"The obvious solution is to string real transmission lines (like coax, twisted pair, or, obviously, fiber) along those poles (protected in some kind of harder casing) and underground. But that's expensive?"
In NSW, Australia,this is currently happening on the major transmission lines. The lightning protection cables on the top arms of the cross country towers are actually hollow, except for a large fibre optic cable in the centre.
It wasn't done with the viewpoint of setting up BPL, but from the viewpoint of selling bandwidth between major points on the power grid.
So, it will not be that expensive for a major company to provide a BPL type service throughout the state.
And, yes I am ignoring the advisability of it all.
Yes. The people who participate in this project do so because they want to. They are not forced to do so.
In fact, anyone who attempts to use it as an easy bludge off would find their mentor pissed off and lose them, thus losing their formal reporting structure, which could result in them being "breached" and losing income for 18 weeks.
In Australia, it can be from 4 (minimum) to 10 (normal maximum. If you are on the 10/fortnight level, you generally have a detailed booklet to fill in.
What is really funny, on the fortnightly form, and all the example doco, it asks for Name, Contact telephone number and Job type. Seems the government is still to come to grips with the Internet age.
CommunityCode is NOT a Work for The Dole scheme. People have to voluntarily join CC and be motivated to do stuff. There is not one allocating them to projects.
Further CC does not work FOR commercial entities or even NFP as there will always be the question of whether they are taking paind employment from people.
People in Australia in receipt of Newstart (latest jargon for dole) are REQUIRED to continually seek work. Their efforts have to be documented each fortnight when they submitt their form.
The CC project does not relieve them of the work requirement. It is designed to help them meet their mutual obligation (MO) activity, which they have to do as well.
The problem with MO is that people can end up being forced into totally useless activities that do not/will not ever improve their chances of getting work.
Note, after 6 months on Newstart, your previous employment counts for nothing and you are required to take any work you can get.
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Lets face it, by the time this becomes a problem, our IT "careers" will be over anyway.
Anyone aiming for an IT career is mad.It is only second to a career based on success in American/Australian/British/? Idol.
In Australia, it is more lucrative to become a plumber with a massive shortage breaking out.
"The obvious solution is to string real transmission lines (like coax, twisted pair, or, obviously, fiber) along those poles (protected in some kind of harder casing) and underground. But that's expensive?"
In NSW, Australia,this is currently happening on the major transmission lines. The lightning protection cables on the top arms of the cross country towers are actually hollow, except for a large fibre optic cable in the centre.
It wasn't done with the viewpoint of setting up BPL, but from the viewpoint of selling bandwidth between major points on the power grid.
So, it will not be that expensive for a major company to provide a BPL type service throughout the state.
And, yes I am ignoring the advisability of it all.
Someone who doesn't understand the difference can hardly be assumed to know what he is talking about.
Next pundit.
Yes. The people who participate in this project do so because they want to. They are not forced to do so.
In fact, anyone who attempts to use it as an easy bludge off would find their mentor pissed off and lose them, thus losing their formal reporting structure, which could result in them being "breached" and losing income for 18 weeks.
In Australia, it can be from 4 (minimum) to 10 (normal maximum. If you are on the 10/fortnight level, you generally have a detailed booklet to fill in. What is really funny, on the fortnightly form, and all the example doco, it asks for Name, Contact telephone number and Job type. Seems the government is still to come to grips with the Internet age.
CommunityCode is NOT a Work for The Dole scheme. People have to voluntarily join CC and be motivated to do stuff. There is not one allocating them to projects.
Further CC does not work FOR commercial entities or even NFP as there will always be the question of whether they are taking paind employment from people.
Perhaps you would care to list all those programming /ITskills where there is a shortage.
I haven't been able to find anyone else who can.
People in Australia in receipt of Newstart (latest jargon for dole) are REQUIRED to continually seek work. Their efforts have to be documented each fortnight when they submitt their form.
The CC project does not relieve them of the work requirement. It is designed to help them meet their mutual obligation (MO) activity, which they have to do as well.
The problem with MO is that people can end up being forced into totally useless activities that do not/will not ever improve their chances of getting work.
Note, after 6 months on Newstart, your previous employment counts for nothing and you are required to take any work you can get.