Thanks for asking. All settled in for the winter. Bioinformatics as in devices home bound patients use to monitor as part of hospital sponsored telemedicine programs? Bright future. Every hospital wants to be able to reach their market and provide telemedicine programs. "Branded networks" is huge potential. Haven't heard of any hospital connecting the dots between mesh networks in the community, though. I approached the hospital down in my small town in Iowa. They were using a form of telemedicine program for the veterans (PTSD) in the area. They were very receptive of the idea of upgrading to a mesh network that would let them expand their services to videoconferencing for $50 a house. They were hooked up to fiber optic at the state/national level. Their stumble was at the last mile point, and the mesh network approach sounded good to them. About that time, the mayor got a dress-down from Qwest, and everything stalled. Happy Holidays, Tom On Wed, 2010-12-22 at 19:39 -0600, Samael wrote: > get ahold of rj on the list he is interested in it also. currently > computer science but soon to merge with bioinformatics. you recently > moved to minnesota how is that going? if this works out with a few > volunteers on the list we should get together and make a plan. this > thread is heading in the right direction! > > On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 7:20 PM, tom <tompoe at meltel.net> wrote: > Samuel: Didn't realize you were a student. What's your > major? St. > Thomas is pretty far along with their virtual world > exploration. I > think they monetize some of what they do. If you can get a > feasible > WiMAX presentation in place, it becomes a natural for > presenting to > groups, neighborhoods, communities across the state. St. > Thomas then > sees a marketing tool for their work. Forget the Internet > access, and > focus on a 12 mile radius mesh network that communities can > modify to > fit their needs. Cost is attractive, even if it's a one-time > fee for > $50 per house. Broadband forever, and able to be operated and > maintained by non-technical volunteers. Ypsilanti, Michigan > does this. > Check them out. I think they're still tied to Meraki. So, > it's not as > if this is not tried and tested stuff. I'll meet with you, > and we can > use a couple of my wifi units to get a mock up on small scale. > Happy Holidays, > Tom > > > On Wed, 2010-12-22 at 18:51 -0600, Samael wrote: > > i should have known it was you with all the great advice. > since it > > was you who gave me the idea. i gave you credit on the > other thread > > by the way, well sort of, i couldn't remember your last > name. > > > > On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 6:46 PM, Samael > <samael.anon at gmail.com> wrote: > > wow. that is some awesome advice. i was sort of > kidding, but > > with this advice i just may take it on as a > project. it would > > look good on my resume when i graduate from college. > > > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 6:18 PM, tom > <tompoe at meltel.net> > > wrote: > > Hi: Think about presenting the idea of a > local > > broadband infrastructure > > to your local mayor. If the mayor likes the > idea, the > > next step is to > > meet with his tech advisor. Open-mesh.com > appears to > > sell wifi that > > each house can use to establish community > wide local > > broadband > > infrastructure without Internet access. > Units priced > > at $29 per house, > > one-time fee. With the local broadband > infrastructure > > in place, the > > city can coordinate with ISP that wants to > gain access > > to the broadband > > infrastructure to provide affordable > pricing. If not, > > then the > > community can set up virtual world, and work > within > > the community. > > > > This "last mile" is actively legislated as > illegal at > > the community and > > state level. The local hospital can gain > access to > > the infrastructure > > for telemedicine programs in return for > affordable > > Internet access. > > Grocery stores can offer "branded" network > services, > > etc. Since each > > community connects to other communities > through WiMAX, > > it doesn't take > > long to connect a state, and bypass > ISP/Phone/Cable > > thugs. > > > > Legally, your mayor will be told quickly by > the > > telecoms that you can't > > do this community initiative. No need for > you to pay > > a lawyer, yet. > > Happy Holidays, > > Tom Poe, Eden Valley, MN > > > > > > On Wed, 2010-12-22 at 14:16 -0600, Sean > Waite wrote: > > > Who do I call for legal advice? > > > > > > Sean Waite > > > swaite at sbn-services.com > > > (612) 669-8858 > > > > > > > > > > > > At Wednesday, 22-12-2010 on 14:09 Ryan > Coleman > > wrote: > > > I had " Subject: Re: [tclug-list] > tclug-list > > Digest, Vol 72, > > > Issue 29" which is normal for "r > j" to not > > actually give his > > > emails a subject when he replies > in digest > > mode. > > > > > > On Dec 22, 2010, at 1:47 PM, > Samael wrote: > > > > > > > seems to be the same subject to > me. it is > > an alternative to > > > > what ron johnson had suggested. > thank you > > for your advice > > > > though. i will keep it in mind > next time > > i want to change > > > > the subject. > > > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 1:37 PM, > Ryan > > Coleman > > > > <ryanjcole at me.com> wrote: > > > > Just changing the > subject line so > > people can > > > > follow. > > > > > > > > On Dec 22, 2010, at 1:17 > PM, > > Samael wrote: > > > > > > > > > fcc opend up bandwidth > for > > public use. we could > > > > > make a wireless mesh > network > > consisting of > > > > > multiple antena and > start our > > own internet. > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 > at 12:43 > > PM, r j > > > > > > <ronsmailbox5 at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Back to the > air for me. > > > > > Any one else > Interested > > in metro wide > > > > > public Wimaxx? > > > > > ,RJ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > TCLUG Mailing List - > > Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > > > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > > > > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > TCLUG Mailing List - > Minneapolis/St. Paul, > > Minnesota > > > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > > > > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, > Minnesota > > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > > > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, > Minnesota > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list