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<small><font face="Verdana">First, a mea culpa: last night I mixed up
some off-line with on-line comment.<br>
<br>
I think it's important to realize that to succeed this list needs to
focus on positive direction, engaging a full spectrum of people
including, but not limited to, technical and non-political and </font></small><small><font
face="Verdana">even </font></small><small><font face="Verdana">non-normal
and non-other things. Our common focus is, and always should be,
"Improving the quality of life with technology" by promoting REAL
connectivity for the first mile.<br>
<br>
Many thanks to all who contacted me off-line and I truly did not
realize what a hot button many of these issues are for many of you.
Thanks for the praise, but in this case I will decline credit.<br>
<br>
The postings did however raise an interesting point: We are dealing
with highly intelligent networks and the systems connected to them, but
it seems that simple issues like "How will this improve people's
economic level and quality of life" are not visible, and the most
widely read sources of information that we have locally are the New
Mexican and the Journal, with their "if it bleeds, it leads" approach,
which is scary. It is also apparent that the plans, designs and even
operational systems infrastructure is incapable of answering these
simple questions or even transparently showing them for open comment
and true evaluation for logic or purpose.<br>
<br>
Its readily apparent that, even at our level, there is no clear source
of reliable information as to status and objectives of some large
initiatives that will affect the quality of life of New Mexicans for
years to come. The coincidence that a large number of these projects
seem to fail and are poorly planned, and that most are contracted with
out-of-state vendors who are paid a lot of money to fail when we have
such hugely talented in-state companies is also worth looking at.<br>
<br>
Here is my challenge to the political and governing bodies of
Lamdarail, Sandoval Broadband, The Rio Rancho Intel Supercomputer and
other state and government funded technology initiatives (of which I
know many members are on this list): Show us clearly </font></small><small><font
face="Verdana"> within 30 - 60 days </font></small><small><font
face="Verdana">-- by means of current, active web mash up technologies
that display graphical easily-understandable dynamic models:<br>
<br>
1. Exactly how </font></small><small><font face="Verdana">was </font></small><small><font
face="Verdana">your project designed and funded?<br>
<br>
2. Who did the economic feasibility analysis and</font></small><small><font
face="Verdana"> when and where was it done?</font></small><br>
<small><font face="Verdana"><br>
3. What are its short- and long-term goals in terms of economic well
being and improvement?<br>
<br>
4. How did you calculate the economic benefits and how will they be
monitored and evaluated?<br>
<br>
Last point: No massive position text papers, no PR Video, voice fluff,
no pdfs, no sql reports, just a simple concise API mashup model that
operates in real time and is web posted for all to see and understand
and evaluate. Simply " Use your technology to DEMONSTRATE your
technology "<br>
<br>
Yes, I have been to all the websites for the projects mentioned and
this information is not contained anywhere within them. And, no, I do
not buy the "Homeland Security! We cannot show you!" argument: all of
these projects are publicly funded and subject to FOIA, and I am not
suggesting that engineering specs be posted for public access, but that
the social, political, tax/private funding and economic motivations
and, above all, the social ROI should be open to scrutiny by any member
of the public.<br>
<br>
( : ( : pete<br>
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