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fonixmunkee writes "as a sometimes-traveler for work, and a huge nerd, I am always excited about news like this. it appears that some airlines may start offering internet access next year when you need to get that internet fix at 35,000 feet. I was pleased when they started selling wireless internet in airports, so this is another welcomed suprise for techie travlers. apparently they want to use satellite to get high-speed connections to the planes in the air. pretty cool. " Too bad Northwest isn't going to have it for my DTW -> NRT -> KUL -> PER for CALU.
First first post from an airplane!
I wonder if streaming porn all the way to Vegas will take the fun out of it once you're there.
And remember, the foldable tray will stop your willie from overheating:)
But that may be counteracted by the porn you are downloading. The tray is handy either way, though.
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Wardriving at 30,000 feet...?
Hmmm... maybe we'll start to see crackers taking flying lessons.
"I hate Cthulhu, Cthulhu hates me, I kill his cultists, He eats worlds for tea"
At least if the in flight movie is bad, I can download my own.
If only they wouldn't think I was a terrorist with my yagi antenna pointed out the window scanning traffic below and surfing other people's sessions...
it was confirmed today that the reason for New Zealander Richard Pearse's crash and failure to claim first flight was caused by his modem cable reaching its elastic limit.
Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
What truth?
There is no dupe
...a beowulf squadron of those...
"...DTW -> NRT -> KUL -> PER for CALU"
WTF???
Now I won't be able to escape from /. anywhere.
It will allow you to e-mail your doctor, so he's waiting at the other end to treat the DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) you just developed from sitting looking at your laptop for 12 hours!