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Annies_Boobs_38 karma

that's really interesting.

I have a few questions if you don't mind answering them, of course I understand if you don't want to.

do you get paid for that work?

how did you start?

do they ask you to go out to specific businesses, or do you go around asking for permission and then sending them to google?

how does it work with the business? I guess this is linked to the question before. are they requesting the virtual tour, are you going around asking? are they cooperative?

is it much work, or is it just something extra on the side?

where are you located (state, country, whatever)?

ever heard of the Australian company pixelcase?

I'm asking because my brother is doing some virtual tour work for caravan parks. so he has all the equipment suitable, but hasn't really done anything else.

Annies_Boobs_12 karma

I think you hit the nail on the head. The public discussion on the NBN ishorrible, and for some reason the discussion seems to be lead by technology illiterate people. The only proper discussion seem to be on news sites with a proper tech writer, or tech sites, which never make it to the public.

If the politicians and public knew of all the articles from Josh Taylor or Sortius then I think the NBN would be in a good place.

On some level I find it hard to understand the lack of proper coverage. Some of the concepts aren't hard to grasp, and there has been enough general content to concentrate on. The Coalition have said some very plainly incorrect stuff, which the public should eat up.

Annies_Boobs_5 karma

which ep was this in, and where?

Annies_Boobs_4 karma

What are your thoughts on Australia buying F-35s instead of serving constituents with better network connectivity?

it shouldn't be one or the other. FTTH was predicted to earn money over a long enough period, and there is some different way of recording it on the books (which I don't really understand).

the complaints about the budget were misleading.

Annies_Boobs_3 karma

in my opinion this will really depend on the regulatory framework set up. if ISPs are allowed to build infrastructure that directly compete with NBN then they will.

the issue is anything like this hurts NBN's pricing structure. having the same pricing for rural and urban areas means urban areas are essentially subsidising the rural areas. if ISPs are allowed to compete, they will build infrastructure in the most profitable areas (urban) and be able to beat NBN's price.

I believe there was actually some discussion on this just today.