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1KM 802.11b @ 2MB

Posted by Hemos on from the if-you-build-it,-your-costs-will-fall dept.

OffTheRack writes "Check out this web site to see how a guy in Egypt built his own line-of-site (H:Get? It's Punny.) 1KM broadband connection. Plenty of nice pictures." Pretty cool set-up.

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  1. amazing by satsuke · · Score: 5, Insightful

    amazing - a site that has all

    Clear text
    Clear reference links
    adequate pictures
    interesting topic matter

    and no popups or ads

    Sounds like the internet around 1995 .. when you could use lynx and download individual gifs and view them without problem ..

  2. Oh Come On! Wire the PYRAMIDS?! by Myriad · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Now if they were wiring all the pyramids with net access or something. then that would be cool.

    Why? Do you feel that while you are checking out the bowels of Khufu's pad you'll suddenly really need to check your E-Mail on that little PDA?

    If the answser is Yes to the above question you need to logout right now and run (don't walk) away from the computer. You are hearby banned from all eletronic gizmo's for the period of 48 hours.

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    "They do not preach that their god will rouse them, a little before the Nuts work loose." Kipling, 'The Sons of Martha'