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Three-wheeled Wireless Internet

An anonymous reader writes "I just found this article which describes how a group of people in the UK built a 3 wheeled trike-type rickshaw to give visitors to a festival mobile Internet access. An interesting read for those /.ers into wireless networks, it also gives good information about the use of satellite for net connectivity and renewable energy sources. They do a good job of lightening a dry subject with a dash of humour." (The festival here is The Big Green Gathering, which sounds like a low-key, English version of Burning Man.)

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  1. misleading header by polaar · · Score: 2, Funny

    I already had this mental image of people riding around, delivering paper printouts of http-requests and...
    eh, nevermind...

  2. Oh man by cca93014 · · Score: 3, Funny

    The Big Green Gathering is similar to the Burning Man with the exception of a total lack of 14 year old Californians off their heads on mescaline.

    Whether this is a plus or a minus depends entirely on your age.

  3. Low-key burning man? by cliffy2000 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sounds like the premise for a bad Kids in the Hall sketch, with one of the gang on fire and acting totally low-key about it. Either that, or I'm amazingly sleep deprived.
    Mod with your heart, not your intellect!

  4. WiFi Chick by aardwolf204 · · Score: 3, Funny

    For those who are too lazy to read the entire article, I'll point you to the good stuff: Wifi Chick, complete with iBook.

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