On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 12:20 PM, Kenneth M. Chipps Ph.D. <chi...@chipps.com > wrote:
> Use this: > > > http://www.dentonrc.com/local-news/local-news-headlines/20140512-drone-offers-wi-fi-signal.ece > > Combine that with Google's helium balloon idea, and you end up with a positionable wifi platform that can stay aloft for days... hmmm... Nah, already have too much on my plate. but the idea is intriguing. Matt > > -----Original Message----- > From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-boun...@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Jack Bates > Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2014 2:05 PM > To: Matthew Petach; Owen DeLong > Cc: NANOG (nanog@nanog.org) > Subject: Re: [OPINION] Best place in the US for NetAdmins > > On 7/27/2014 12:41 PM, Matthew Petach wrote: > > You wouldn't like it here in the Bay Area. It's horrible, there's > > pollution all the time, the traffic is terrible, there's no reasonable > > public transportation, there's no late-night eateries for when you > > finish that maintenance window at 2am. You definitely don't want to > > live here. :D > > Well, definitely not. I'll stick to my ranch in rural Oklahoma. Since I > was young, I've always wanted to have a high speed connection to a house in > the middle of nowhere. Originally, I liked the mountain ranges my great > grandmother used to live on. These days, I'm happy with my crop fields and > trees, even if it is a bit flat. Turns out, it's easier to bury fiber when > you don't have to go through a mountain. :) > > I know I'm not alone in my duality; the need to balance my geek and my > need for nature. It generally does hurt the ability to drive into an office > daily, though. Then again, it's over a mile as the crow flies to my nearest > neighbor. Still working on a good wireless repeater system to get me from > the house to a good resting place in the forest. Trees and wifi not > friendly. lol > > Jack > > >
