Broadband Telephony 2.0 - Latest Comments

Re: The Road Not Taken

Juliaroskind — Wed, 09 May 2012 11:20:27 -0000

I am grateful for all the differences you have made toward sustainability of a happy peaceful life on our planet. Thank you for your divine works. Julia Roskind

Re: The Road Not Taken

Roskind — Wed, 09 May 2012 07:16:11 -0000

Beautifully stated, beautifully felt!

Re: Patents

Mattpalumbo — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:32:17 -0000

You may be interested in the FL Regional Inventors Conference (April 27-28) and could use ideas on outreach to innovators interested in patents and trademarks. I'm doing outreach. Any thoughts on groups I should contact? http://www.uspto.gov/invent...

Re: The Road Not Taken

Jim — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:26:20 -0000

So appropriate Mark. As each day, hour, minute and second we make our choices. We decide how to live and how to share, how to love and how to covet, AND how to GIVE and how to RECEIVE. The roads are many, our choices are even more; yet our decisions are based on much fewer points that become the reference to WHO we are. The triad of Gratefulness, Thankfulness and Gratitude are markers of reference we all should have as pillars - and the "road" will provide the journey. Thank you for the wonderful reminder.

Re: Creating a New World one City at a Time

Mark Hewitt — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:42:54 -0000

You are correct however the Black Networks will be the evolution of a third generation of the Internet and it will be operated outside the boundaries of any single sovereign nation. What our leaders must be able to do is to take a World view where our culture and economies exchange based on value and not leverage. Mankind has enough capability to feed the hungry and educate the children of the world --- all we must have is the willingness to do what is hard - make our choices based on our mutual self interests.

Re: Creating a New World one City at a Time

Rig144 — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:06:26 -0000

It is my belief that we are no longer an economy or an ecosystem that can survive without consideration to global econonomies or the global ecosystem. We are now all interdependent on each other and it will be our responsibility to evaluate the effects of our various efforts and industries on others on the other side of the planet as well as those just in front of us. It is my opinon that those that grasp this thought and raise their consciousness to a level beyond what they can see with the naked eye will be successful in obtaining their goals while making the world a better place. I know that may sound Poly Anna so to speak, but those that truly deserve to succeed will and can and those that try by intimidation, espionage, and aggression, will succeed but only temporarily..long term it is unsustainable, as I see it.

Re: Creating a New World one City at a Time

Chuck — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:05:04 -0000

While this is only a gut feeling at this time, I think it's inevitable that governments will legislate and enforce policy regarding the Internet, and there will be those that will run operations that will attempt to undermine it. One reason that SOPA and PIPA are such bad ideas is that I think they create a 'blacknet', and every dollar that the government spent enforcing that policy would be made treble by illegal organizations that would be able to exploit it.Your mention of Obama demonstrates exactly what government doesn't understand. Obama thinks that employment is men with hammers and blue collars making i-phones, when in fact the reason that China is making the i-phones is the globalization policy our government has force-fed the planet to it's own people's extreme benefit.Politicians are not economists or technologists. The vast majority of them are lawyers. How could they possibly understand?

Re: Today is “iDay” as we remember an iCon

Jonathon Hewitt — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:45:33 -0000

He thanked his family(s) on his last speech, he knew it was time. What a brilliant man!

Re: Introduction to “The Metamorphosis Project”

Bumble-Bina — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 16:04:09 -0000

I believe this is possible if we acknowledge individual potential in others especially starting with the young people in schools. It is our individuality that connects us. Somewhat like a individual piece of jigsaw that put together creates a wonderful picture.

Re: Introduction to “The Metamorphosis Project”

Jballard — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 01:50:43 -0000

Wonderful to be a part of something that is idealist and hopeful, as well a practical and productive. A living document working toward applying all our available wisdom.
Jahn Ballard, Founding Director, The Commons/PMI

Re: Ask not what your Country can do for you….

Mark Hewitt — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 08:01:39 -0000

Thanks Chris

Mark

Re: Ask not what your Country can do for you….

Chris Burns — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:31:17 -0000

Good luck at the CEO Space Conference. I hope to attend as well next year!

Re: Ask not what your Country can do for you….

Guest — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 11:02:30 -0000

Visionary people face the same problems everyone else faces; but rather than get paralyzed by their problems, visionaries immediately commit themselves to finding a solution.
Bill Hybels

Set the vision and the problems will be overcome. Success in Vegas - Brian

Re: Motorola’s DroidX

Jim L. — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:38:31 -0000

Why do you need Windows drivers for the Droid anyway? My experience with the carriers' desktop apps for phones is that they are mostly malware, trying to control your desktop as well as your phone. I agree about 64 bit apps though - it's mysterious why everything hasn't migrated. Of course I haven't switched because you can't get drivers...

Re: Motorola’s DroidX

Jay McGillicuddy — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:33:08 -0000

I have the Droid X and a Mac Book Pro. Will never buy a windows machine again. Get a Mac you won't be sorry. Best of luck.

Re: What does Apple and BP have in common?

Cfftr Tait — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:25:32 -0000

great comment. glad you are willing to share your experiences and thoughts. Jim Tait, Tallahassee

Re: Case: Ave Maria Smart Campus

wallyhedman — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:48:40 -0000

That would Be Oratory, not Observatory

Re: First Round of Funding Nets and Overwhelming Response

Mark Hewitt — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:25:39 -0000

This is a very exciting time the demand for broadband in this country far exceeds anything we could have imagined. I am reminded that during Obama’s campaign pledge his commitment for Health, Energy, and Broadband were his top three objectives. Now it appears obvious that it is on the top of American’s list of priorities. I also recall a comment made during the initial commitment to the Broadband Stimulus that the initial $7.2 Billion is just a down payment.

I know it may not be obvious to all however during the ramp up of the Space Program the resulting R & D (Research and Development) led to discoveries and innovations creating today’s computers, Internet, medical technologies, materials science, and discoveries in energy, flight, and the human condition. A new national broadband network extending access to everyone (and I note that that includes us in more metropolitan environments) will have access to high speed (at least 100 Mbps or more) connectivity. This will lead to a new innovative American engine, new technologies, energy, food, health care, safety and more will emerge.

Re: Round One Broadband Stimulus is Done

Jim Tait — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:48:15 -0000

Mark--you're right on as always. But, let's remember that the NTIA let the incumbents off the hook when they diluted the mapping and planning procedures to allow not only confidentiality (when not needed) and also to use census blocks rather than the household and advertised speeds rather than actual delivered. We need to tighten up those loose ends! We need people to overcome the millions $ that are given in campaign contributions to protect monopolies and corporate cabals.

Re: Round One Broadband Stimulus is Done

Jim Davis — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:49:07 -0000

There is probably not one of your readers Mark who has not fought with their internet provider during the past few months because their traditional level of performance is truly in the dark ages. It's hard to get the Roku player to work at dial up speeds. I concur with your thinking. The quantum leap is about to begin thanks to Stimulus. We'll keep our fingers crossed. America should be better than 20th in the World in Broadband... we should be ashamed of that.

Re: Round One Broadband Stimulus is Done

Laurance Lewis — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:22:22 -0000

Well said Mark. I'm amazed that Americans and their representatives are willing to settle for "good enough" when it comes to broadband. These are the same people and politicians who demand superiority when it comes to just about all other areas of international engagement.

Re: Round One Broadband Stimulus is Done

AndrewCohill — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:02:57 -0000

The 100 megabit target as the lowest acceptable capacity is exactly right. Anything less puts communities at a severe jobs and economic development disadvantage. We talked recently to a major employer interested in placing some of their workforce at home to cut commuting costs and enable more work flexibility, and they want a 50 megabit symmetric connection between the worker's home and the corporate network to keep latency to a minimum, ensure data security (no local data storage), and enable HD videoconferencing.