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Build Monuments or Be Forgotten
Somewhere in San Francisco right now, someone is sitting in a tattoo chair getting Sutro Tower inked on their arm. Not the Golden Gate Bridge. Not Alcatraz. A 977-foot steel broadcast tower on a hill. Permanently needled into human skin, because fifty years of standing there, tall, lit, impossible to ignore, turned infrastructure into something…
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When Your WISP Became Jurassic Park
There is a moment near the beginning of the film, before anyone is running, before anything has gone wrong. The cars stop. Doors swing open. Alan Grant steps out into the light, and across the field, a Brachiosaurus lifts its head above the tree line. Grant has spent his entire career on his knees in…
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Still Out Here: Two Fixes Washington Could Make Tomorrow
You were on a tower last Tuesday. Your phone rang halfway up. Customer with a service issue, same guy you helped last month. You took the call because there’s no helpdesk, no tier-one support team, no one else. That’s the job. It’s always been the job. What changed is everything around it. Somewhere between the…
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The Priest and the Packets
At St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Montevallo, where I serve on the vestry, we recently completed another priest search. A new priest will stand at our altar next month. Transitions like that carry a quiet weight. You grow accustomed to a particular voice carrying the Eucharistic prayer. You come to recognize the cadence of someone’s…
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The Wireless Industry’s Boat Anchor Problem
Do you remember 2010? We were all playing Angry Birds, wearing Silly Bandz, and watching a 16-year-old Canadian kid with a swooping haircut take over the planet singing “Baby.” Justin Bieber was the new hotness. If you didn’t have Bieber fever, you were irrelevant. A few years later, that haircut aged about as well as…
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The Rebel Phase Is Over: It’s Time to Be Professionals
Ours is a culture that mistakes recklessness for courage. We glorify the rule-breaker, the daredevil, the maverick who leaps first and thinks later. It is thrilling in a movie, but in the world of steel, voltage, and wind at 300 feet, that same spirit turns fatal. Precision, not passion, is what keeps the signal, and…
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On Covenants, Conscience, and Cowboys: A Reflection on WISPA
Disclaimer:These reflections represent my personal opinions and experiences. They are offered in good faith, not as factual claims about any specific organization or individual. The views expressed here do not reflect those of any church, company, or association with which I am or have been affiliated. I reference public and personal experiences for purposes of…
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WISPAPALOOZA 2025: The WISP Industry Shows Significant Strength
“We’re stronger together than apart.” This timeless truth was on full display this year in the electric hallways of the Paris and Horseshoe Hotel in Las Vegas. The wireless internet industry descended on the venue for WISPA’s annual WISPAPALOOZA conference, a vital event that allows operators, vendors, and subject matter experts to compare notes, share…
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THE POISONED GOBLET: A Lesson on Broadband Policy from The Princess Bride
My parents loved me. I can prove it; they introduced me to The Princess Bride at an early age. It’s a film that hits every note a young tween or teen could want: adventure, rescues, sword fights, and just enough wit to make you feel clever for keeping up. SPOLIERS AHEAD. STOP READING NOW IF…
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Alabama’s Technology Community Showed Up in Force for ALANOG-7!
There’s an energy in the State of Alabama right now as the worldwide technology industry undergoes a continued evolution. From AI and fiber to software and LTE/5G deployed at the edge, the future is being built right before our eyes. There’s something truly special about getting in the room with the people building the “applied”…