Every other post.
Well, I’m currently not at home. In fact, I’m currently in an urban wasteland somewhere in Quebec, leeching my Internet connection off a weak wifi signal.
But from this desolate and cold place, I wish you a wonderful new year!
PS. Laptops CPUs make great electric heaters.
[As of 10PM Today] EXAMS ARE DONE!
Now I nailed this exam. That’s great – but I also know that I failed Math. That’s not so great. 2% more and I would have passed. Eh well.
Okee so I started my own Frappr! page to get an idea where the people that visit this site come from.
Simply click on the following link and add yourself!
http://www.frappr.com/jmcardlevisitors
“Shortly after learning of the New Orleans plan for free city-wide wireless internet, Bellsouth Corp. withdrew an offer to donate a damaged building to be used for police headquarters. According to the Washington Post, ‘Bill Oliver, angrily rescinded the offer of the building in a conversation with New Orleans homeland security director Terry Ebbert.’”
Full Story Here.
I understand that Bellsouth interprets city wifi as some kind of competition(ISPs have tried to make those illegal, with some success). That said, I don’t see Evian pulling donations because the same government provides free water.
WiFi is no competition to dedicated DSL lines. Network congestion makes the speeds significantly inferior. Plus, Internet is becoming a necessary ammenity. All that to say that reguardless of the government’s move, BellSouth’s customer base is well secured. To pull this donation because of such a misguided and selfish motivation is one of the coldest things I’ve witnessed a company do publicly.
Yep, I’ve been oddly quiet for the last few weeks. It’s been hectic over here, and it shows no sign of stopping.
Coming up now is exam time! So more quiet-ness for me!