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[WirelessNerd @Wirelessnerd]

Texas SB 13 created parent councils to second-guess school librarians. I chair ours in McAllen. We used it to approve 2,000+ new books instead. A weapon, used as a shield. https://t.co/LV7gMx0XIS

[WirelessNerd @Wirelessnerd]

The Loud Fight Over the Most Silenced Room

Texas SB 13 created school library councils so parents could second-guess librarians. In McAllen we read the law, toured every library, and used it to protect them instead.

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[WirelessNerd @Wirelessnerd]

@JeremySWallace @monica4congress @SpeakerJohnson @grok does the size of someone’s God make a difference in polling?

[Joe Tegtmeyer 🚀 🤠🛸😎 @JoeTegtmeyer]

Starship Flight 14 launch and orbit was a success, but what did the launch sound and feel like form Port Isabel, about 5 miles away?

Here is a visual & audio experience almost as good as being there! If you haven't been to a Starship launch, you really need to plan a trip! @esherifftv

Sound UP!

[WirelessNerd @Wirelessnerd]

All It Takes Is One: Fifteen Years On, South Texas Is Still Having the Same Workforce Conversation

Fifteen years after Code RGV started, the South Texas gap between what schools teach and what employers hire for is wider — and on…

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[WirelessNerd @Wirelessnerd]

Cambium's radios will outlive the company: The last great thing they can do is open up the hardware & software.

Cambium filed to appoint an administrator. The gear on your towers still works. What's at risk is managing it, and th…

https://t.co/BSr8tJE0vt

[WirelessNerd @Wirelessnerd]

I tried the Ubiquiti LPR cameras & they quickly proved how the hardware, and the people, stepped up! All LPR now via API!

Ubiquiti now pushes unknown license plates via API, and the checkbox appeared hours after I asked. It isn't…

https://t.co/ksXsI4290g

[WirelessNerd @Wirelessnerd]

Before You Survey a Refinery, You Need a TWIC Card and a Cotton Undershirt

A refinery site survey starts with a TWIC card, FR clothing and written approval for every device — plus the site markings that keep you alive out there.

https://t.co/NvXLDWOAXv

[WirelessNerd @Wirelessnerd]

Ubiquiti jumped in the whole-home mesh game. But that's a signal, not a product. The six seconds the MSP module got in the launch video matter more than the mesh node. https://t.co/XmWKphPsXS

[WirelessNerd @Wirelessnerd]

Broadband in the Rearview Mirror, Connectivity and Opportunity On the Horizon

Two days at the Broadband Communities Summit: the industry got good at infrastructure, and the unsolved questions now start after someone is connected.

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[WirelessNerd @Wirelessnerd]

“They have to make sure they have the reliability there because they’re going to have to service the issues that come on the device side.”

— Elizabeth Parks, Parks Associates @ParksAssociates

As the last mile moves indoors, the MSPs serving multi-unit become the complete provider.

#BroadbandCommunitiesSummit @bbcmag

[WirelessNerd @Wirelessnerd]

“It’s making sure you’re marrying that affordability and network quality piece together.”

— Colby Humphrey, The Pew Charitable Trusts @pewinternet

@bbcmag #BroadbandCommunitiesSummit

[WirelessNerd @Wirelessnerd]

“At the end of the day, we don’t want to do something the general fund has to keep supplementing.”

Speaking about making broadband investments stick.

— Jose Peña, Director of Innovation & Technology, City of Pharr

#BroadbandCommunitiesSummit

[WirelessNerd @Wirelessnerd]

“Being deep in the community.”

I asked how you maintain a network after the funding has been exhausted and customer are looking for customer service.

— Jessica Fowler, Head of Strategic Partnerships, Blueprint Broadband

#BroadbandCommunitiesSummit @bbcmag

[WirelessNerd @Wirelessnerd]

“Our farmers and ranchers are completely technology neutral, because you know what they want? They want all of it. They want a robust fiber connection to their house. They want wireless service all over their farm, and they want a really great satellite connection for their tractor.”

— Laurel Leverrier, Assistant Administrator, Telecommunications Program, USDA Rural Utilities Service, speaking at Broadband Communities Summit 2026 @USDA @bbcmag

[WirelessNerd @Wirelessnerd]

“AI’s fundamental foundational premise is fiber optics.” “This (AI) is not a technology that is out of our control. We still have agency.”

— Nicol Turner Lee, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

@BrookingsInst @drturnerlee @bbcmag

[WirelessNerd @Wirelessnerd]

“Being the most effective advocates for digital equity means fighting for this historic investment for tech access and use.”
— Angela Siefer, Executive Director, National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA)

@netinclusion @bbcmag @angelasiefer

[WirelessNerd @Wirelessnerd]

“If they build it, they will come. That’s not exactly true.” Affordability is the key in a lot of these communities. 💯💯💯

— Greg Guice, Chief Policy Officer, Vernonburg Group

Availability ≠ adoption.

#BroadbandCommunitiesSummit @bbcmag

[WirelessNerd @Wirelessnerd]

“Students are not as digitally savvy as we think they are just because they know how to use a smartphone.”

— Heather Gate, Executive Vice President, Digital Transformation, Connected Nation @connectednation

#BroadbandCommunitiesSummit @bbcmag

[WirelessNerd @Wirelessnerd]

“Access doesn’t really create the possibility. It’s the solutions that leverage the technology that make things possible.”

— Stephanie Georges, Founder & CEO, Meraki Dignity Project

#BroadbandCommunitiesSummit @bbcmag