I can actually now use the Internet the way it’s currently being used by people — still slower than most, but with enough speed to get it done. That’s progress, here in rural America.
John Scalzi shares a snippet of rural American internet in 2020. This is the reality 60 miles outside our nation's capital. And millions of other homes across the country.
For all the talk of remote learning and working. There's a conversation not happening around how this isn't possible.
Welcome to Rural Internet.
The sky and clouds were beautiful. The wind was stiff and constant all day. Sea gulls were hovering above us. Unable to make headway into the wind.
“During my walks I collected data on the visible address numbers attached to the front of each home along my route, categorizing each home as either serif or sans serif.”
I Walked All 1,114 Blocks of My ZIP Code Just to Catalog How People Style Their House Numbers
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