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War Kayaking

Posted by michael on from the batten-down-the-access-points dept.

ptorrone writes "As the summer approaches, we crawl out of our protective wired covered lairs to sometimes partake in outdoor activity. Last weekend, we went kayaking around Lake Union in Seattle, WA and of course, we couldn't help but bring along a lot of equipment and decided we'd hunt for open wireless spots, this friends- was "War Kayaking" we found a ton, charted it with GPS, Wifi finders and we'll show you how we did it for this week's HOW-TO Tuesday. We also shot a video in the kayak, be sure to check that out too."

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  1. Wifi Detection by mfh · · Score: 5, Informative

    we couldn't help but bring along a lot of equipment and decided we'd hunt for open wireless spots, this friends- was "War Kayaking" we found a ton
    You absolute nerds! Also, why didn't you just use the Smart ID Wifi detector? It's only $25, and therefore it trumps any pocket PC. Plus you don't risk as much if you get wet: something that tends to happen frequently when I Kayak. :-) (that and getting stuck in the damn thing, upside-down)

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    1. Re:Wifi Detection by 1DarkZen · · Score: 2, Informative

      That's cool but, if you actually want to use your wifi connection, you're gonna need to get your laptop out.
      Or a really cool surfboard!

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    2. Re:Wifi Detection by throwaway18 · · Score: 2, Informative

      I'v got one of those Wifi detectors. The detection range is significantly smaller than with a laptop. It's a nice toy and I'v found it usfull to be able to see if a wifi card is transmitting some power when fiddling with drivers.
      It picks up microwave ovens, 2.4GHz cameras and bluetooth as well as wifi though I can tell them apart by the way the lights flash.

  2. I take issue with that article by exp(pi*sqrt(163)) · · Score: 3, Informative
    It says
    For about $12 per hour you can kayak around one of the most amazing places in the world
    Let me tell you, I've not traveled anwhere as widely as I'd ike to, but I have visited Seattle, and I can tell you for a fact that Lake Union, while it's pleasant enough, is not one of the most amazing places in the world. I don't think it gets onto my top 1,000 list. Probably not on my top 10,000 either. It probably gets into my top 100,000 though.
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  3. Re:It has to be asked... by Osty · · Score: 2, Informative

    When you paddled past Bill's house, did you find any open relays?

    Doubtful, considering Bill's house is on Lake Washington, not Lake Union.

  4. Re:Get a life! by ptorrone · · Score: 3, Informative

    i did in fact program the robots on my site to dance around, filmed it, documented it, shared the files. i don't really have fashion advice for anyone, i just document stuff i happen to like when i used to travel, i'm broke, in fact i'd kill to get to zero as opposed to in debt, so i don't think wealthy is an accurate term. i use "we" since it's the voice of the site. as far as getting a life...i'm willing to bet that i'm having a lot of fun and spending my time doing stuff i like as opposed to going out of my way to poke at someone :-] but i suppose that could be fun to some folks too.

  5. Re:Unencrypted by presmike · · Score: 2, Informative

    if you went to defcon last year you would know that this is done already ;) (fake ap's to steal cc's that is.)

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