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And then you'll have beautiful cities with nice streetscapes. Seriously, if you don't want your street corners to look like a black deathball or [something str
by AYBABTME 8y ago
And then you'll have beautiful cities with nice streetscapes.
Seriously, if you don't want your street corners to look like a black deathball or [something straight out of Stranger Things][1], you need to consider those poles as "shared limited resource".
[1]: https://twitter.com/pketron/status/938097381064654848 https://twitter.com/pketron/status/938097381064654848
- rayiner 8y agoYou can’t have everything. People crow about how Japan has fast fiber and why can’t we have it too. Have you ever seen Tokyo? There are above ground electric lines and cables everywhere. This is right downtown: https://www.google.com/maps/@35.7001104,139.7314866,3a,75y,187.37h,163.45t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1swl2TCK1FRWRIke7fGd3jrw!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo1.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3Dwl2TCK1FRWRIke7fGd3jrw%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D259.41785%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656 https://www.google.com/maps/@35.7001104,139.7314866,3a,75y,1.... There’s a reason why Google targeted Fiber in places like Kansas City first—few dense American cities habe above ground utilities, primarily due to aesthetic concerns.