This report surprised me. No offense to the internet providers in the Magic Valley, but speed is not the word that comes to mind when I think of our service in these parts. It appears that my perception is wrong since two of the Idaho counties with the fastest internet are apparently us.
This morning, I got stung by a link I shared. The story appears legitimate, but later when I went back to print for today’s show something caught my eye.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter and legislative leaders say they have reached a settlement with the vendors involved in a lengthy lawsuit over a failed public school broadband program.
Somewhere during the course of Monday’s show I mentioned Muslims don’t have a monopoly on abusing young children. In fact I pointed out not all Muslims are child molesters and child rapists. Then I mentioned these crimes are often committed by Caucasians who profess to be Christians...
Some months ago I came across this story about YouTube in the pages of the Wall Street Journal. No question YouTube is a phenomenon and democratized media. On average I probably watch YouTube a dozen times a day. I’ve also been hearing for the last few years the video service and its larger parent, the Internet, are going to be my demise...
It really is impressive to look back at the great inventions of our time. It is even more impressive to look at how quickly some of the greatest inventions were replaced by better technology. What do you think was the greatest invention of the last 100 years?