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Last-Mile Fiber Optic

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the building-the-home dept.

Johnny Mnemonic writes "The newsletter "The Town Paper" tracks the development of "traditional" new developments--developments with integrated shopping, parks, and that are pedestrian friendly. Their recent issue has an article that describes a new community in Issaquah WA that has, among it's interesting features: a wired LAN in every home, free community Intranet, and a choice for a fiber optic connection. It is probably no coincidence that Microsoft is planning on building 3 million square feet of office space there. How much is a pre-wired house worth to you? What will this do for community building?"

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  1. slashdot sucks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    anonymous posting is back..for now anyways.

    what's the deal here?

    1. Re:slashdot sucks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      What do you mean AC is back? Did Slashdot do away with it for a while or what?

    2. Re:slashdot sucks by Kpt+Kill · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      ugh, they should. would get rid of so much crap

  2. fizzo da pizzo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    w3rd up

  3. consulting 5ux0r5 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    goes out to my konsultant and roving homiez

  4. 53 states in the US of A ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    Interesting story found on GOOGLE NEWS:
    (click the link below)

    'Cobra 6' roasts a small town, can't face the nightmare

    QUESTION OF THE DAY

    [QUESTION]
    How long do you think will it take for us to have 53 states in the USA ?

    [ANSWER]
    (a) Less than 1 year
    (b) 1-2 years
    (c) 2-5 years
    (d) No. We will have 50 states and an axis of 3 colonies.

    Just kidding, alright. Don't get all flamed up ;-)

  5. Re:53 states in the US of A ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You already got 51 with Canada and everything.

  6. [OT] Re:53 states in the US of A ? by glitch! · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    QUESTION OF THE DAY

    How long do you think will it take for us to have 53 states in the USA ?

    No, actually this could be an insightful question. But maybe not for the "obvious" reasons.

    Living in Nevada, I am thoroughly disgusted with having Las Vegas in the same state. It has absolutely nothing in common with the rest of the state. Even Reno, large as it is, is not really that much different than the rest of us. Of course, money and people are the prime movers in politics, and Las Vegas has the muscle to pull Nevada in all kinds of ways. If it were my vote, I would split Nevada into two states, with the cutoff point just below Beaty (unless Beaty actually wanted to be in the same state as Las Vegas...)

    A friend of mine lives in New York and he reports the same situation there. New York is primarily a rural state, with New York City calling the shots. I guess Rochester and Buffalo have some "city influence", but they apparently are more in tune with the state than New York City, which is so different that it really should be in a different state. And why shouldn't it be separate? Who knows, maybe the 'City residents would even agree that they may be better off on their own.

    How about California? Would the residents be interested in drawing a line between the gridlocked overpopulated zones (with the big-city "attitude") and the rest of the state?

    I believe that democracy only works when the people share common goals and outlook on life. When people have differences that cannot be reconciled, then democracy tends to allow those in the majority to overpower the others if they wish. Dividing the land into areas of relative "harmony" may help to reduce this problem.

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