[tech, cur ev] The Desert Finds Its Own Uses For Technology. Jungle, too.
So there's this fascinating article about the internet and the recent revolution in Libya, in the Technology Review. Interesting if you're interested in modern warfare, esp. info war, from a case study perspective; perhaps not generally broadly interesting to my readership.
However, it includes this fascinating tidbit: Cell-phone penetration in the developing world reached 79 percent in 2011. Cisco estimates that by 2015, more people in sub-Saharan Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and the Middle East will have mobile Internet access than have electricity at home.
However, it includes this fascinating tidbit: Cell-phone penetration in the developing world reached 79 percent in 2011. Cisco estimates that by 2015, more people in sub-Saharan Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and the Middle East will have mobile Internet access than have electricity at home.