tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post8216355508881201580..comments2024-03-26T19:10:00.791-04:00Comments on West Coast Stat Views (on Observational Epidemiology and more): Looking at the same graph -- seeing an entirely different pictureJosephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760453165301871031noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-64593485225728764082012-04-14T21:58:54.496-04:002012-04-14T21:58:54.496-04:00"Cellphones and internet are also infrastruct..."Cellphones and internet are also infrastructure items..."<br />Yes, but with a distinctive difference. Cell and Internet initially worked over existing infrastructure - the electric and telephone grids. Furthermore, other products were dependent upon existing infrastructure (think color TV and number of broadcasts that were in color). Then there's the personal modification requirement - your apartment may not have room for a clothes/dish washer or dryer. And finally rural electrification was a government effort, where the urban infrastructure was built by private entities.bobahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176542687278791678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-72431854600099675302012-04-14T16:58:41.922-04:002012-04-14T16:58:41.922-04:00Cellphones and internet are also infrastructure it...Cellphones and internet are also infrastructure items, though, right? So at the turn of the century we were able to complete two large projects (roads; electric and phone lines), and in the early 90s we were again able to complete two large projects (cellular phone/satellite coverage; high speed cable penetration).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com