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San Fran Mayor Declares Wireless for All

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the throwing-down-the-gauntlet dept.

arvind s. grover writes "San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom stated yesterday in his state of the city address that every San Francisco resident will have free wireless internet access. They don't seem to have much set up yet, and no proposal was laid out for the installation of access points in every nook and cranny of the city. I wonder what vendor is going to get that contract...You might be better off finding a wireless node using NodeDB or this oddly-titled site: cheesebikini."

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  1. Looks like another tax hike ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ah socialism, take from the upper middle class and give to the lower middle class

  2. COOL! by ferrellcat · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess that means that THIS guy will finally get online! http://www.dkrupa.com/comics/28.jpg

  3. ahhhhhhh by DeathByDuke · · Score: 3, Funny

    let's go warflying dudes.

  4. Re:Good idea...but... by pyrrhonist · · Score: 5, Funny
    Good idea and San Francisco is a great place to visit, but shouldn't they do something to help the unemployed and homeless in that town?

    What do mean? The Mayor gave them free WiFi! FREE!
    They don't even need the cardboard sign that says, "Will work for bandwidth", anymore.

    Seriously, what more do they need?

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  5. Well looky here. by bryanp · · Score: 4, Funny

    He's got the circuses part covered. Where's the bread?

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  6. Re:Good idea...but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    This will help the homeless. Now they won't have to buy an expensive latte while getting their Internet access.

  7. So when the RIAA try some more lawsuits... by N3koFever · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...does the population of San Francisco get sued?

  8. "...every nook and cranny" ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I'm sorry, but I refuse to read a story about San Francisco containing that phrase.

  9. haha by geekoid · · Score: 2, Funny

    believe me, if they didn't have traffic lights, Jay walking would be safer. Because the city would be a constent gridlock.

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