According to an article from CNN.com's TECH section, the Navajo Nation in New Mexico is going to lose their Internet Service Provider today. Essentially there was a mess-up with the payment - the Navajo actually double-paid their bills, and for reasons further described in the article, their ISP OnSat is going to drop the entire 27,000 mile reservation.
Due to the environment the Navajo Nation live in, it is near impossible to get proper wired internet into the area. As a result, they are forced to rely upon satellite service in order to use the web. Obviously the loss of their ISP is going to come as a huge blow to the reservation.
The article, called "Navajo Nation likely to lose Internet service," can be read here.
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Gearhead Dean Kamen answers a few quick questions.
PopularMechanics.com has published a little article in which they conduct a short Q&A session with Dean Kamen. In the article, titled "6 Questions for Maverick Inventor Dean Kamen," they address the future of geek culture in America as well as how the public opinion of technology can be skewed towards avoidance.
For those who aren't familiar with Mr. Kamen, he is the inventor of the Segway and founder of FIRST Robotics, a company that hosts robot-building contests for teenagers. Here is a short video clip explaining one of the events to be held in the 2008 FIRST Robotics competition:
For those who aren't familiar with Mr. Kamen, he is the inventor of the Segway and founder of FIRST Robotics, a company that hosts robot-building contests for teenagers. Here is a short video clip explaining one of the events to be held in the 2008 FIRST Robotics competition:
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