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kennychaffin@diasp.org
Kenny Chaffin

Have had Quantum Fiber (200 Mbps) for a Month Now

and it's performed flawlessly even with my frequent 'power outages' switching from grid to batteries.
and it gets my geolocation right (T-Mobile thinks I'm in Kansas but I'm Not in Kansas Any More Dorothy!)

I think I'll give it one more month then cancel my T-Mobile Home Internet and save myself $50/month.

#technology #fiber #T-MobileHomeInternet

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kennychaffin@diasp.org
Kenny Chaffin

After mulling it over for a few days I signed up for the the Quantum Fiber Internet which has just become available in my neighborhood

Will be installed in August…I’ll see how well it works while keeping my T-Mobile Home Internet and then determine whether to dump one or the other or possibly keep both…but why?
Dumping T-Mobile would save me $50/month no need to pay double particularly when I’ve got my phone hotspot as an emergency backup…

#technology #internet #fiber #wireless

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kennychaffin@diasp.org
Kenny Chaffin

Well CenturyLink/Quantum finally strung the Fiber Optic Cable on the poles in my backyard this week

They left flyers on doors a couple of months ago. I'm pretty sure I'll give it a try at $70/mo for 1Gb speed. I'm reasonably happy with my T-Mobile Home Internet at $50/mo though....

#technology #optical #fiber #internet

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devevo@diasp.org
7B'JaJaDa

#health #food #biology #fiber #invisiblefiber
Scientists Create 'Invisible Fiber' That Can Make Cakes And Pizzas Better For You
Scientists from RMIT University in Australia have developed a modified starch product that can be added to food without affecting its taste, color, or texture.
It's called FiberX, and it's been produced from native starches including wheat, corn, and cassava. Like actual fiber, it resists digestion in the human gut, allowing microorganisms in our colon to ferment it and potentially improving the digestive process.
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-create-invisible-fiber-that-can-make-cakes-and-pizzas-better-for-you

Scientists Create 'Invisible Fiber' That Can Make Cakes And Pizzas Better For You

Most of us could use a little more fiber in our diets, and adding it without compromising on a recipe's appeal might soon be much easier.

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christophs@diaspora.glasswings.com
Christoph S

Internet Cable Reveals the Source of Underwater Vibrations - Eos

Xiao et al. sent laser pulses through a commercially operated fiber-optic cable linking Valencia, Spain, to Palma on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca. The researchers then measured the small amount of light that bounced back through the cable, a technique called distributed acoustic sensing (DAS). When seismic vibrations disturbed the cable, they changed how the light returned to the source and let the researchers identify the origins of microseisms.

#science #fiber #cable

https://eos.org/research-spotlights/internet-cable-reveals-the-source-of-underwater-vibrations

Internet Cable Reveals the Source of Underwater Vibrations - Eos

A novel use of an existing fiber-optic cable off the coast of Spain has clued scientists in to how seismic noise is generated in the ocean.

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mudflap@diaspora.psyco.fr
mudflap

#capitalism, in practice:

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/08/man-who-built-isp-instead-of-paying-comcast-50k-expands-to-hundreds-of-homes/

Operating an #ISP isn't #Mauch's primary job, as he is still a network architect at Akamai. He started planning to build his own #network about five years ago after being unable to get modern service from any of the major ISPs.
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As we wrote last year, #AT&T only offers #DSL with download speeds up to 1.5Mbps at his home. He said #Comcast once told him it would charge $50,000 to extend its cable network to his house—and that he would have gone with Comcast if they only wanted $10,000. Comcast demands those up-front fees for line extensions when customers are outside its network area, even if the rest of the neighborhood already has Comcast service.
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Mauch was using a 50Mbps fixed #wireless service before switching over to his own #fiber network. In addition to his home Internet customers, Mauch told us he provides free 250Mbps service to a church that was previously having trouble with its Comcast service. Mauch said he also provides fiber backhaul to a couple of cell towers for a major mobile carrier.

This is the way

Man who built ISP instead of paying Comcast $50K expands to hundreds of homes

Jared Mauch gets $2.6 million from gov't to expand fiber ISP in rural Michigan.