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a while ago I mentioned I am trying out kiva, and i thought i’d give a bit of an update + some pics so you can check it out. I put in 100$ and so far have gotten 36$ back, which I re-lent out. here is my portfolio of 5 loans of 25$:

unfortunately, all of them are behind schedule with my money! i don’t wanna get all stewie on them, but a deal’s a deal ;) i seem to be doing under average for repayments but these guys are still trying to repay, even if its late. truthfully, i’m not really expecting to be paid back.

I’m approaching it more just out of curiousity, but I gotta say, it’d be a lot more fun if you had to manage the portfolio to get some kinda return. at least then you can turn it into a game, and have more fun with it. as it is right now, I don’t receive any interest and actually donate to Kiva almost every loan – so this is just leaking money, but in a good place.

• cable companies will now broadcast only in digital
• because of this, there is a spectrum of airwaves unused
• issue: should the government license those airwaves or let some if it be public
  • like wifi but better
  • these airwaves can go further and through more obstacles like trees
  • having these airwaves be public will provide opportunities for new devices, innovation and entrepreneurship
• vote happens nov 4th (a big day)
• broadcasting lobby filed an emergency request to stop the vote from happening

For a fuller story, checkout:

• http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2008/10/down-to-wire-on-white-spaces.html
• http://www.freetheairwaves.com/