It's available in Europe, Japan, India, etc. The Israeli company, Gilat Satellite has written the software and has the hardware, a 4 port ethernet router/modem. They are also the software provider for Starband. Here's the links: <http://www.btopenworld.com/satellite/our_ satellit e_services.html> and: <http://www.gilat.com/>
Here's what's really going on. First of all, all of you who argue the merits of the science miss the point. Arthur is a con man. A very smart one, with an ego the size of Jim Jones' (another former Mendocino County resident)
He can scramble the science because he knows that many many people aren't educated enough to be able to tell the difference and he gets enough of them. He doesn't care how prestigious a scientist or institution debunks him!
Arthur has tasted the sweetness of celebrity and can't stop. He's living like a rock star up here, with adoring fans like Christy Wagner swooning over his every pronoucement and everyone else shaking with fear. Reporters call him up to ask his opinion and get a quote from him! He's basking in the warm glow of Being Someone. So, here's the scoop - He's just an ego-maniac! As for his contention that they've saved Mendocino as a wireless free zone, that's crap - all he's done is stop the local school-owned ISP from selling wireless, which is a pity, because their profits go towards free or greatly reduced internet access for all Mendocino students and teachers. The commercial companies are signing people up left and right. There's wireless all over Mendocino!
Here's a little history on the sick teacher Christy Wagner. She got the job a couple of years ago. It wasn't working out but the school was reluctant to fire her. Over the summer she decided she wanted to be a writer but couldn't figure out how to live off a writer's salary. So, a couple of sessions with Arthur on how to play the disability game, and Voila! she's suddenly sooooo sick....and on Medical leave. The School Board approves it so they can get rid of a bad teacher, but the taxpayers have to pay her salary.
It's just a scam and pretty much everyone knows it.
Mendocino is where people move to when they find Berekely too conservative. There's a lot of trust fund ex-hippies living up here, and they don't want people who might not be so left wing moving into the community and "taking" it over.
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It's available in Europe, Japan, India, etc._ satellit e_services.html>
The Israeli company, Gilat Satellite has written the software and has the hardware, a 4 port ethernet router/modem. They are also the software provider for Starband.
Here's the links:
<http://www.btopenworld.com/satellite/our
and:
<http://www.gilat.com/>
MM
Here's what's really going on. First of all, all of you who argue the merits of the science miss the point. Arthur is a con man. A very smart one, with an ego the size of Jim Jones' (another former Mendocino County resident)
He can scramble the science because he knows that many many people aren't educated enough to be able to tell the difference and he gets enough of them. He doesn't care how prestigious a scientist or institution debunks him!
Arthur has tasted the sweetness of celebrity and can't stop. He's living like a rock star up here, with adoring fans like Christy Wagner swooning over his every pronoucement and everyone else shaking with fear. Reporters call him up to ask his opinion and get a quote from him! He's basking in the warm glow of Being Someone. So, here's the scoop - He's just an ego-maniac! As for his contention that they've saved Mendocino as a wireless free zone, that's crap - all he's done is stop the local school-owned ISP from selling wireless, which is a pity, because their profits go towards free or greatly reduced internet access for all Mendocino students and teachers. The commercial companies are signing people up left and right. There's wireless all over Mendocino!
Here's a little history on the sick teacher Christy Wagner. She got the job a couple of years ago. It wasn't working out but the school was reluctant to fire her. Over the summer she decided she wanted to be a writer but couldn't figure out how to live off a writer's salary. So, a couple of sessions with Arthur on how to play the disability game, and Voila! she's suddenly sooooo sick....and on Medical leave. The School Board approves it so they can get rid of a bad teacher, but the taxpayers have to pay her salary.
It's just a scam and pretty much everyone knows it.
Mendocino is where people move to when they find Berekely too conservative. There's a lot of trust fund ex-hippies living up here, and they don't want people who might not be so left wing moving into the community and "taking" it over.