Today I learned that Hong Kong gets 1 Gbps broadband service for $26 a month while the FCC tries to LEGISLATE an "ambitious" goal of 100Mbs. Perhaps it's time to get rid of the wankers at the FCC? (In other news, "His Changiness" is focused on giving 98% of Americans their constitutional right to wireless internet while pushing for an internet kill switch...)
FTA:
Last month we reported on the FCC's "ambitious" national broadband plan which includes the goal of providing 100 Mbps download and 50 Mbps upload speeds to 100 million U.S. homes. Sounds like a lofty goal doesn't it? Not when you consider what the folks living in Hong Kong have today. Residents there now have access to an affordable 1 Gbps connection according to a report by Convergence Conversation.
Hong Kong Broadband Network (HKBN), a local Internet provider, announced a jaw dropping deal compared to what U.S. citizens have access to. The offer includes a symmetric 1 Gbps broadband connection for $26 a month. If you only need a 100 Mbps connection they have that too. The 100 Mbps service, launched back in November, only costs $13 a month...
The U.S. prides itself on being a leader in a number of things including technology. Clearly, we are at the bottom of the barrel when it comes to broadband service. How embarrassing. While we talk of lofty goals like 100 Mbps connections to 100 million homes a company in Hong Kong has already done it and they now have a 1 Gbps offering. Adding insult to injury is the fact that the subscriptions are cheap. Their 1 Gbps service at $26 a month is cheaper than most high speed broadband plans in the U.S. which are much slower.
Hong Kong gets 1 Gbps broadband service for $26 a month
What did you learn today?
DISCUSS!
Original posting by Braincrave Second Life staff on Feb 15, 2011 at http://www.braincrave.com/viewblog.php?id=469
We all admire beauty, but the mind ultimately must be stimulated for maximum arousal. Longevity in relationships cannot occur without a meeting of the minds. And that is what Braincrave is: a dating venue where minds meet. Learn about the thoughts of your potential match on deeper topics... topics that spawn your own insights around what you think, the choices you make, and the actions you take.
We are a community of men and women who seek beauty and stimulation through our minds. We find ideas, education, and self-improvement sexy. We think intelligence is hot. But Braincrave is more than brains and I.Q. alone. We are curious. We have common sense. We value and offer wisdom. We experiment. We have great imaginations. We devour literacy. We are intellectually honest. We support and encourage each other to be better.
You might be lonely but you aren't alone.
Sep, 2017 update: Although Braincrave resulted in two confirmed marriages, the venture didn't meet financial targets. Rather than updating our outdated code base, we've removed all previous dating profiles and retained the articles that continue to generate interest. Moving to valME.io's platform supports dating profiles (which you are welcome to post) but won't allow typical date-matching functionality (e.g., location proximity, attribute similarity).
The Braincrave.com discussion group on Second Life was a twice-daily intellectual group discussions typically held at 12:00 PM SLT (PST) and 7:00 PM SLT. The discussions took place in Second Life group chat but are no longer formally scheduled or managed. The daily articles were used to encourage the discussions.