I wish tech press would discard the PR-driven myth that WiMAX is an upgrade to WiFi.
WiMAX is a different thread in the IEEE technical standards, designed to accomplish different things. WiFi's upgrade path is not from 802.11g to 802.16, but to the partly-completed 802.11n.
The 802.11n standard is designed for faster wireless LANs - which is a different market to the WiMAX wireless local loop target.
The starting point is to work out what you want to do... it's nice to grab the "quick list" but without a clear spec you'll bury yourself in detail.
Communications Needs - Is there a lifeline service involved (ie, does the dialtone need to be six-nines even if the Internet access isn't?). What's the regulatory regime surrounding phones in the Netherlands? Do you want to centralise services (eg mail server, Web cache) or just access? What about power backup?
Physical layer distribution - what's the tradeoff between wireless, fibre and copper? Does mobile phone coverage enter the equation?
Interconnect - you'll want phone calls to reach the outside world - have you planned for this? How do you get permission to send calls to "traditional" carriers?
Moving signals around is easy. Understanding what you want to do before you spend the money is hard...
It may not be Asperger's Syndrome. You could start by assuming that what you've already observed is accurate; you say "incredibly smart", so a good place to start research would be giftedness. Google +dobrowski +overexcitabilities will give you some starting point reading. Also on Google, if you can find the writings of the University of NSW's Miraca Gross, it's worth having.
Social skills go missing in the upbringing of many exceptionally to profoundly gifted children, for good reason: you can't communicate with someone who lacks your vocabulary, sophistication, and interests. With a lack of 'connection' comes isolation; with isolation, the social skills don't happen.
This is not, by the way, a value judgement, but an observation of fact.
As to learning the social skills... the choices are: - Dumb down; which people eventually resent. You try to imitate their behaviour, but eventually they find out that you're not the same, and react. Usually badly. - Get used to it, and seek out people like yourself. Painful, and slow. It may never work, but if it does it's worth the effort.
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I wish tech press would discard the PR-driven myth that WiMAX is an upgrade to WiFi.
WiMAX is a different thread in the IEEE technical standards, designed to accomplish different things. WiFi's upgrade path is not from 802.11g to 802.16, but to the partly-completed 802.11n.
The 802.11n standard is designed for faster wireless LANs - which is a different market to the WiMAX wireless local loop target.
The starting point is to work out what you want to do ... it's nice to grab the "quick list" but without a clear spec you'll bury yourself in detail.
Communications Needs - Is there a lifeline service involved (ie, does the dialtone need to be six-nines even if the Internet access isn't?). What's the regulatory regime surrounding phones in the Netherlands? Do you want to centralise services (eg mail server, Web cache) or just access? What about power backup?
Physical layer distribution - what's the tradeoff between wireless, fibre and copper? Does mobile phone coverage enter the equation?
Interconnect - you'll want phone calls to reach the outside world - have you planned for this? How do you get permission to send calls to "traditional" carriers?
Moving signals around is easy. Understanding what you want to do before you spend the money is hard...
It may not be Asperger's Syndrome. You could start by assuming that what you've already observed is accurate; you say "incredibly smart", so a good place to start research would be giftedness. Google +dobrowski +overexcitabilities will give you some starting point reading. Also on Google, if you can find the writings of the University of NSW's Miraca Gross, it's worth having.
... the choices are:
Social skills go missing in the upbringing of many exceptionally to profoundly gifted children, for good reason: you can't communicate with someone who lacks your vocabulary, sophistication, and interests. With a lack of 'connection' comes isolation; with isolation, the social skills don't happen.
This is not, by the way, a value judgement, but an observation of fact.
As to learning the social skills
- Dumb down; which people eventually resent. You try to imitate their behaviour, but eventually they find out that you're not the same, and react. Usually badly.
- Get used to it, and seek out people like yourself. Painful, and slow. It may never work, but if it does it's worth the effort.