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DefCon World Record Wi-Fi as Comic Strip

carbolic writes "Remember last summer's WiFi Shootout, which took place during the DefCon hacker convention? We told you about the world record 55.1 mile shot pulled off by a few guys with two honkingly huge satellite antennas, a long stretch of road, and a couple off-the-shelf Wi-Fi networking cards. This month's Wired magazine condenses the toil of weeks of planning and testing, and trudging up and down mountains in 100+ degree weather into a captivating 8-panel comic suitable for any Sunday Edition (or cubicle wall)."

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  1. Wow that's hilarious. by g0at · · Score: 0, Troll

    My housemate's dad drew some roofing diagrams on the corner of the newspaper today. If I scan it in, can I get a slashdot article too?

    -ben