http://www.metafilter.com/tags/mountainview Posts tagged with 'mountainview' at MetaFilter. Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:01:44 -0800 Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:01:44 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/46722/The%2DHeart%2Dof%2DSilicon%2DValley%2Dbeats%2Dfor%2DWiFi <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/peninsula/13180240.htm">Newsfilter: Mountain View plans WiFi city.</a> The <a href="http://www.ci.mtnview.ca.us/">Mountain View, CA</a> City Council has <a href="http://www.ci.mtnview.ca.us/citygov/council/agendas/pdf/111505_7-01.pdf">approved an offer from Google</a> to rent the city's street lamps for $12,600/year to install city-wide wireless internet. <a href="http://googlewifiquestions.blogspot.com/ ">Some residents</a> are concerned about privacy and health issues, but the city council says that's beyond their scope, and chooses to take the <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/opinion/13170954.htm">free lunch</a>. <small>(Disclaimer: I live here.)</small> tag:metafilter.com,2005:site.46722 Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:01:44 -0800 google internet mountainview wifi sarahnade http://www.metafilter.com/28809/Silicon%2DValley%2Dstrikes%2Dagain The <a href="http://www.computerhistory.org/">Computer History Museum</a> is hosting this years <a href="http://www.vintage.org/">Vintage Computer Festival</a> in Mountain View, California. Featuring live demonstatrions of a <a href="http://www.digibarn.com/collections/systems/xerox-alto/index.html">Xerox Alto</a> as well as an <a href="http://www.vintage.org/special/2003/c64prototype/">auction</a> for a Commodore 64 prototype, this year promises to be fun for geeks of all ages. <small>(via <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,60721,00.html">Wired</a>)</small> tag:metafilter.com,2003:site.28809 Tue, 07 Oct 2003 13:59:18 -0800 california computer computers history mountainview museum technology vintage starscream