RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Will @home keep going?

[Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I like my method better. Create a giant user-owned WiFi network. Why
bother with wires when you can use air. :)

"The principal mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the
opening of new frontiers."
                                       -- Arthur Koestler

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Michael McGlothlin <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
http://mlug.missouri.edu/~mogmios/projects/

On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, Ross, Matt wrote:

> if we all chip in $50m, we can buy @home and run it ourselves :-)
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michael [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 1:12 PM
> > To: EMAIL:PROTECTED
> > Subject: RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Will @home keep going?
> > 
> > 
> > I'm a heavy addict. An example.. this morning I was cutting 
> > firewood for a
> > neighbor that broke his leg (his home is heated mainly by wood so it's
> > important) and walking around in the middle of nowhere with a 
> > chainsaw I
> > was taking breaks to check my email, check the news, and bid 
> > on items on
> > EBay. All made possible by the nice little web interface on 
> > my cellphone.
> > 
> > It usda be that if you took me away from my Net connection 
> > I'd feel sort
> > of helpless and unable to act on anything. I'd suffer 
> > withdrawl symptoms.
> > I kind of cured myself of that but I'm still a very heavy addict.
> > 
> > Now if only my digital camera could plug into my cellphones 
> > data jack to
> > let me email photos back to my server whenever the camera got 
> > full I'd be
> > a happy camper. :)
> > 
> > "The principal mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the
> > opening of new frontiers."
> >                                        -- Arthur Koestler
> > 
> > *^*^*^*
> > Michael McGlothlin <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
> > http://mlug.missouri.edu/~mogmios/projects/
> > 
> > On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, John Engelbrecht wrote:
> > 
> > > My analogy is Borg drone such as 7of9 first gets disconnected 
> > > from the hive mind. Thats what Internet is, vast mounts of 
> > > information to access at anytime. Thousands of voices speaking 
> > > as one, now there's only voice alone that is speaking.
> > > 
> > > Even if you are alone in your room, you are not, 
> > > you always got the black screen infront of your
> > > face to make conversations with.
> > > 
> > > On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, Spurling, Shannon wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Because people get a little weird when you remove their 
> > internet in the
> > > > middle of the day. Heck, they get down right mean any 
> > time they can't
> > > > check e-mail. I'm seriously concerned about the addictive 
> > properties of
> > > > the internet. It's almost like trying to detox a coffee 
> > drinker from
> > > > caffeine. :-)
> > > > 
> > > > Shannon Spurling
> > > > WAN Engineer -Specialist
> > > > 
> > > > MOREnet, Network Services, Core Network
> > > > 3212 LeMone Industrial Blvd.
> > > > Columbia, MO 65201
> > > > 
> > > > Main:(573) 884-7200   Fax:(573)884-6673
> > > > 
> > > > EMAIL:PROTECTED
> > > > EMAIL:PROTECTED
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Ross, Matt [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]
> > > > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 8:13 AM
> > > > To: EMAIL:PROTECTED
> > > > Subject: RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Will @home keep going?
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Exact Date, and its more sinister than high noon, and 
> > lawyers by default
> > > > are
> > > > sinister.
> > > > 
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Ian Monroe [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]
> > > > > Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 7:27 PM
> > > > > To: EMAIL:PROTECTED
> > > > > Subject: Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Will @home keep going?
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > I assume its on PST, so it would be 2:00 am for us. It will 
> > > > > be interesting
> > > > > to see what happens, but hopefully not too interesting.
> > > > > 
> > > > > I wonder why lawyers have a facisnation with doing 
> > stuff at midnight;
> > > > > executions would be the other instance that first comes to mind.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Ian Monroe
> > > > > http://mlug.missouri.edu/~eean/
> > > > > 
> > > > > On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > > A Judge ruled that EMAIL:PROTECTED may cease service at midnight.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > http://computerworld.com/nlt/0%2C3590%2CNAV47_STO66218_NLTPM%2C00.html
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > -- 
> > > > > > Stephen Montgomery-Smith
> > > > > > EMAIL:PROTECTED
> > > > > > http://www.math.missouri.edu/~stephen
> > > > > 
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