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Comment Re:Here goes nothing (Score 1) 169

"This is a fake religion."

Uh-huh. Where does one start. Perhaps when you began your statement with the words "fake" and "religion". I'm not going to go further, because it would be cruel. As in shooting fish in a barrel sort of cruel.

Comment Re:59 square miles (Score 1) 259

Well, it's a bit more than "downtown". I'm rarely outside of range except when I go to work in St Paul. Our house in south Minneapolis was part of the pilot project nearly 3 years ago -- when we had plenty of problems. It was a frustrating experience as they continually fiddled with settings, radio locations, etc. But USIWireless worked very hard and has improved coverage. It isn't perfect -- but it works great for us. Now it our primary connection at home. It works, and it is cheap. We connect multiple devices (desktop, laptop, iPod, Wii) as needed. For about $20 per month.

Comment Re:Shrug (Score 2, Interesting) 503

Perhaps, but perhaps in an ideal world such network restrictions should be a factor weighed during the regular accreditation process. It is all political, of course, but it also reflects on the academic climate at the institution, etc.
Of course, national college ranking groups should also take this kind of network restriction into account, and penalize those colleges which block open access by issuing lower rankings.
Ranking groups should also publicize this lack of access for prospective students.
In an ideal world.

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