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First Canadian High Speed Internet over Power Grid
oO0(MjB)0Oo writes "Sault Ste. Marie, a northern Ontario town, is going to be the first installation of BPL (Broadband Power Line technology) in Canada. As reported in the Toronto Star, wireless access points will be set up along medium-voltage power lines, providing roaming capability throughout the city to all users."
There's sure to be at least one moron that'll fry himself.
Machine9dotNet
...next time the lights go out in NYC. Some evil Canadian hacker will uncap their powerline modem and lights will dim all along the US east coast.
I believe you mean Canadian Bacon radio.
The next step is for them to figure out how to send broadband throught the sewer system.*
Dilbert reference
In remote areas like this, shortwave radio is still in pretty heavy usage. I'll be this pilot program will be grounded in short order ;-)
Where's my lobbyist? Right here.
So if there is a blackout, its because someone in Canada is using Kazaa?
... for a $1 fee, you can inflict a painful electrical shock to anyone else on the network!
What I find most interesting is how the last 150 meters to the customer is done via 802.11b wireless. While the guy is right in saying that it will provide roaming capabilities, this represents a huge security (or lack thereof) issue.
Soon Canada will become the true safe haven for all pot-smokers and hackers, it seems. Better plan a roadtrip, boys.
-GrymI can just picture the lively uses for this in this remote city known for it's locks.
"Watched hockey game last night on the computer, eh!"
"Yeah, good thing, because the TV was broken, eh!"
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
Awww man and I was already trying to figure out how to adapt a CAT-5 to fit my power outlets so I could turn my living room floor lamp into a stock ticker.
So, instead of watching TV in candle light, I can surf in candle light. Awesome!
Oh... wait a sec
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Ah yes, a Northern Ontario town, on the southern border of Ontario. South of Seattle. Yep.
"How do Canadians feel about American Immigrants?"
Well, I have a little joke on the subject...
An American, an Australian, and a Canadian are drinkng beer.
The American grabs his beer, knocks it back in one gulp, and then throws the glass into the air and shoots it with his handgun. As he sets the handgun on the bar, he tells the Canadian and the Australian that in the great U.S. of A, they have so much money they never drink out of the same glass twice.
Next the Australian drinks his beer, throws the glass into the air and shoots the glass with the American's gun. As he sets the gun back on the bar he, proclaims that in Australia they have so much sand that glass is cheap, and he too never drinks out of the same glass twice.
Next the Canadian drinks his beer, grabs the gun off the bar, and shoots the American. As he sets the gun back on the bar, he tells the Australian, "In Canada, we have so many Americans you never have to drink with the same one twice".
Well, it's not a stick ticker, but it is CAT-5 in a power outlet. Have fun kiddies.
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Uh, the... internet... has... been... very... good... to... me...
Nothing for 6-digit uids?