<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Very interesting WiFi exploration today.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>College town. Went to Starbucks. They charge for WiFi.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Went to public library, must have a card to use WiFi.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Went to another café/ It was auto – activated with special codes through the fully connected cash register including time limit per $$ spent.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Parking permitted was by card, through meters, connected to cardmember services and internet wired.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Phone from work forwarded all to my mobile – An IP gig out of 0ne Wilshire all automated from <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place><st1:City>Bangor</st1:City> <st1:State>Maine</st1:State></st1:place> to <st1:City><st1:place>San Diego</st1:place></st1:City>, a call to the Philipines and one to <st1:City><st1:place>New Delhi</st1:place></st1:City>.</FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>What a cool internet infrastructure and all seamless and on demand/command for almost nothing!!</FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>But what reminded me most of this list was the mighty freeway networks – Business commuters, commercial delivery, Overland longhaulers, Grandmas, tourists, school buses.</FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>And we all got to where we were going just fine by following some strict rules of the road: But mainly it all worked out because we follow simple courtesy toward our fellow networkers and are patient and accepting of the differences. Complex, simple, physical or ethereal, communicative or transportive,,, all networks work better when we make our intentions known, act openly and with courtesy and most important, do not try to direct everyone and respect differences.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Working on skills and remaining open to new methods and old ideas, make them really great.</FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Good manners and good netiquette will be followed on this list, not by mandating and "governing" but by constant examination and practice, by open discussions and by people not leaving or quitting or being excluded on every offense. Always remembering our actions are often more rude than our speech. This would be respectful interface and a globalization I can finally support.</FONT></DIV></td></tr></table>