Just type either webos20090606 or upupdowndownleftrightleftrightbastart and the developer mode switch pops up on the screen. They also paid airfare and hotel for one of the top homebrew developers to come to their last major developer conference. Oh and they just sent that team a brand new HP server with no strings attached.
This has been in the works for a decade, it's gone to the polls a few times for bond financing(which if you read the article they've not had to rely on yet) and is currently servicing the public schools in the city(all 8 of them) and the various other municipal buildings that require such services. The main infrastructure of the network is already here.
Burlington has a population of only 39,000 and isn't very large in area either. So deploying shouldn't be too difficult. The first residential deployments are going to begin late summer.
Currently we're serviced by Verizon and Adelphia, neither of which are reliable or interested in competition(they are fighting this project tooth and nail through all the regulatory channels).
I have the advantage of having read this article in print when it came out Tuesday as well.
I'm looking forward to this, as Burlington Electric(also a government organization) has the lowest rates in the state.
Not exactly true, we have to stop and pick up mail from rural delivery boxes, but not the one mounted on your house. At least that's what I was told by my boss/postmaster.
that MS pisses off MPAA and At&t or Verizon at the same time...that court room would be the greateset convention of lawyers the world has ever seen. Somebody would have to fall.
If you treat countries like errant children, they will act like children back. The medicine is harsh but it must be delivered, for the good of the child, as well as that of the world.
I think that this combined with a crapload of bandwith to the home will finally bring us true telecommuting. Of course there will always be some people that need to maintain the B&M offices..but the only thing missing here is the possibility of a solid handshake.
Just how would one go about getting a job like that. Testing and building and destroying things..sounds like a dream workplace, I wonder if it pays well?
Theoretically, a few years down the road, this could wipe out the entire pink bollworm moth population. Or at least put it on the endangered species lists. What kind of balance are we really trying to achieve here?
As long as it doesn't become a science fiction horror story, I think it's a grand idea. Though it does raise a few questions, like what kind of waste do these bacteria produce, and what happens when they run out of C02 up there? I suppose we'd just have to keep supplying it, instead of investing in cleaner sources of energy.
I used to have quite the unfavorable opinion of Joe for just these same reasons, until I read this interview, his position on gaming and children really makes a lot of sense. Games should be regulated like movies.
Can anyone tell me what fields of science and industry nanotech would not be a great benefit too? Maybe I'm just dreaming, but it seems that nanotech could well be as revolutionary as the computer in research as well as application.
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Just type either webos20090606 or upupdowndownleftrightleftrightbastart and the developer mode switch pops up on the screen. They also paid airfare and hotel for one of the top homebrew developers to come to their last major developer conference. Oh and they just sent that team a brand new HP server with no strings attached.
I still can't wait to get out of the city. Though the geek in me is now very opposed to the idea.
You've got to head to the next town to get that.
But I guess that doesn't help you much.
This has been in the works for a decade, it's gone to the polls a few times for bond financing(which if you read the article they've not had to rely on yet) and is currently servicing the public schools in the city(all 8 of them) and the various other municipal buildings that require such services. The main infrastructure of the network is already here.
http://burlingtontelecom.com/
Burlington has a population of only 39,000 and isn't very large in area either. So deploying shouldn't be too difficult. The first residential deployments are going to begin late summer.
Currently we're serviced by Verizon and Adelphia, neither of which are reliable or interested in competition(they are fighting this project tooth and nail through all the regulatory channels).
I have the advantage of having read this article in print when it came out Tuesday as well.
I'm looking forward to this, as Burlington Electric(also a government organization) has the lowest rates in the state.
Heh, the problem I have with NASA is that congress doesnt let there be enough of a taxpayer burden.
Not exactly true, we have to stop and pick up mail from rural delivery boxes, but not the one mounted on your house. At least that's what I was told by my boss/postmaster.
that MS pisses off MPAA and At&t or Verizon at the same time...that court room would be the greateset convention of lawyers the world has ever seen. Somebody would have to fall.
Leahy will continue to recive my support for his attempts to correct some of the grave problems in this bill before it made it this far.
If you treat countries like errant children, they will act like children back. The medicine is harsh but it must be delivered, for the good of the child, as well as that of the world.
seems there are slot1 adapters for BX boards in developement here Http://www.powerleap.com/Products/iP3T.htm
true true...I've picked up a lot of bad habits since I left good ol DOS behind
My only complaint left with Gnome is the clunky nautilus, now that it's a tad easier on my eyes.
I think that this combined with a crapload of bandwith to the home will finally bring us true telecommuting. Of course there will always be some people that need to maintain the B&M offices..but the only thing missing here is the possibility of a solid handshake.
Just how would one go about getting a job like that. Testing and building and destroying things..sounds like a dream workplace, I wonder if it pays well?
just how many of these do I need to keep my beverages warm next to the PC?
Theoretically, a few years down the road, this could wipe out the entire pink bollworm moth population. Or at least put it on the endangered species lists. What kind of balance are we really trying to achieve here?
As long as it doesn't become a science fiction horror story, I think it's a grand idea. Though it does raise a few questions, like what kind of waste do these bacteria produce, and what happens when they run out of C02 up there? I suppose we'd just have to keep supplying it, instead of investing in cleaner sources of energy.
I used to have quite the unfavorable opinion of Joe for just these same reasons, until I read this interview, his position on gaming and children really makes a lot of sense. Games should be regulated like movies.
Can anyone tell me what fields of science and industry nanotech would not be a great benefit too? Maybe I'm just dreaming, but it seems that nanotech could well be as revolutionary as the computer in research as well as application.