A Wi-Fi/VoIP Phone Booth In the Burning Man Desert

Posted by timothy on Monday September 20, 2004 @03:14PM from the burning-pots dept.

Brad Templeton writes "I, (of EFF/ClariNet/rec.humor.funny) along with Brent Chapman (Majordomo/Building Internet Firewalls) and the satellite dish of John Gilmore (EFF/Cygnus/Cypherpunks/etc.) put together an engaging hack -- a battery-powered free phone booth using 802.11, VoIP and a satellite IP uplink. This was placed in the desert at the Burning Man arts festival deep in the remote Nevada Black Rock playa, exactly where you wouldn't expect a working phone booth to be. With cheap VoIP people were able to call all over the world. The reactions of people to such incongruous technology were great fun and emotional as well. There's a page about the phone including details of building it and live experiences including totally non-gratuitous photos of naked people using technology. (There, that ought to stress-test my new server!)"

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Re:Lucky people. by AlexMidn1ght · 2004-09-20 16:26 · Score: 0, Troll

I seriously doubt I'd be revolted by seeing her naked...
Great, cater to the lowest common denominator... by b00m3rang · 2004-09-20 17:46 · Score: 0, Troll

Ooh, NAKED PEOPLE! Oh my god, it's so unusual, and taboo, and stuff. Let's all put our pants around our ankles and start drooling like idiots. Thanks for reinforcing the antithesis of Burning Man's ideals of freedom, and making it look like some kind of a live porn show. People like you are why idiots show up, inappropriately photograph, grope, and rape innocent ladies at the event. Someone's nudity does not automatically indicate any sexual context, contrary to what the small head in your pants might tell simpletons like yourself.

Couldn't you showcase the technology, and then shut your fucking hole?

Dick.