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Warflying: San Diego

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the newfound-interest-in-dirigibles dept.

geogeek6_7 writes: "WarFlying over SanDiego reveals hundreds of WAPs, and some very interesting statistics. There is a second write up of the same adventure at the pilot's personal website. All this of course should not be confused with that 1500ft 'WarDriving' effort in Australia."

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  1. Didn't this happen last Sept 11? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Warflying is illegal because flying and war cannot be said in the same sentence. Okay I need to shit now.

  2. gee... by Quasar1999 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    WAP... a word that will soon be in the same category as other failed ideas that should have been shot down the instant AOL agreed to endorse it.

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    1. Re:gee... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      WAP? as in the crap you use to access the net on a phone... the joke isn't funny, mod appropriately.

  3. I have to wonder... by Rude+Turnip · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...If these guys happened to be of Arabic origin (I don't know if they are or aren't and don't care), do you think the FBI would have been all over them like sh*t on a stick by now?

    Since this was reported on ArsTechnica, the story had a focus on the coolness/tech factor, but if the story had been spun by our yellow rag mainstream media, the headline would have been something to the effect of "Hackers Use Airplane to Spy on National Information Infrastructure" or something similar...I can imagine the ramifications then.

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  4. Let's deconstruct your argument by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    ...self-centered narcissists.

    As opposed to narcissists who think of others? You are neither Strunk nor White, mon merde.

  5. Re:Regulations? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    He's a slashdot bot. More likely than not, he's a uppity, suburban-class 15 year old white kid posting from a 3k rig in his parents 250,000 dollar home.

    Of course, compared to group of slashdotters who think they're participation in music piracy make them freedom fighters on level with Thomas Jefferson, this kid's a saint.

    Sorry for the rant.

    Back to the serious, I think you're right, how could if be enforced? Never said they were hacking system, just looking for access points.