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World's First Tree-sitting Weblog

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the logging-on dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Amit Asaravala over at Wired News has an interesting article up about the tree-sitters in Humboldt County. Apparently a bunch of tech activists from the Indymedia Center are setting the tree-sitters up with an 802.11b network so that they can blog about all the logging going on up there. Seems like a pretty interesting way to use technology to help the environment, which isn't something you see everyday."

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  1. I'd watch out by unterderbrucke · · Score: 5, Funny

    Only terrorists use 802.11!

  2. I find it strange by teamhasnoi · · Score: 5, Funny

    that the loggers use Dells and all the tree sitters use Macs. What could that mean? I'll check back in 24.

  3. Okay... by Dannon · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...so he's protesting logging, and logging the experience.

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  4. I wonder by burninginside · · Score: 5, Funny

    how will he spell his scream as he falls out of the tree to his death

    1. Re:I wonder by Mr.+Bad+Example · · Score: 5, Funny

      "It says `The last words of the logging protesters may be found at www.aaagggggh.com'."

      "Where?"

      "www.aaagggggh.com."

      "He must have died while typing it."

      "He wouldn't have bothered to *type* 'aaagggggh'. He'd have just said it."

      "Perhaps he was dictating."

      "Oh, shut up."

  5. Useful my arse.. by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


    I can just see the IM traffic..

    Tr33Hugg3r: Hey man, can you toss me over another bag of granola? The last one fell on that park ranger's truck.
    fukDaMan: sure, if you toss me another bag of soy nuts.
    veggieChix0r: I'm cold, I want to go home.
    1l0v3Tr335 : damn, my batteries in my MP3 player died, no more Bruce Cockburn for me..

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  6. Re:One problem, though... by MarkusH · · Score: 5, Funny

    If these people dislike logging so much why don't they simply wait until the fire season and start playing with matches.

    You don't know how hard I had to resist moderating that as flamebait.

  7. Re:Where are the police? by NineNine · · Score: 5, Funny

    Have you ever tried to remove someone from a tree? As the older brother of five avid tree-climbers, let me assure you that it is QUITE difficult. Especially when they don't want to co-operate with the removal.

    Give me a Stihl with a 3 foot blade and 5 minutes. I can get *anyone* down from a tree, guaranteed.

  8. If a server is slashdotted in a forest... by Luxury+P.+Yacht · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...does anyone hear it fail?

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