Solomon Islands build inexpensive wireless network to connect families and world: The article explains the super cool PFnet or People First Network, a project which will transform communications among far-flung islands and perhaps improve their economic lot. In examining the CIA World Book entry, there's not a lot of detail about how much individuals make. The rate of SOL$5 looks to be about a US dollar. (Of course, I'm not a fuzzy-headed one-worlder: I believe local economies are much more important for agrarian/non-heavy-industry quality of life rather than the World Bank, cash crop for export approach.) [via BoingBoing]