Comments on: Save the Internet Blog » Blog Archive » A Tale of Two Cities http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2007/08/31/save-the-internet-blog-%c2%bb-blog-archive-%c2%bb-a-tale-of-two-cities/ Technology is neither the problem nor the solution. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:36:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Remona Estep http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2007/08/31/save-the-internet-blog-%c2%bb-blog-archive-%c2%bb-a-tale-of-two-cities/#comment-5178 Remona Estep Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:15:37 +0000 http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2007/08/31/save-the-internet-blog-%c2%bb-blog-archive-%c2%bb-a-tale-of-two-cities/#comment-5178 Okay, I don't know if installing broadband internet access to every home in the U.S.A. is as important as providing electricity to rural areas in the 1940s and 1950s, but it should be high priority, at least an orange level. Admittedly, I probably take electricity for granted and am only slightly inconvenienced when a storm causes us to lose power. The article indicated that Japan has a goal of doubling the number of workers who work from home by 2010. Low-cost ultra-high-speed applications are making this possible. According to worldfactbook.cia, Japan's population is 127, 433 million people living in an area of 374, 744 sq. km; the United States population is 301, 139, 947 living in an area of 9, 161, 923 sq. km. Ounce per ounce, these stats are pretty close with Japan being a little more crowded. It seems to me that if our government was interested in creating jobs that pay decent wages, it would look into the idea of increasing telecommuniting jobs. But, as lowell pointed out businesses in America are more concerned that one will make a dollar more than another. Okay, I don’t know if installing broadband internet access to every home in the U.S.A. is as important as providing electricity to rural areas in the 1940s and 1950s, but it should be high priority, at least an orange level. Admittedly, I probably take electricity for granted and am only slightly inconvenienced when a storm causes us to lose power.

The article indicated that Japan has a goal of doubling the number of workers who work from home by 2010. Low-cost ultra-high-speed applications are making this possible. According to worldfactbook.cia, Japan’s population is 127, 433 million people living in an area of 374, 744 sq. km; the United States population is 301, 139, 947 living in an area of 9, 161, 923 sq. km. Ounce per ounce, these stats are pretty close with Japan being a little more crowded. It seems to me that if our government was interested in creating jobs that pay decent wages, it would look into the idea of increasing telecommuniting jobs. But, as lowell pointed out businesses in America are more concerned that one will make a dollar more than another.

]]> By: Lonna http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2007/08/31/save-the-internet-blog-%c2%bb-blog-archive-%c2%bb-a-tale-of-two-cities/#comment-5155 Lonna Sun, 02 Sep 2007 14:53:10 +0000 http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2007/08/31/save-the-internet-blog-%c2%bb-blog-archive-%c2%bb-a-tale-of-two-cities/#comment-5155 One of the comments made to the blog, stated that Japan may have this hi-speed internet but it is not as wide spread as the article presented. The comment stated that most of the elementary schools don't even have computers let alone access to such internet. I am just wondering how accurate this is. One of the comments made to the blog, stated that Japan may have this hi-speed internet but it is not as wide spread as the article presented. The comment stated that most of the elementary schools don’t even have computers let alone access to such internet. I am just wondering how accurate this is.

]]> By: Jennifer http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2007/08/31/save-the-internet-blog-%c2%bb-blog-archive-%c2%bb-a-tale-of-two-cities/#comment-5132 Jennifer Sat, 01 Sep 2007 20:47:15 +0000 http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2007/08/31/save-the-internet-blog-%c2%bb-blog-archive-%c2%bb-a-tale-of-two-cities/#comment-5132 It seems a little sad that the US come up with this, but we have yet to use it. What is the government so worried about? Kids can access "harmful content" just as easily now as they could with this. It seems a little sad that the US come up with this, but we have yet to use it. What is the government so worried about? Kids can access “harmful content” just as easily now as they could with this.

]]> By: lowell http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2007/08/31/save-the-internet-blog-%c2%bb-blog-archive-%c2%bb-a-tale-of-two-cities/#comment-5101 lowell Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:58:13 +0000 http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2007/08/31/save-the-internet-blog-%c2%bb-blog-archive-%c2%bb-a-tale-of-two-cities/#comment-5101 It's not the students. It's the infrastructure. The commercial marketplace in the US is too worried about protecting their own piece of the pie and the government is more concerned about keeping kids away from "harmful content." It’s not the students. It’s the infrastructure. The commercial marketplace in the US is too worried about protecting their own piece of the pie and the government is more concerned about keeping kids away from “harmful content.”

]]> By: dancingnancy533 http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2007/08/31/save-the-internet-blog-%c2%bb-blog-archive-%c2%bb-a-tale-of-two-cities/#comment-5100 dancingnancy533 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:45:09 +0000 http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2007/08/31/save-the-internet-blog-%c2%bb-blog-archive-%c2%bb-a-tale-of-two-cities/#comment-5100 I'm curious to know what kind of curriculum and standards the Japanese hold their students to that creates these individuals who can create these super fast broadband speeds, among many other innovations. Are we not pushing our students enough? Should we take a lesson from Japanese teachers and adopt their methods? How do we make ourselves more efficient at what we do? Or do I have the wrong mindset on this one? I’m curious to know what kind of curriculum and standards the Japanese hold their students to that creates these individuals who can create these super fast broadband speeds, among many other innovations. Are we not pushing our students enough? Should we take a lesson from Japanese teachers and adopt their methods? How do we make ourselves more efficient at what we do? Or do I have the wrong mindset on this one?

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