Tuesday, May 27, 2008
meeting with Andrew Cohill in Santa Fe today
I should have posted this last night when I received it, because now the lead time is so short maybe nobody will see it in time, but read Richard Lowenberg's announcement of an open discussion with Andrew Cohill at the new Santa Fe Complex, 632 Agua Fria, this afternoon from 2:30 to 4:00. Also mentioned is another session they plan to have in Albuquerque Friday.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Citylink seals a deal with Albuquerque
Thanks to Richard Lowenberg on the 1st-mile list for the news that the Albuquerque City Council has approved an agreement with Citylink. And thanks to John Osmon for the clarification that the agreement grants Albuquerque city and schools access to fiber, not free internet bandwidth. And thanks to Gary Gomes for the link to a draft of the franchise agreement. Maybe I should wait for a few more shoes to drop on 1st-mile, but, no, I'm posting this now.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
May flowers
Warmer weather has had some problems staying around, but at least it has returned for another year. Winter moisture was good and we have an absence of trees due to the Cerro Grande fire eight years ago. I hope that lowers our risk of another fire. Seems to me May 4 was the day that was 93 degrees F and the National Park Service lit Cerro Grande.
The ground has been thawed for nearly two months, and working outside sometimes doesn't involve shivering. I drilled a hole under my backyard last weekend. I need to enlarge it a little soon so the 2-inch conduit I intend to put in it will fit. The hole is 16 feet long and I spent about 4 hours drilling, so I averaged 15 minutes per foot. When LA Commnet hired Albuquerque Drilling in 2005, they sometimes went 10 feet per minute. Maybe it's worth using equipment that costs tens of thousands of dollars instead of scrimping on much more manual tools that total only a couple of thousand dollars. In a cramped space, though, the big stuff is just too big to fit.
Since last weekend I set up two more wireless links to test how well they work. They are supposed to be about six times as fast, and they do seem to be reliably four times as fast, as what we've been using for about 4 years.
I waited on both projects until the colder days of early April were past. I have some trips to take this summer for family events and a college reunion in September, but between those I hope to use the warm weather to expand internet capacity.
I like warm weather. Once I fill the trenches in my backyard, I would even welcome some rain.
The ground has been thawed for nearly two months, and working outside sometimes doesn't involve shivering. I drilled a hole under my backyard last weekend. I need to enlarge it a little soon so the 2-inch conduit I intend to put in it will fit. The hole is 16 feet long and I spent about 4 hours drilling, so I averaged 15 minutes per foot. When LA Commnet hired Albuquerque Drilling in 2005, they sometimes went 10 feet per minute. Maybe it's worth using equipment that costs tens of thousands of dollars instead of scrimping on much more manual tools that total only a couple of thousand dollars. In a cramped space, though, the big stuff is just too big to fit.
Since last weekend I set up two more wireless links to test how well they work. They are supposed to be about six times as fast, and they do seem to be reliably four times as fast, as what we've been using for about 4 years.
I waited on both projects until the colder days of early April were past. I have some trips to take this summer for family events and a college reunion in September, but between those I hope to use the warm weather to expand internet capacity.
I like warm weather. Once I fill the trenches in my backyard, I would even welcome some rain.
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