Comments on: Burning Man vets bring Wi-Fi to Katrina region

Attendees used to making-do at the desert art festival are using new mobile hot-spot technology to get Internet access while they help.
Photos: Helping out in Mississippi

[heystoopid]

Sad

Sad to see, that the authorities, at state and federal level, hiding in ivory towers, blaming all but themselves, over their inherent inability to grapple all aspects of the katrina disaster, whilst starving the locals of much needed relief funds, and simultaneously leaving the lions share of the work to the remaining locals and volunteers!

What, a true waste of taxpayer funds to continue to employ these seat polishers!

But then again, the only time we ever get to see these incompetents, is election time when they emerge to make fictitious promises, then proceed to disappear after the vote has counted and resume business as usual!

Very Cool!

Leave it to the Burners to take the values of self reliance, technology and gifting and form them into something that stretches technology and humanity.

Kudos to Kyocera for grasping a great marketing idea and running with it.

[cardinalbird2]

St. Bernard Parish, LA needs WI-FI too

I just returned from visiting friends in St. Bernard Parish, LA. The parish was completely wiped out by Katrina and there has been precious little done by the various federal agencies to restore the area in the past 6 months. I brought my laptop along so my girlfriend could sign up for assistance from her former employer. We had to drive to Metarie, 42 miles from her home, to get Internet access. I know the folks in the parish would really appreciate it if someone brought WI-FI there too. Thanks for all your good work. It seems as if most of the progress made in the Gulf is accomplished by individual efforts like yours.

[Susan Bopp]

internet access in st bernard

have you received any response to your email, i chair a charitable
foundation that is researching the best way to help out in area
communities. post the storm in many communities we could
accesss the internet via the library. i have considered proposing
this idea by joining with other organizations to fund a site for
residents. if you don't mind let me know if you receive any
feedback!