Apologies for activist propaganda, particularly if you don't live or work within the Portland city limits, but as members of the geek community the rest of you I consider you part of the target demographic:
http://www.pdxcommunityfiber.com/2010/03/17/portland-attempts-world-record-to-get-google%E2%80%99s-attention/ We are trying to demonstrate the hunger in Portland of ordinary people for fiber-to-the-home to Google (who may decide to build a test-bed network here) and to the City Council (who may be convinced to help get it built even if Google chooses somewhere else). We have an awesome video of Ward Cunningham talking about why it's so important: http://www.pdxcommunityfiber.com/2010/03/10/ward-cunningham-on-community-fiber/ We are encouraging any/all people to come to this event this Saturday at 9am at NW Couch and Naito Parkway (Front Avenue) and help us demonstrate that Portlanders want open-access 1Gbps fiber connections to their homes and businesses. I was not consulted about the time-of-day, so don't blame me. Tell your friends, family and neighbors. Set your alarm clock. Help fiber-to-the premises happen in Portland. Thanks! -- Russell Senior, President [email protected] _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
