thread Astromancer
Maybe we might have to wait until 2045 after a war with South America... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:There's an interesting editiorial in PC Magazine about this. Evidently the big carriers such as Verizon were upset by Philly's attempt to create free wireless for everyone. They lobbied the state con

Re: [scifinoir2] NYTimes.com: When Pigs Wi-Fi

2005-08-11 Thread KeithBJohnson
Hmmm...do I detect the plot of a short story or book you're crafting? -- Original message -- Maybe we might have to wait until 2045 after a war with South America... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:There's an interesting editiorial in PC Magazine about this. Evidently the big ca

Re: [scifinoir2] NYTimes.com: When Pigs Wi-Fi

2005-08-11 Thread Astromancer
That is the basis of most of my short stories called 'The Side Street Chronicles'. I would love to introduce new writers ideas into it one day... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Hmmm...do I detect the plot of a short story or book you're crafting? -- Original message -- Maybe w