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Airships Tested As Two-Way Telecom Beacons

Posted by timothy on from the bouncing-around dept.

sgups writes "The Toronto Star (no registration required:)) is reporting about this firm which will supply spherical airships that will be used as high-flying telecommunications platforms to supply two-way Internet access across the United States and into Mexico and Canada. The article explains little of the technology though."

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  1. Technical Hurdle by StefanJ · · Score: 5, Funny
    They're going to need really huge Pringles(tm) cans to support wireless at that altitude.

    Of course, if they succeed, we'll have big potatoid wafers the size of dinner plates.

    Stefan

  2. Huh? by Em+Emalb · · Score: 5, Funny

    "The Toronto Star (no registration required:)) "

    What? Registration not required? What am I supposed to bitch about now?

    Well, hell, guess I have to read the article now.

    *SIGH*

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  3. What kind of internet outage shall we have today? by Quaoar · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. Denial of service
    2. Fried router
    3. Blimp attack

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  4. Re:Liability by WolfWithoutAClause · · Score: 5, Funny
    Yeah, right. Emotional trauma caused by being hit by an 18 meter beach ball moving at a few feet a minute- you'd get laughed out of court.

    "And then it popped see, and my voice went all squeaky. My friends looked at me and they all laughed. I was so ashamed. I'm asking for 90 billion dollars in damages."

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