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Reviving Ricochet: Better Than WiFi?

Posted by timothy on from the this-would-sure-be-nice dept.

renard writes "Slate is carrying a column by Brendan Koerner arguing that reviving the Ricochet city-wide wireless network infrastructure would be a better idea than blanketing the nation/world with 802.11-ish WiFi. He reviews all the usual silly reasons why Metricom, the original owners, were unable to make a go of it, and makes a good case that things may go better the second time around."

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  1. Re:Until... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Using Ricochet for terrorism? You better believe that's a paddling!

  2. Yankees vs Texas Rangers??? by Cat_Byte · · Score: -1, Troll

    He just HAD to throw something in there about my Rangers in the article. I'd subscribe to something like this if it were available in my suburbia part of Austin. I don't even have access to DSL. You would't BELIEVE what ISPs charge for ISDN these days. $150 for 128K??? I'll stick with my $19.99 64K channel thank you.

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    Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one the bus load of girls just went down.
  3. Ricohet in winter with less humidity by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll


    I often ricohet a load of sperm off your sister's tonsils.

  4. Re:Much much better by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    I frequently ricochet my cum off of your mom's forehead.
    Ah yes, the lesser-known 802.11c standard.