This week in Crave: The out-in-the-boonies edition

Maybe you spent the week begging your local pizza joint to come out with a one-push ordering button or trying to figure out the science behind poop-powered rickshaws. Whatever kept you from the pages of Crave this week, we’ve got your back. Here’s a roundup of our favorite stories.

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Ken Schweller)

• Crave blogger Eric Mack lives in rural New Mexico, where the views are beautiful, but the connectivity options are ugly. Read about his five-year journey to bring broadband to the boonies.

• Well, this is one way to recycle those old computer manuals collecting dust on your bookshelf.

• Not to be outdone by James Cameron, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will raise the Apollo 11 rockets from their watery grave.

• OK, we get… [Read more]

Related Links:
At last, broadband in the boonies, but at a price
Bringing broadband to the boonies, part 3: Fiber’s not free
Bringing broadband to the boonies: The odyssey begins
In rural New Mexico, no 3G for me
Bringing broadband to the boonies, part 2: DSL’s dark side