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Speakeasy Will Test IEEE 802.16 In Downtown Seattle

Posted by timothy on from the share-with-your-neighbors dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Speakeasy will be testing a WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) network in downtown Seattle. If successful, plans to roll out similar networks in other cities will follow."

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  1. Thank Goodness... by Jazzer_Techie · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've been waiting for the day when microwaves would be interoperable worldwide. Now I can make popcorn or EasyMac anywhere!

    1. Re:Thank Goodness... by Jonny+Ringo · · Score: 2, Funny

      "OW! My sperm! Funny, I didn't feel it that time." - Fry

  2. With any luck ... by isometrick · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... this will begin to curb the reproductive capability of certain people living in and around Seattle.

    Ahem.

  3. 802.16? by jxyama · · Score: 4, Funny
    man, lots of noise for a 0.05 improvement in the version number... =)

    why can't we skip a bit to, say... 803.11?

    (i have no clue about the IEEE naming convention. sorry.)

  4. Methods? by SkankinMonkey · · Score: 3, Funny

    Are they going to use a large pringles can for this?

    1. Re:Methods? by Tumbleweed · · Score: 4, Funny

      Nah, most likely a Beowulf cluster of small Pringles(tm) cans.

  5. Dear Speakeasy by Triumph+The+Insult+C · · Score: 5, Funny

    I am psychic. It will work so well in Seattle, you'll be very pleased.

    That said, using my psychic abilities, I'd like to save you a little work.

    I think your next target city should be Phoenix Metro, specifically Tempe, and even more specifically, the corner of University and Mill.

    The fact that I live at that crossroad is just a coincidence, I promise.

    Thanks.

    --
    vodka, straight up, thank you!
  6. What Midwesterners do with the Internet by RealProgrammer · · Score: 2, Funny

    The Internet - you mean AOL, right? There's a lot of stuff on that Internet that you would not believe!

    You just got to know all the right "keywords", they call 'em, and, well, there's some stuff on there I can't mention in front of the kids, if you catch my meaning. Not that I go in for that, mind you, but you get it in your email.

    --
    sigs, as if you care.
  7. Packing as we speak. by askreet · · Score: 2, Funny

    /me moves to seattle.