These two things I think are just ducky and I thought you guys might like to read about them.
Thing One: Philly. Home of the Liberty Bell, the Cheese steak sammich and now, the very first city i know about under the warm snuggly blanket of wi-fi. Yes, The entire city (or at least 135 square miles of it) are going wireless. That is, anybody under that massive blanket will not only be incredibly hot- they will have internet access. All public areas, Most private areas not inside a microwave oven or a building - all wifi. And mostly for free.(although you do have to register with Earthlink) In some places the wireless thats already set up has a stronger signal and im sure theres bound to be some other problems but this is a HUGE step towards 'internet for everybody' and while thats going to be a challenge, I thin kits a worthy one.
and Thing Two: Two colleges on either coast are working out a system for disaster recovery between the two of them. Fantasticness! Disaster recovery is a big thing with me. What to do when your hard drive goes off the reservation and all your data goes to p00p. Most people have copies on another driver (but what if theres a fire) and some companies use off site storage or even third parties that are specifically setup to offer that kind of service - but can cost incredible amounts of money. By working together these two schools have kept their cost relatively low and the distance.. What can you say they're on opposite ends of the country.
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