I as read chapter 5 and 6 this week I came to the realization that the people he meets along his journey are all important characters. Andrew Blum makes sure they all have an important place in the book and in reality, the internet wouldn't work without each individual player working together.
For example, while he was in New York, he met with a few men who run the new lines through the underground tunnel system. It's hard work, especially at one in the morning with freezing temperatures. While it's not a high-demand job or one that needs a degree, it's an important job.
With that in mind, what is the highest paying job that is related to the main functioning of the internet, and do you need a degree to obtain the position?
I find it hard to comprehend as Blum gets into the speed of the systems and how fast information is sent through the tubes. I understand that the corollary is the velocity of a single bit, but I cannot grasp the fact that there is a gig or one billion bits of light being sent through the Brocade MLX-32 EVERY SECOND. It blows my mind, yes, but I really can't relate it to anything to form an idea of really how fast it is. He uses a few good analogies, but still, that's freaking fast.
I would love to learn more about AT&T's growth as a monopoly and and how they were banned from being the only service provider in the nation. It sounds like an interesting part in history.
Is Google the new AT&T monopoly?
As Blum explains in the book, they bought over a building worth almost 2 billion dollars which has been controversial since they purchased the real estate in New York.
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