From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from bobcat.rjmcmahon.com (bobcat.rjmcmahon.com [45.33.58.123]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ADH-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1E2393CB39 for ; Fri, 13 Oct 2023 02:23:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail.rjmcmahon.com (bobcat.rjmcmahon.com [45.33.58.123]) by bobcat.rjmcmahon.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 1A0AF1B258; Thu, 12 Oct 2023 23:23:51 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 bobcat.rjmcmahon.com 1A0AF1B258 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=rjmcmahon.com; s=bobcat; t=1697178231; bh=5TN/7XA5IS1DEPMQk8OzG09W4Uqfdr2AaIswji9JVmQ=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:From; b=G1c1gZ+S7M4YzyiDxBIHKq5Ll2IWIT+6Le6jQWcUEX3LRTYHKN0PnGBzp6SFj54b7 izpLUyO8EihhkBmDg9847xajbklI0qLc0UUQv4mMEIy37Y+uUUGCTlR3jStV9u2Ex0 QkJTAV8YTR5YXA+iOlNQDJze+7o+UFW8bqns7dqQ= MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2023 23:23:51 -0700 From: rjmcmahon To: =?UTF-8?Q?Network_Neutrality_is_back!_Let=C2=B4s_make_the_technical_a?= =?UTF-8?Q?spects_heard_this_time!?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <851ba854e9bec33e55bbc7f3afd9e798@rjmcmahon.com> X-Sender: rjmcmahon@rjmcmahon.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [NNagain] if you had a billion dollars X-BeenThere: nnagain@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: =?utf-8?q?Network_Neutrality_is_back!_Let=C2=B4s_make_the_technical_aspects_heard_this_time!?= List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2023 06:23:52 -0000 o) FiWi chips and FiWi concentrators o) Train people in fields that give them long term careers, e.g. how to construct & manage fiber & RF networks o) Things to help with climate impacts, e.g. advertise the heck out of heat pumps o) Fund shelters and support systems for victims of domestic violence o) Try to find a business model that pays journalists so we don't have to rely on Jeff Bezos for our news I wouldn't: o) Buy an island in Hawaii o) Buy a house that's more than 2000 sq ft o) Buy a boat o) Have 11 kids with multiple women o) Fund anti aging research o) Try to build rockets to mars, unless the project hired minorities to do so https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goh2x_G0ct4 Bob > in trying to initiate some out of the box thinking here... > > What would *you* do with a billion dollars? > > ... > > I wrote this in 2015. I would not change much: > > http://the-edge.taht.net/post/billion/