Ok, from my reading so far, there are two ways to look at municipal wireless systems: “good for Emmett” and “good for Olympia.” Good for Emmett would include being able to go downtown and not worry about being able to find an access point, it would just be there. That example is just on the…
Month: November 2005
Holy crap Steve Klein, what happened?
Most of the folks I supported won, all except Phyllis. Which I feel bad about, I think I’ll always look back at her campaign as being something I could have worked harder on. So, no big surprises, except (holy cow) Steve Klein getting destroyed in Yelm. Even though he spent apparently $50,000 on the race,…
Oly Muni Wi-fi update
Just about a year ago, there was a seemingly short discussion within the City of Olympia on wi-fi, with the conclusion to sit by and wait for the technology to come to them. In Tumwater, there apparently been a larger discussion on setting up a few city owned wi-fi hotspots, with the cost at around…
My Oly Film Festival Plans
For all the folks that were bashing downtown during the campaign season (Will someone please do something about DOWNTOWN?!?!??), I want to point out that among other things, downtown Oly has a world class film festival starting tonight. My film plans for this coming week include, but are not necessarily limited to:Interstate 5, 107 Miles…
Muni Wi-fi (in Oly)?
I’ve been interested in Municipal wi-fi for awhile, but it wasn’t until just recently when Keri and I stayed in downtown Spokane and enjoyed their free wireless access, that I really began thinking about it. Thinking about it in a “We in Olympia should do something like this.” I’m going to be reading more about…
City of Tumwater polls and calendar
Speaking of getting engaged online to foster civic engagement (see below), the City of Tumwater currently has two online polls running. One asks how everyone likes the new website, another asks for input on John Dodge’s idea from a few weeks ago about moving the old brewery whistle to the FishBowl brewery (the community’s last…
Jeff Kingsbury Speaks! uhmm… I mean posts
Awhile back I posted on the benefits of elected officials and candidates engaging in conversations that are happening online. If there are conversations going on anywhere in our community that regards why your running or the business of the city, it pays to be engaged. One mayor from back East actually considered such conversations as…
Ira Knight Speaks!
Pulling out of the garage this morning, I heard Dick Pust on KGY preview his morning interview, saying something like “It’s a man who’s running for local office, but I’m not going to tell you who yet.” And, I thought sarcastically, “Yeah, I bet its Ira Knight.” It was! Ira Knight Speaks! (this deserves exclamation…