Re: [WISPA] Broadband compared to electricity of the early 1900's

2010-01-11 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
PA General List" Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 9:42 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Broadband compared to electricity of the early 1900's Hi, I've kept this email since you sent it out. I just now read the article, and I agree with many things stated there. About two days before you sent

Re: [WISPA] Broadband compared to electricity of the early 1900's

2010-01-11 Thread Travis Johnson
> -Original Message- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]on > Behalf Of Travis Johnson > Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 12:43 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Broadband compared to electricity of the early > 1900'

Re: [WISPA] Broadband compared to electricity of the early 1900's

2010-01-11 Thread Brian Webster
f Of Travis Johnson Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 12:43 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Broadband compared to electricity of the early 1900's Hi, I've kept this email since you sent it out. I just now read the article, and I agree with many things stated there. About two day

Re: [WISPA] Broadband compared to electricity of the early 1900's

2010-01-10 Thread Travis Johnson
Hi, I've kept this email since you sent it out. I just now read the article, and I agree with many things stated there. About two days before you sent this article, it came to my mind (because there was a discussion about metered billing) that electricity is metered... yet, it's so cheap now t

Re: [WISPA] Broadband compared to electricity of the early 1900's

2009-12-16 Thread Gary Garrett
I am told it is the fluoride in the water. > > What is it that blocks so many people's minds from objectively evaluating > the performance of government just as they would wireless equipment, an > anti-virus, a car, a can opener, or even safety gear? It's some kind of > religion?Maybe

Re: [WISPA] Broadband compared to electricity of the early 1900's

2009-12-15 Thread Chuck Bartosch
this again, I've copied that list and hope that responses go there instead. Chuck > > > > -- > From: "Brian Webster" > Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 10:54 AM > To: "WISPA General List" > Sub

Re: [WISPA] Broadband compared to electricity of the early 1900's

2009-12-15 Thread RickG
No, but our forefathers did! On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 1:47 PM, David E. Smith wrote: > On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 12:30, MDK wrote: > > > Why is it we think that the same people who cannot clean up Hanford (they > > have yet to clean ONE SINGLE TANK OF WASTE in decades of effort!) despite > > decad

Re: [WISPA] Broadband compared to electricity of the early 1900's

2009-12-15 Thread RickG
This is the truth. I worked in Senior Management at a REA. Hated the mentality. -RickG On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 12:50 PM, MDK wrote: > There's only one thing you REALLY need to know about it: > > The TVA was the source of much fraud and abuse of taxpayer dollars.So > was the REA. > > Creating

Re: [WISPA] Broadband compared to electricity of the early 1900's

2009-12-15 Thread Robert West
- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of MDK Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 5:28 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Broadband compared to electricity of the early 1900's There's lots of thinking outside the box. It is interesting.

Re: [WISPA] Broadband compared to electricity of the early 1900's

2009-12-15 Thread MDK
hem do squat for us... But, the drumbeat continues. Why?Drugs? Hypnotism? Mass delusions?What the heck is it? -- From: "Brian Webster" Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 10:54 AM To: "WISPA General List" Subject: R

Re: [WISPA] Broadband compared to electricity of the early 1900's

2009-12-15 Thread MDK
bject: Re: [WISPA] Broadband compared to electricity of the early 1900's > On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 12:30, MDK wrote: > >> Why is it we think that the same people who cannot clean up Hanford (they >> have yet to clean ONE SINGLE TANK OF WASTE in decades of effort!) despite >> d

Re: [WISPA] Broadband compared to electricity of the early 1900's

2009-12-15 Thread Brian Webster
Mark, You really sound like a broken record with every topic you post. I posted the article to force people to think outside the box in regards to broadband and what we think of how it is used today and the fact that we cannot necessarily conceive all the uses in the future. Keeping an open

Re: [WISPA] Broadband compared to electricity of the early 1900's

2009-12-15 Thread David E. Smith
On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 12:30, MDK wrote: > Why is it we think that the same people who cannot clean up Hanford (they > have yet to clean ONE SINGLE TANK OF WASTE in decades of effort!) despite > decades of promises and countless billions in budget overruns, cannot > regulate the banks, who ran

Re: [WISPA] Broadband compared to electricity of the early 1900's

2009-12-15 Thread MDK
BTW, it WAS an interesting article. My comment on it was that until the Seattle area governments manage to actually DO something... anything. You know, accomplish at least ONE thing they're charged with... YOu know, like end crime, fill the potholes, educate the children, or any of the other

Re: [WISPA] Broadband compared to electricity of the early 1900's

2009-12-15 Thread MDK
There's only one thing you REALLY need to know about it: The TVA was the source of much fraud and abuse of taxpayer dollars.So was the REA. Creating monopolies has resulted in highly inefficient business models for electricity, and there's only space in this game for "big corporations". Ju