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When Pigs Wifi
ratell writes "The New York Times has an editorial entitled When Pigs Wi-fi. It describes a 600 square mile free wi-fi network in Hermiston Oregon, and it argues that wi-fi should be a utility." From the article: "Mr. Puzey, who says wireless broadband is central to the port's operations, argues persuasively that broadband is just the next step in expanding the national infrastructure, comparable to the transcontinental railroad, the national highway system and rural electrification. Indeed, we need to envision broadband Internet access as just another utility, like electricity or water. Often the best way to provide that will be to blanket a region with Wi-Fi coverage to create wireless computer networks, rather than running D.S.L., cable or fiber-optic lines to every home."
Beware the action groups! They'll be blaming wifi for all sorts of ailments!
Hermiston is in the north central section of Oregon right on the Columbia river. The largest close city is Pendleton in Oregon and the Tri-Cities in Washington to the north. It is a transport hub for rail, trucking, and river traffic.
Yawn...
Hermiston is also one of the world centers for weapons of mass destruction. And not just massive amounts of pig excrement either. It is a major storage center for large stockpiles of nerve gas chemical weapons. These weapons currently are in the process of being burned and destroyed. However every time Allah directs the faithful to attest to his merciful benevolence by blowing up a bus or day-care center the process of destroying this massive supply of deadly nerve gas stops for another review of safety procedures.
Just north of the chemical weapon storage facility is the Hanford Nuclear Development site where most of the plutonium that powers the 20000 Hydrogen bombs in the US arsenal was produced. Heaven knows what else is produced or done there.
If I were sitting in a cave by the campfire trying to decide where Allah will next demonstrate his mercy and benevolence by having his followers murder innocent children, tourists, and commuters, anywhere near Hermiston Oregon would be the one last place on earth that I would choose to demonstrate once again Allah's bountiful mercy and Islam's great wish for a loving and peaceful world.