Yes, but I have seen a couple fry!

What city state do you live in?

Perhaps the developed world should consider that when you can't feed yourself or your family, broadband is not really that high a priority. If you also factor in the illiteracy rate, it becomes even less of a priority. The things these countries need are much more basic and critical to survival. Clean safe water, renewable, self sustained sources of food. To hell with broadband, and I run an ISP.

I always like to plan ahead. They say that the more times you've been knocked out, the higher your odds of getting Alzheimer's. Therefore, since I've been tapped out a few times, as I age further I shall once again begin skydiving. It will be a self limiting design..... If I begin to succumb, it's only a matter of time before I forget something important.... Either the parachute, or what comes after two! Marco

If you have a linux box in the US, install NX Server (free) on that box, then install NX Client on your laptop or USB memory stick with whatever distro you want to use. Secure remote browsing done easy. Marco

Just looking around at the dumb asses driving in my area with just 2 dimensions to work with, adding a Z axis for these numbnutts to deal with would mean utter and complete insanity!

I went with the Iphone to manage my networks. It became immediately necessary to hack the phone in order to get the applications / tools that I needed. After a day of config and cracking, I ended up with a phone that can bluetooth to an external Freedom folding keyboard (for real typing). I purchased the N900 running Maemo (linux debian based, I think). I've gotten most things working like I want on that, but have not been able to migrate completely yet, mostly due to a lack of time. I like the freedom the N900 provides as far as not being required to hack the phone. I'm still trying to get NX Client to run on it bug free. The only problem I have with the N900 is that it does not support 3G with ATT since it does have have the frequency capability.

Nokia N900 built on Maemo (Debian Linux)..... Ahh shit, thats 7 words. As soon as I've got a couple more apps ported to it, my Jailbroken iphone goes to the wayside!

I own an ISP and am an electronics engineer. We provide both wireline and wireless internet access (WISP), as well as, telephone service (VOIP). Due to technology limitations and regulations on technology, we are limited to what speeds we can offer our customer base. The most helpful thing Government can do is free up additional spectrum that is currently not available to the wireless ISPs out there. However, when they have done that in the past (3.65 GHz band), they take input from the Big Players (ATT / other telcos) and make the equipment rules such that there is not a way to effectively use that spectrum. This squanders spectrum and prohibits innovation. I would like to see a band of frequencies as large as the 5.7-5.8 band that currently exists with the following requirements: 1. All operators will use electronically steered antennas thereby essentially making the entire network a Point to Point connection. This would greatly eliminate the tremendous interference we presently see. 2. Open up Ultra Wide Band for WISP use. This is the only way we will be able to provide the speeds that are going to be necessary in the near future. UWB could be limited to a specific band, or due to the electronic steering, opened up across all bands as the likely hood of interference would be greatly reduced. That's my 0.02 Marco Coelho Argon Technologies Inc.

Any tool can be misused. If you know the 'safe' limits of the non-lethal technology you are using in a non-combat environment, you should be able to use it safely. It would be this is still much safer than rubber bullets (or lead for that matter). In a combat environment it matters not. Kill em all.

I'll drink to that!

I just want to know who can make a spit wad that weighs 450Kg??