Re: [Texascavers] Now for something totally asinine :
Jerry, I think you are going to see more and more of this at parks, attractions, etc. It's a low cost way to attract more visitors. Our generation probably doesn't see it, but the younger crowd will embrace this and want it more. We are already seeing more and more National Parks that offer free wifi at the visitor centers. On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 11:35 PM, Jerry via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Ruby Falls installs wireless Internet for cave visitors Don't bump into that stalagmite while you're Facebooking. Ruby Falls is installing Wi-Fi so visitors to the cave can stay connected on their underground trip to the waterfall. At 1,120 feet underneath Lookout Mountain, the attraction says it's the deepest Internet access available inside a commercial cave anywhere, and a first for Chattanooga. Visitors will be able to share their memories with loved ones in real-time. Staff will be able to use the wireless Internet to enhance safety in the cave, with 13 security cameras and 10 phones now installed, Ruby Falls said in a news release. The attraction says it partnered with EPB and InfoSystems to make the installation possible without detracting from the natural elements of the cave. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/business/aroundregion/story/2015/apr/29/ruby-falls-installs-wireless-internet-cave-visitors/301436/ ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] Now for something totally asinine :
In Bracken Bat Cave you get a wifi signal almost to the halfway point in the cave. The bat web cam has a router on it so you have a good line of sight into the cave. No tourists in that cave but it is amusing to be on the Internet while standing in guano. Allan This message is made of 100% recycled electrons. On Apr 30, 2015, at 12:35 AM, Jerry via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Ruby Falls installs wireless Internet for cave visitors Don't bump into that stalagmite while you're Facebooking. Ruby Falls is installing Wi-Fi so visitors to the cave can stay connected on their underground trip to the waterfall. At 1,120 feet underneath Lookout Mountain, the attraction says it's the deepest Internet access available inside a commercial cave anywhere, and a first for Chattanooga. Visitors will be able to share their memories with loved ones in real-time. Staff will be able to use the wireless Internet to enhance safety in the cave, with 13 security cameras and 10 phones now installed, Ruby Falls said in a news release. The attraction says it partnered with EPB and InfoSystems to make the installation possible without detracting from the natural elements of the cave. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/business/aroundregion/story/2015/apr/29/ruby-falls-installs-wireless-internet-cave-visitors/301436/ ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
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I can see the upside to security for the cave—I’m sure many of us wish there had been security cameras in Caverns of Sonora prior to the butterfly vandalism incident—but I hope they decide to ban selfie sticks, in the name of cave and formation preservation. Diana ** Diana R. Tomchick Professor Departments of Biophysics and Biochemistry University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Rm. ND10.214A Dallas, TX 75390-8816 diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu (214) 645-6383 (phone) (214) 645-6353 (fax) On Apr 30, 2015, at 12:35 AM, Jerry via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Ruby Falls installs wireless Internet for cave visitors Don't bump into that stalagmite while you're Facebooking. Ruby Falls is installing Wi-Fi so visitors to the cave can stay connected on their underground trip to the waterfall. At 1,120 feet underneath Lookout Mountain, the attraction says it's the deepest Internet access available inside a commercial cave anywhere, and a first for Chattanooga. Visitors will be able to share their memories with loved ones in real-time. Staff will be able to use the wireless Internet to enhance safety in the cave, with 13 security cameras and 10 phones now installed, Ruby Falls said in a news release. The attraction says it partnered with EPB and InfoSystems to make the installation possible without detracting from the natural elements of the cave. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/business/aroundregion/story/2015/apr/29/ruby-falls-installs-wireless-internet-cave-visitors/301436/ ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers UT Southwestern Medical Center The future of medicine, today. ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] Now for something totally asinine :
There can be some sensible up-sides if tour apps are created like the apps now available for art museum exhibition visits. If done with quality, it could be like having a knowledgeable docent to provide background information on cave features. Or it could just translate yahoo tour guides into a virtual bullsh*t format, with silly formation descriptions, etc. Roger G. Moore -Original Message- From: Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com To: Cavetex texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Thu, Apr 30, 2015 1:53 am Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Now for something totally asinine : Jerry, I think you are going to see more and more of this at parks, attractions, etc. It's a low cost way to attract more visitors. Our generation probably doesn't see it, but the younger crowd will embrace this and want it more. We are already seeing more and more National Parks that offer free wifi at the visitor centers. On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 11:35 PM, Jerry via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Ruby Falls installs wireless Internet for cave visitors Don't bump into that stalagmite while you're Facebooking. Ruby Falls is installing Wi-Fi so visitors to the cave can stay connected on their underground trip to the waterfall. At 1,120 feet underneath Lookout Mountain, the attraction says it's the deepest Internet access available inside a commercial cave anywhere, and a first for Chattanooga. Visitors will be able to share their memories with loved ones in real-time. Staff will be able to use the wireless Internet to enhance safety in the cave, with 13 security cameras and 10 phones now installed, Ruby Falls said in a news release. The attraction says it partnered with EPB and InfoSystems to make the installation possible without detracting from the natural elements of the cave. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/business/aroundregion/story/2015/apr/29/ruby-falls-installs-wireless-internet-cave-visitors/301436/ ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] Now for something totally asinine :
Ruby Falls installs wireless Internet for cave visitors Don't bump into that stalagmite while you're Facebooking. Ruby Falls is installing Wi-Fi so visitors to the cave can stay connected on their underground trip to the waterfall. At 1,120 feet underneath Lookout Mountain, the attraction says it's the deepest Internet access available inside a commercial cave anywhere, and a first for Chattanooga. Visitors will be able to share their memories with loved ones in real-time. Staff will be able to use the wireless Internet to enhance safety in the cave, with 13 security cameras and 10 phones now installed, Ruby Falls said in a news release. The attraction says it partnered with EPB and InfoSystems to make the installation possible without detracting from the natural elements of the cave. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/business/aroundregion/story/2015/apr/29/ruby-falls-installs-wireless-internet-cave-visitors/301436/ ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
