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Municipal Wireless Proposal for Boston looks hot
I don't know how I missed this news when it was fresh, but back on July 31, Boston's wireless task force recommended a fairly unique all-city wireless network.
From the summary in the task force's report:
More discussion at MuniWireless.
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Wed, 11 Oct 2006
I don't know how I missed this news when it was fresh, but back on July 31, Boston's wireless task force recommended a fairly unique all-city wireless network.
From the summary in the task force's report:
The Task Force is concerned that parties may attempt litigation as a way to impede the development of this initiative. The City must prepare for this potentially unfortunate outcome.Indeed - Verizon and Comcast stand to lose a ton of the money they're now shamelessly squeezing for their substandard service. It may be rough on them, but I think a little competition might be the right thing here.
More discussion at MuniWireless.
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Free Range Graphics strikes again
The flash-video mavens at Free Range Graphics, those folks that brought you the Meatrix, are back with another joint slamming PVC. Either they've got some more money for this campaign or their skills are improving - this video really stands out above their previous work. I suspect there is uneasiness at the Vinyl Institute this week.
(spotted at sustainablog)
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Thu, 05 Oct 2006
The flash-video mavens at Free Range Graphics, those folks that brought you the Meatrix, are back with another joint slamming PVC. Either they've got some more money for this campaign or their skills are improving - this video really stands out above their previous work. I suspect there is uneasiness at the Vinyl Institute this week.
(spotted at sustainablog)
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I think I finally understand the foie issue
This bit from Salon helped me finally understand people's opposition to the various foie gras bans: the living conditions for ducks whose livers become foie are significantly better than the conditions "enjoyed" by 99% of the animals we eat in this country. No, it isn't particularly natural to feed a duck such that its liver swells up beyond normal size. However, when you consider that these ducks are wandering around freely between feedings, it's hard to compare their fates to that of a chicken who lives its entire life in a cage, a pig confined to a dark warehouse floored with its own shit, or a cow fed grain that it is incapable of digesting without antibiotics.
So while there may be reasons to object to foie, banning it while condoning our factory meat production system just doesn't make any sense. Other than as cheap, meaningless public relations theater that happens to threaten small artisan producers.
Update: The Ethicurian quotes a particularly relevant part of the Salon article linked to above.
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This bit from Salon helped me finally understand people's opposition to the various foie gras bans: the living conditions for ducks whose livers become foie are significantly better than the conditions "enjoyed" by 99% of the animals we eat in this country. No, it isn't particularly natural to feed a duck such that its liver swells up beyond normal size. However, when you consider that these ducks are wandering around freely between feedings, it's hard to compare their fates to that of a chicken who lives its entire life in a cage, a pig confined to a dark warehouse floored with its own shit, or a cow fed grain that it is incapable of digesting without antibiotics.
So while there may be reasons to object to foie, banning it while condoning our factory meat production system just doesn't make any sense. Other than as cheap, meaningless public relations theater that happens to threaten small artisan producers.
Update: The Ethicurian quotes a particularly relevant part of the Salon article linked to above.
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