of mice and MANs.
Just a little shoutout to les cousins Français, well more to les cousins Parisiens, which one could argue aren't really French : tokyo-ozone launches today at Palais de Tokyo. Not only does it mean fast, free WiFi access in the Palais, but they're spreading the love of NY's Opsound independent+copyleft label on TokyoRadio. I tuned in, and they were playing some nice electrotrashy tunes.
It is the lovechild of Rafi Haladjian, which, if you know your internet history, was the father of the first ISP in France. If you don't, or if you just enjoy reading good old-fashioned witty stuff, I recommend you get your hands on his ebook, "Devenez beau, riche et intelligent, avec PowerPoint, Excel et Word"[in french]. Such a good read I felt almost guilty.
Beyond the immediate connectedness it can bring, M. Haladjian's Ozone aims to create MANs (metropolitan area networks). But beyond that is the idea of the pervasive network, which aims to make one able to be connected as much as he/she desires through smart devices. Yeah, you've heard that one before. The shift here is two-fold. First, it aims to make it so the pioneers of these smart areas remain "in charge". In other words, to keep Big Business out and make this an autonomous initiative. But unlike some other invaluable but ill-fated enterprises of the sort, they're not skimping on the hardware from the looks of it, and they've got the know-how.
It brings back memories of using freenet/libertel to connect on dialup. Whatever happened to that.
It is the lovechild of Rafi Haladjian, which, if you know your internet history, was the father of the first ISP in France. If you don't, or if you just enjoy reading good old-fashioned witty stuff, I recommend you get your hands on his ebook, "Devenez beau, riche et intelligent, avec PowerPoint, Excel et Word"[in french]. Such a good read I felt almost guilty.
Beyond the immediate connectedness it can bring, M. Haladjian's Ozone aims to create MANs (metropolitan area networks). But beyond that is the idea of the pervasive network, which aims to make one able to be connected as much as he/she desires through smart devices. Yeah, you've heard that one before. The shift here is two-fold. First, it aims to make it so the pioneers of these smart areas remain "in charge". In other words, to keep Big Business out and make this an autonomous initiative. But unlike some other invaluable but ill-fated enterprises of the sort, they're not skimping on the hardware from the looks of it, and they've got the know-how.
It brings back memories of using freenet/libertel to connect on dialup. Whatever happened to that.
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