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First 802.11 Wireless Movie Theater?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the remember-the-alamo-drafthouse dept.

vern@austin802.11.com writes: "Imagine being able to IRC someone to pass the popcorn! The Austin Wireless Group has helped establish what may well be the country's first Wireless Enabled Theatre. The Alamo Draft House movie theater in Austin, Texas now has 802.11b wireless broadband Internet access that covers all screens in their complex. This "retrofit" theater had every other row replaced with tables and offers dinner and drinks with the show. So, you can park your laptop, order a burger/beer, then email in a movie review all w/o disturbing your fellow patrons. Cool! :)"

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  1. So by that logic . . . by cjpez · · Score: 5, Funny
    . . . you could set up your laptop to encode the movie you're watching in DivX in realtime and STREAM it to people sitting in the next theatre over who were unfortunate enough to have bought tickets to see Queen of the Damned.

    Neat!

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  2. No distractions by Telastyn · · Score: 5, Funny

    No... Laptop displays create *no* distractions in a dimly lit theatre...

  3. Re:um... by swb · · Score: 5, Funny

    The last thing I need is Mr. "Noisy Typist" and Ms. "I Refuse to Mute My Laptop" sitting next to me.

    They're usually pretty cooperative when they find out that Mr. "Gonna Break Your Laptop" is sitting next to them.

  4. "IRCing someone" to pass the popcorn... by Wakko+Warner · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...would go something like this:


    *** You have joined #MovieTheater
    *** Topic for #MovieTheater: The Animaniacs Movie: The Best Thing Ever Ever Ever, Or Just the Best Thing Ever Ever?
    *** GreasyGuy has joined #MovieTheater
    *** Chanserv sets mode: +o GreasyGuy
    <Me> Hey, um, mister Greasy, could you pass the popcorn?
    <GreasyGuy> No! Fuck you! What the hell is wrong with you? Get it yourself! Stop making me feel insecure!
    *** You have been kicked off #MovieTheater by GreasyGuyMinion_1 (No popcorn-begging)
    *** Attempting to rejoin #MovieTheater
    *** GreasyGuy sets mode: +b *!*you@seat_37
    *** You have been kicked off #MovieTheater by GreasyGuy (Because I'm too afraid to get up to kick your ass in person!)
    /quit

    bash-2.1# ping -f -s 65535 greasy_guy_seat
    .......
    --- greasy_guy_seat ping statistics ---
    239123 packets transmitted, 103 packets received, 99% packet loss

    w00t!

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