The age-old adage First Do No Harm should be the tempering goal of not only medicine, but government and industry, especially when they team up to deploy new technologies, set policies and serve the people.

This blog exists to reveal and analyze areas in which these powerful groups are failing to "first do no harm."

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Carrier pigeons can beat rural broadband speed - no kidding

Humans get pretty cocky about the speed of technology to carry information. But last year in the U.K., a humble carrier pigeon (named Rory) flew a computer memory card between two counties quicker than a rural computer could upload a five minute video to the web.

Yet humans are bound and determined to flood the air with microwaves to try to get their information from point A to point B. This is like hosing water the streets and through our yards 24/7 to get some water into our homes. Talk about inefficient. And dangerous to the public. Fiber optic is smarter.

In the meantime, I'd consider starting a carrier pigeon information service but the deadly cell towers and wind farms everywhere you look would pose a danger to the birds. Anyhow, bless little Mr. Rory for trying to deliver some sense to humankind despite the odds.

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Carrier pigeons can beat rural broadband speed - no kidding

Humans get pretty cocky about the speed of technology to carry information. But last year in the U.K., a humble carrier pigeon (named Rory) flew a computer memory card between two counties quicker than a rural computer could upload a five minute video to the web.

Yet humans are bound and determined to flood the air with microwaves to try to get their information from point A to point B. This is like hosing water the streets and through our yards 24/7 to get some water into our homes. Talk about inefficient. And dangerous to the public. Fiber optic is smarter.

In the meantime, I'd consider starting a carrier pigeon information service but the deadly cell towers and wind farms everywhere you look would pose a danger to the birds. Anyhow, bless little Mr. Rory for trying to deliver some sense to humankind despite the odds.

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