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Municipal Wi-Fi Networks In Trouble
imamac writes "According to an AP story, municipal Wi-Fi is going nowhere fast. A think tank research director quipped, 'They are the monorails of this decade: the wrong technology, totally overpromised and completely undelivered.' Subscriptions to the services are much lower than expected and lawmakers are concerned that millions of dollars will have gone to waste that could have been better spent on roads or crime-fighting. Satisfaction with the quality of service has also been low, which give some insight into the low adoption rate. Is municipal Wi-Fi just a bad idea, has it been poorly implemented, or is the technology just not there to support such an endeavor?"
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hippy using wifi in a coffee shop? Kick him in the fucking teeth, that's what.
Why am I not surprised that the libertarian nutters popped out so quickly...
Let me say this, Metropolitan networks, whether Wi-Fi or otherwise need one thing to make them both competitive and financially viable; the metropolitan network needs to be owned by that cooperative body within the municipality's control. That means every last 'last mile' connection. As the gynecological exam begins, most doctors will tell you what he or she is seeing. If not, just ask what's happening. "Everything look normal?" is a great question. The doctor will first examine the external surface of your vagina, feeling for bumps or sores. These might be an indication of an ingrown hair, a blocked gland, a herpes blister, or a genital wart. Next a speculum, a device that holds the walls of the vagina open, will be inserted. The doctor will examine your vaginal walls for sores and inflammation and your cervix for discharge, signs of infection and damage. He or she will probably take a Pap smear, a little scraping of cervical cells. It doesn't hurt but might feel weird. Afterward, a little spotting is normal, but tell your doctor if it's more than a few droplets of blood. Next is the manual exam. The doctor inserts two gloved, lubricated fingers into your vagina while pressing gently on your abdomen. rectal exam-which one finger is in the vagina and the other is in the rectum. When the city/county (whatever) owns all the last mile physical plant/infrastructure and ISP's simply rent connectivity to end users the municipality will be functional and profitable. Yes, that is how we would see big bandwidth to every home, and each home would have the choice of ISP services. It is possible to do this and would instantly flatten the cost of entry as well as the rules of engagement. Then, if you ad Wi-Fi support to parts of the city that is subscribed to by users who already pay... well, it's not such a stretch to support financially.
Does anyone see any downsides to this?
Maybe - just maybe - we noticed that everything the gov't does could have been done better, chaper and faster by private companies or individuals? Besides, anybody who is not an anarchap supports, by definition, at least SOME amount of gov't interference in people's and companies' business and as such is a socialist. Yeah, I know you don't like being called as such but realize that's what you are, if you support public schools, police, transport, army, public anything.
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Exactly how does not having clothes interfere with your right to life? Nudists seem to manage quite well without it, as do the few remaining tribal folks. Same for shelter, unless, you think that nomads and homeless people are dead. As for food, how can you stipulate, that someone who spends their life in the production of food, owes any of it to you? Doesn't your own socialist philosophy require that you "mix your labor" with it? In fact, to get to the core of the discussion, the socialist requires that others provide for them, and be forced to do so, if necessary. The libertarian does not. The libertarian ideal is that people should cooperate when it is to their MUTUAL benefit. Socialism, on the other hand, forces people to cooperate via the business end of the government. Hence, maybe you should be a little less dependent on using the power of government to force other to follow your advice, and provide you with all the luxuries that you seek, before starting to sound like a lazy fanatical thug.
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