Jon Humphrey

Citizen Journalist • Bellingham • Member since May 23, 2017

Jon Humphrey is currently a music educator in Bellingham and very active in the community. He also has decades of professional IT experience including everything from support to development. He considers Bellingham to be the best place he has ever lived and has been here for over 8 years now. He has been interested in technology, music, and science since he was very young and holds a degree in Music Production/Technology from the prestigious Hartt School. He started writing for his high school newspaper and has even published a sci-fi novel on Amazon. Aside from his above interests, Jon spends his time repairing electronics, cars, hiking, diving, and motorcycling. He is a well known figure in the Open Source and Retro Gaming communities and does what he can to support them. He also cares very much about the environment, homelessness, and digital divide issues and does what he can on those fronts too.

Articles by Jon Humphrey

Secret Telecom Lovers Part 2: Been Caught Cheating

By Jon HumphreyOn Oct 24, 2020

So the songs I have in mind as I write this time are Jane’s Addiction’s Been Caught Stealin, Long Black Veil by Johnny Cash, and Jolene by Dolly [...]

Starlink is No Star

By Jon HumphreyOn Oct 22, 2020

The Why Over the years I have written over 30 articles, mostly here, on the issues of public broadband. I have given countless presentations, engaged hundreds of people individually and at [...]

City Drags Feet On Creation Of Broadband Committee

By Jon HumphreyOn Oct 18, 2020

This is an update on the selection of the Broadband Advisory Group. A few days ago, I was informed by Public Works Director Eric Johnston that selection of this group, [...]

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Recent comments

"Oh yeah, I almost forgot. You admitted to having 2 connections. A 5G and Starlink connection because neither really works well enough on its own. So let’s see, that’s [...]

Dec 01, 2024 on
New Trump Administration Expected To Undo Biden’s Financial Regulation

"Again, you are comparing apples and oranges. Wireless is not even close to equivalent to fiber. Also, answer some of the questions put to you. Are you an investor? Your [...]

Dec 01, 2024 on
New Trump Administration Expected To Undo Biden’s Financial Regulation

"LOL, talk about knowing enough to be dangerous. Your response is completely nonsensical. 5G networks and Starlink REQUIRE fiber-optics to work just like everything else. Yes, it’s nice he [...]

Dec 01, 2024 on
New Trump Administration Expected To Undo Biden’s Financial Regulation

"The response to rural broadband will be multi-tiered:Conflicts of Interest:The conflict of interest here is obvious here as Musk owns the company that will benefit the most from [...]

Dec 01, 2024 on
New Trump Administration Expected To Undo Biden’s Financial Regulation

"One incredibly important point made in the movie “Cabaret” is that in pre-Nazi Germany the Germans were, in many respects, a cosmopolitan society. However, their Democratic system had become corrupt [...]

Nov 09, 2024 on
The Election of Donald Trump