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...WIRELESS ETHERNET...
...Wireless Ethernet...
When Harvard’s current undergraduates were born, the idea of a campus connected by lightning-quick Ethernet connections—building multi-media projects and watching lectures on personal computers—was science fiction. But two decades later it has become wasteful for students to use pencil, paper and legwork to register for their courses at the start of the term or to add and drop them later on. Call it laziness, or call it efficiency, but a website on which students could carry out these time-consuming necessities from the comfort of their dorms would work...
Much like a plane, a flight attendant offers free snacks and non-alcoholic drinks; unlike a plane, there are seat-side outlets and free WiFi and Ethernet access. LimoLiner mastermind Fergus McCann, former chairman of the Celtic Football Club in Scotland, put up a reported $2 million to get those wheels rolling. The painfully sleek website quotes McCann on his vision: “I started LimoLiner because I believe civilized traveling is not a privilege, but a right.” That right is available to the tune of $138 round trip, and is leaving from a very plebeian...
...rising into the millions; they also contend that time table for such massive changes would last well over a decade. But these critics ignore the fact that new technology is available that will virtually eliminate both of these problems—the current proposal is for broadcasting over existing Ethernet lines, not rewiring, which is ideal for Harvard due to our high-capacity Ethernet network. With an Ethernet connection already in every student’s room, “Sex and The City” and “The Sopranos” can be piped to our desktops...