Comments on: Friday Open Thread: Great Googly Moogly http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2010/03/12/friday-open-thread-great-googly-moogly/ If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen. — Samuel Adams Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:18:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ms. Divine http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2010/03/12/friday-open-thread-great-googly-moogly/comment-page-1/#comment-41087 Ms. Divine Sun, 04 Apr 2010 14:16:05 +0000 http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=12105#comment-41087 <b>Fiber headed our way?</b> <b>Golden LEAF Awards Over $24 Million to Help Bring High-Speed Broadband to Rural North Carolina</b> http://www.goldenleaf.org/press/n20100401.html Grant looks to help implement $111 million broadband fiber project proposed in North Carolina April 1, 2010 Kinston, N.C. -- April 1, 2010 -- The Golden LEAF Foundation announced today that it has awarded a $24 million grant in order to help secure $78 million in federal funds and leverage other private and public resources to bring broadband fiber to 69 counties across North Carolina. Sixty-seven of the 69 counties are currently underserved or partially underserved for broadband connections. "The expansion of broadband access in rural counties is critical to jobs, economic investment, education and communications," said Governor Bev Perdue. "The Golden LEAF Foundation has provided the critical matching dollars which will make this project possible. More than 1,000 jobs are associated with just the installation and creation of the network, and the lasting benefits to homes, schools and businesses will be significant." The $24 million grant, part of the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative, was awarded to the non-profit MCNC, to provide matching funds for round two of the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). If federal funds are forthcoming, MCNC will be able to implement a $111 million broadband fiber project and install 1,448 miles of new fiber through 69 counties in northeastern, northwestern, north central and south central North Carolina. Fiber headed our way?

Golden LEAF Awards Over $24 Million to Help Bring High-Speed Broadband to Rural North Carolina

http://www.goldenleaf.org/press/n20100401.html

Grant looks to help implement $111 million broadband fiber project proposed in North Carolina

April 1, 2010

Kinston, N.C. — April 1, 2010 — The Golden LEAF Foundation announced today that it has awarded a $24 million grant in order to help secure $78 million in federal funds and leverage other private and public resources to bring broadband fiber to 69 counties across North Carolina. Sixty-seven of the 69 counties are currently underserved or partially underserved for broadband connections.

“The expansion of broadband access in rural counties is critical to jobs, economic investment, education and communications,” said Governor Bev Perdue. “The Golden LEAF Foundation has provided the critical matching dollars which will make this project possible. More than 1,000 jobs are associated with just the installation and creation of the network, and the lasting benefits to homes, schools and businesses will be significant.”

The $24 million grant, part of the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative, was awarded to the non-profit MCNC, to provide matching funds for round two of the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). If federal funds are forthcoming, MCNC will be able to implement a $111 million broadband fiber project and install 1,448 miles of new fiber through 69 counties in northeastern, northwestern, north central and south central North Carolina.

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]]> By: Gordon Smith http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2010/03/12/friday-open-thread-great-googly-moogly/comment-page-1/#comment-40897 Gordon Smith Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:15:06 +0000 http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=12105#comment-40897 Byron, I'm excited to see what happens with this collaboration. Remember, please, that Jason was once a reporter at AC-T while also blogging at Ashvegas. I'm optimistic about the union. Byron,

I’m excited to see what happens with this collaboration. Remember, please, that Jason was once a reporter at AC-T while also blogging at Ashvegas. I’m optimistic about the union.

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]]> By: Byron Belzak http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2010/03/12/friday-open-thread-great-googly-moogly/comment-page-1/#comment-40884 Byron Belzak Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:31:41 +0000 http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=12105#comment-40884 Gordon, will Google consider the recent media marriage of Ashvegas and the Asheville Citizen-Times to be something that encourages local independence and creativity? I doubt it. Perhaps you'll start a thread on this matter. If so, please feel free to add my commentary about this unholy media marriage at http://www.downtownasheville.com/index.php/1152 Gordon, will Google consider the recent media marriage of Ashvegas and the Asheville Citizen-Times to be something that encourages local independence and creativity? I doubt it.

Perhaps you’ll start a thread on this matter. If so, please feel free to add my commentary about this unholy media marriage at
http://www.downtownasheville.com/index.php/1152

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]]> By: randallt http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2010/03/12/friday-open-thread-great-googly-moogly/comment-page-1/#comment-40543 randallt Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:48:32 +0000 http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=12105#comment-40543 I see it's official. Shuler will vote no HCR. Thanks Congressman. Which Insurance company promised you a fat job after you leave Congress? You define corruption Mr. Taylor. Ooops, I mean Mr. Shuler. I see it’s official. Shuler will vote no HCR. Thanks Congressman. Which Insurance company promised you a fat job after you leave Congress? You define corruption Mr. Taylor. Ooops, I mean Mr. Shuler.

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]]> By: randallt http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2010/03/12/friday-open-thread-great-googly-moogly/comment-page-1/#comment-40496 randallt Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:00:15 +0000 http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=12105#comment-40496 Will Heath flip? His Blue Dog neighbor just did. Ahooooo, Blue Dogs of London, ahoooo... First, Blue Dog Bart Gordon (TN) flips from NO to YES! RT @jonathanhsinger: Democrats now have their second No-to-Yes switcher on #hcr: Tennessee Blue Dog Bart Gordon (per @CapitolHillCNN) 8 minutes ago via TweetDeck And Luis Gutierrez is also a YES. Will Heath flip? His Blue Dog neighbor just did. Ahooooo, Blue Dogs of London, ahoooo…

First, Blue Dog Bart Gordon (TN) flips from NO to YES!
RT @jonathanhsinger: Democrats now have their second No-to-Yes switcher on #hcr: Tennessee Blue Dog Bart Gordon (per @CapitolHillCNN)
8 minutes ago via TweetDeck

And Luis Gutierrez is also a YES.

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]]> By: Ralph Roberts http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2010/03/12/friday-open-thread-great-googly-moogly/comment-page-1/#comment-40287 Ralph Roberts Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:12:52 +0000 http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=12105#comment-40287 Urk! There is a warm and toasty corner in hell awaiting Mr. Marclay. He probably bends the spines on books, too. rk! Thr s wrm nd tsty crnr n hll wtng Mr. Mrcly.

H prbbly bnds th spns n bks, t.

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]]> By: Deus Ex Machina http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2010/03/12/friday-open-thread-great-googly-moogly/comment-page-1/#comment-40277 Deus Ex Machina Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:29:05 +0000 http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=12105#comment-40277 Or, here's a different way to play records! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCeK5vNZepI Or, here’s a different way to play records!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCeK5vNZepI

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]]> By: Ralph Roberts http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2010/03/12/friday-open-thread-great-googly-moogly/comment-page-1/#comment-40274 Ralph Roberts Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:09:02 +0000 http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=12105#comment-40274 Heh, heh... that's cool ... back in the 70s I owed store that sold records. When it went out of business I many thousands of records left and that would have been a good use for them. Luckily, I moved them in flea markets for really good money... albeit I still have a huge record collection. But... the point is ... creativity comes in a lot of packages and with fiber optic, we can move those packages a lot faster. Hh, hh… tht’s cl … bck n th 70s wd str tht sld rcrds. Whn t wnt t f bsnss mny thsnds f rcrds lft nd tht wld hv bn gd s fr thm.

Lckly, mvd thm n fl mrkts fr rlly gd mny… lbt stll hv hg rcrd cllctn.

Bt… th pnt s … crtvty cms n lt f pckgs nd wth fbr ptc, w cn mv ths pckgs lt fstr.

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]]> By: Deus Ex Machina http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2010/03/12/friday-open-thread-great-googly-moogly/comment-page-1/#comment-40271 Deus Ex Machina Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:52:16 +0000 http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=12105#comment-40271 Wow... I remember those days, playing on BBS's on a Commodore PET with a state-of-the-art 300 baud modem. Fun times. Ralph - a music project I was involved in about five years ago used decommissioned classroom phonographs and "prepared vinyl" as musical instruments, very much like this clip of Christian Marclay from <i>Night Music</i>: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIFH4XHU228 Except I was also running them through dozens of guitar pedals... Wow… I remember those days, playing on BBS’s on a Commodore PET with a state-of-the-art 300 baud modem. Fun times.

Ralph – a music project I was involved in about five years ago used decommissioned classroom phonographs and “prepared vinyl” as musical instruments, very much like this clip of Christian Marclay from Night Music:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIFH4XHU228

Except I was also running them through dozens of guitar pedals…

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]]> By: Ralph Roberts http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2010/03/12/friday-open-thread-great-googly-moogly/comment-page-1/#comment-40264 Ralph Roberts Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:54:33 +0000 http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=12105#comment-40264 another good question but with a highly complex answer. the Internet (as alluded to by its name) is not one network but rather many thousands of interconnected networks. the main trunks (called backbones) connect more localized networks and allow traffic (data) to pass from one computer to another many networks away. ... there is all kind of redundancies and devices call switchers and routers work to get packets of data from one place to the next, relaying them (called 'hops') all over the place to do so. ... envision a planet-sized spiderweb - if you run along the strands, there are any number of paths to any specific destination. if Google ties us (and surely they one) into some of the major backbones, we would be fine MOST of the time. But "internet weather" (see http://www.internettrafficreport.com/main.htm for the current weather) varies depending on loads. in short, having a very speedy connection (like mine) is great most of the time but I predict even a Google one would clog from time to time. bandwidth is finite bottom line: raising the bar is always good and getting fiber in here on "the last mile" (the final connenction to your home and business, which the phone company, for one, has been promising for years) would be good. we may not win as big as some people think but we can't lose. nthr gd qstn bt wth hghly cmplx nswr.

th ntrnt (s lldd t by ts nm) s nt n ntwrk bt rthr mny thsnds f ntrcnnctd ntwrks.

th mn trnks (clld bckbns) cnnct mr lclzd ntwrks nd llw trffc (dt) t pss frm n cmptr t nthr mny ntwrks wy. … thr s ll knd f rdndncs nd dvcs cll swtchrs nd rtrs wrk t gt pckts f dt frm n plc t th nxt, rlyng thm (clld ‘hps’) ll vr th plc t d s. … nvsn plnt-szd spdrwb – f y rn lng th strnds, thr r ny nmbr f pths t ny spcfc dstntn.

f Ggl ts s (nd srly thy n) nt sm f th mjr bckbns, w wld b fn MST f th tm. Bt “ntrnt wthr” (s < hrf="http://www.ntrnttrffcrprt.cm/mn.htm" rl="nfllw">http://www.ntrnttrffcrprt.cm/mn.htm fr th crrnt wthr) vrs dpndng n lds.

n shrt, hvng vry spdy cnnctn (lk mn) s grt mst f th tm bt prdct vn Ggl n wld clg frm tm t tm.

bndwdth s fnt

bttm ln: rsng th br s lwys gd nd gttng fbr n hr n “th lst ml” (th fnl cnnnctn t yr hm nd bsnss, whch th phn cmpny, fr n, hs bn prmsng fr yrs) wld b gd.

w my nt wn s bg s sm ppl thnk bt w cn’t ls.

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]]> By: Doug Gibson http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2010/03/12/friday-open-thread-great-googly-moogly/comment-page-1/#comment-40262 Doug Gibson Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:07:19 +0000 http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=12105#comment-40262 I guess what I'm wondering is whether we're not going to have bottlenecks somewhere. Does it help us to have data moving in and out at 1 gbit speeds when the rest of the world is so much slower? I guess what I’m wondering is whether we’re not going to have bottlenecks somewhere. Does it help us to have data moving in and out at 1 gbit speeds when the rest of the world is so much slower?

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]]> By: Ralph Roberts http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2010/03/12/friday-open-thread-great-googly-moogly/comment-page-1/#comment-40261 Ralph Roberts Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:12:51 +0000 http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=12105#comment-40261 “one upscale rural community” it is now, for most of my life it was just one rural community that knew and understood its roots and place in the greater community of WNC. "what’s stopping us from receiving data at those speeds at our home right now?" that's actually a good question, Doug. The answer is money. You could, for example, get a T3 line to your house and enjoy about 40mbits or so, up and down, 24/7 for around $15,000 a month. or you go to Skyrunner for a wireless connection like I have and enjoy 10mbit up and down (as I do) for a few hundred a month (which my business pays for but I have it in the house as well). what Google offers is not new but cheaper and better. now what Cisco is coming with blows Google completely out of the water. http://bit.ly/aPWsIi get us that Gordon and I'll establish a residence in the city and vote for you forever. “n pscl rrl cmmnty”

t s nw, fr mst f my lf t ws jst n rrl cmmnty tht knw nd ndrstd ts rts nd plc n th grtr cmmnty f WNC.

“wht’s stppng s frm rcvng dt t ths spds t r hm rght nw?”

tht’s ctlly gd qstn, Dg. Th nswr s mny. Y cld, fr xmpl, gt T3 ln t yr hs nd njy bt 40mbts r s, p nd dwn, 24/7 fr rnd $15,000 mnth.

r y g t Skyrnnr fr wrlss cnnctn lk hv nd njy 10mbt p nd dwn (s d) fr fw hndrd mnth (whch my bsnss pys fr bt hv t n th hs s wll).

wht Ggl ffrs s nt nw bt chpr nd bttr.

nw wht Csc s cmng wth blws Ggl cmpltly t f th wtr.

< hrf="http://bt.ly/PWs" rl="nfllw">http://bt.ly/PWs

gt s tht Grdn nd ’ll stblsh rsdnc n th cty nd vt fr y frvr.

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]]> By: Doug Gibson http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2010/03/12/friday-open-thread-great-googly-moogly/comment-page-1/#comment-40258 Doug Gibson Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:03:02 +0000 http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=12105#comment-40258 Nice. I read the Wet Machine article you linked to - the guy suggests that Google might choose a variety of communities, including "one upscale rural community," which probably fits Asheville's image for many outsiders. What I don't get, though, is - is data coming into our community at these high speeds? If so, what's stopping us from receiving data at those speeds at our home right now? Nice. I read the Wet Machine article you linked to – the guy suggests that Google might choose a variety of communities, including “one upscale rural community,” which probably fits Asheville’s image for many outsiders.

What I don’t get, though, is – is data coming into our community at these high speeds? If so, what’s stopping us from receiving data at those speeds at our home right now?

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]]> By: Ralph Roberts http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2010/03/12/friday-open-thread-great-googly-moogly/comment-page-1/#comment-40252 Ralph Roberts Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:10:31 +0000 http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=12105#comment-40252 Looks good, Gordon. I'm always in quest for more speed. I started on the Internet in 1978 (actually ARPAnet then) using a connection to UNCA via phone and a 192-baud modem. Kept on getting faster and faster, riding and writing about the technology wave. Now (thanks to http://skyrunner.net) I've got an above average speed of 10mbit up and down. But, MAN, 1gigabit! I can dig THAT! I do support what you're doing. Lks gd, Grdn. ’m lwys n qst fr mr spd. strtd n th ntrnt n 1978 (ctlly RPnt thn) sng cnnctn t NC v phn nd 192-bd mdm.

Kpt n gttng fstr nd fstr, rdng nd wrtng bt th tchnlgy wv. Nw (thnks t < hrf="http://skyrnnr.nt" rl="nfllw">http://skyrnnr.nt) ’v gt n bv vrg spd f 10mbt p nd dwn. Bt, MN, 1ggbt! cn dg THT!

d spprt wht y’r dng.

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]]> By: Gordon Smith http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2010/03/12/friday-open-thread-great-googly-moogly/comment-page-1/#comment-40249 Gordon Smith Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:30:42 +0000 http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=12105#comment-40249 I love the Skillet Lickers, Ralph. Here's a link to something I wrote about uses for the Fiber: http://googleavl.com/2010/03/03/lets-change-the-world-together-with-google/ Not only that, but you'll be able to upload video 100x faster! I love the Skillet Lickers, Ralph. Here’s a link to something I wrote about uses for the Fiber: http://googleavl.com/2010/03/03/lets-change-the-world-together-with-google/

Not only that, but you’ll be able to upload video 100x faster!

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]]> By: Ralph Roberts http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2010/03/12/friday-open-thread-great-googly-moogly/comment-page-1/#comment-40247 Ralph Roberts Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:47:19 +0000 http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=12105#comment-40247 Deus, you can get some good sounds out of old 78s with minimal work... here's an example of using "Soldier's Joy" by Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers in one of my promos: http://forums.1vid.com/index.php/topic,538.0.html --Ralph Ds, y cn gt sm gd snds t f ld 78s wth mnml wrk… hr’s n xmpl f sng “Sldr’s Jy” by Gd Tnnr nd th Skllt Lckrs n n f my prms:

< hrf="http://frms.1vd.cm/ndx.php/tpc,538.0.html" rl="nfllw">http://frms.1vd.cm/ndx.php/tpc,538.0.html

–Rlph

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]]> By: Doug Gibson http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2010/03/12/friday-open-thread-great-googly-moogly/comment-page-1/#comment-40246 Doug Gibson Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:28:25 +0000 http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=12105#comment-40246 Okay, so how did folks answer the question "what can we do with all that bandwidth?" Compared to some folks around here, I'm kind of a luddite, so talk slowly. Okay, so how did folks answer the question “what can we do with all that bandwidth?” Compared to some folks around here, I’m kind of a luddite, so talk slowly.

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]]> By: Gordon Smith http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2010/03/12/friday-open-thread-great-googly-moogly/comment-page-1/#comment-40239 Gordon Smith Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:00:30 +0000 http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=12105#comment-40239 Ralph & Deus - Y'all make an amazing team. Ralph & Deus – Y’all make an amazing team.

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]]> By: Gordon Smith http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2010/03/12/friday-open-thread-great-googly-moogly/comment-page-1/#comment-40238 Gordon Smith Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:55:40 +0000 http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=12105#comment-40238 Yikes, Laura. Thanks for letting me know that link is broken! Yikes, Laura. Thanks for letting me know that link is broken!

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]]> By: Laura http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2010/03/12/friday-open-thread-great-googly-moogly/comment-page-1/#comment-40235 Laura Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:18:34 +0000 http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=12105#comment-40235 never mind... got it to work from the googleavl site. who knows. never mind… got it to work from the googleavl site. who knows.

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