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Wheat Field Wi-Fi

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the amber-waves-of-broadband dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The world's largest wireless network is not the proposed network in Philadelphia. It's in Walla Wall, Washington. Built by the Columbia Rural Electric Association, the network covers an area larger than the state Rhode Island. The network is already operational in the rural Washington State farming community of Walla Walla."

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  1. Ummm.... by Laivincolmo · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why put it in the middle of a wheat field...?

    1. Re:Ummm.... by Cygnus78 · · Score: 5, Funny

      It's because the government wants nerds to go outside and see the real world.

    2. Re:Ummm.... by WormholeFiend · · Score: 4, Funny

      Why put it in the middle of a wheat field

      dunno, but we're going to have to come up with new terminology:

      war-plowing
      war-sowing
      war-harvesting
      war-cro pdusting...

    3. Re:Ummm.... by 3dr · · Score: 2, Funny

      Wheat field wi-fi? Need to shorten that.

      We-fe wi-fi.

  2. If you build it they will... by taxman_10m · · Score: 3, Funny

    ah nevermind.

  3. This is fantastic! by unknowns · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why? Networked tractors of course!

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  4. Biggest Little State in the Union by blues5150 · · Score: 3, Funny
    covers an area larger than the state Rhode Island.
    Unfortunately, this could never happen in Rhode Island because you'd have to buy off too many politicians.
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    1. Re:Biggest Little State in the Union by JUSTONEMORELATTE · · Score: 4, Funny

      Unfortunately, this could never happen in Rhode Island because you'd have to buy off too many politicians.

      But it's September, and the really big sales start next month! (wait for the "buy one, get one free" days)

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  5. I can see it now. by Braingoo · · Score: 0, Funny

    Seen on new packges of wonder bread! (NOW ENRICHED WITH WI-FI)

  6. I see Daffy Duck is a hat by .tardo. · · Score: 1, Funny

    Selling Wheat-field Wi-fi in Walla-walla, Washington and a googly-eyed Elmer Fudd dreaming of all the wonderful possibilities of using the information superhighway

    Enter Road Runner with a bleump-bluemp, and Wile E. C.... Oh wait, that's the competition

  7. "an area larger than the state [of] Rhode Island" by JessLeah · · Score: 3, Funny

    Big deal. Most of my closets meet that description. Now if only I could get one of those walk-in models...

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  8. wala wala, washington? by minus_273 · · Score: 3, Funny

    i thought they made that name up for old bugs bunny cartoons!

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  9. world gone mad? by antimatt · · Score: 4, Funny

    HOLY CRAP! Walla Walla made it to Slashdot. I suppose next we'll have President CowboyNeal.

    This is probably the biggest thing to happen to this valley since, oh, the Ice Age.

    1. Re:world gone mad? by ztirffritz · · Score: 3, Funny

      Before too long, I'll be able to tell people that I live in Yakima without them saying, "Oh, I'm sorry."

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  10. Obligatory Simpsons quote by ajkst1 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Krusty: OK, memorize these funny place names: Walla Walla. Keokuk. Cucamonga. Seattle --
    Homer: [laughs] Stop it, you're killing me! [laughs more] Seattle.
    Krusty: [groans]

    -- The trials of teaching Homer, "Homer the Clown"

  11. I can see it know, running windows by Prince+Vegeta+SSJ4 · · Score: 3, Funny
    US News reports that crop circles were back. This time the phoenomena are stranger and more intriguing than ever.

    Dr. M. Shamalanian had this to say:

    • This is clearly evidence of an intelligence besides our own, and evidently an attempt from a different species at communicating in our own words. It certainly isn't human communication, since the spelling mysteriously confuses words and numbers. Probably an indication that the Alien life form has a hard time distinguishing between our similiar characters .
    • Nevertheless, the phrase "w3 7337 Pwnz j00" is definitely some form of archaic attempt at communiation in our own language.
  12. Obligatory Wafarming Joke by drewzhrodague · · Score: 3, Funny

    Of course, I have to bring-up warfarming, the practice of farming while discovering wireless networks. Impressive that it's larger than the area of RI. People used to tell me I was nuts when I would bring-up wireless networks, now even wheat-fields are getting 'em! Anybody wardriven this area?

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  13. Farmer Joke by chillmost · · Score: 1, Funny

    Rush Limbaugh and his chauffeur were out driving in the country and accidentally hit and killed a pig that had wandered out on a country road. Limbaugh told the chauffeur to drive up to the farm and apologize to the farmer.

    They drove up to the farm, the chauffeur got out and knocked on the front door and was let in. He was in there for what seemed like hours. When the chauffeur came out, Limbaugh was confused about why his driver had been in there so long.

    "Well, first the farmer shook my hand, then he offered me a beer, then his wife brought me some cookies, and his daughter showered me with kisses." explained the driver.

    "What did you tell the farmer?" Limbaugh asked.

    The chauffeur replied, "I told him I was Rush Limbaugh's driver and I'd just killed the pig."

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    --Residential Interior Design

  14. And then John Carmack walked out of the wheat by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    And asked if I wanted to play DOOM