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Audioblogging From Kilimanjaro Via Satellite Phone
GlucoPilot writes "Apparently a charity called Cops On Top is climbing Kilimanjaro as a memorial to the late Officer Isaac Espinoza of the SFPD. That in itself is pretty amazing, but the /. amazing thing is that they are AudioBlogging the whole thing via Satellite Phone by calling to an audioblogging site and having their MP3s automatically posted to their dasBlog (open source blogging system) at www.copsontop.com/climblog. Cool stuff. Their latest blog post is at 15,500 ft."
The nice thing about sat phone is: the higher you climb the mountain, the clearer your audioblog.
"We plan to build a bridge between the two peaks."
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you decided to melt it with slashdot?
audioblogs.. well. this is just about the only time where they actually DO make sense. otherwise the content if it were worth anything would have been better to write down..
one other thing, audioblogs are bandwith heavy! very heavy! not only that, but people with automatised fetchers will make you hefty traffic.. even when they don't actually listen to the shit.
(besides, if you want to run an internet radio just start one)
world was created 5 seconds before this post as it is.
... when I hear about the first blog from the moon.
If You want to see what the "Cops on top" are seeing, have a look at these photos.
Monkeys.
Mandara Hut
Our porters.
Long way to walk.
Kilimanjaro from a distance.
Mountainrat.
The summit.
The summit.
The crater.
The Glacier.
Gillmans point.
Our feet after walking for a day
You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. -- Harlan Ellison
But Neil didn't post it on his official web site so it could be /.ed.
I'm a sci-fi vegan: I don't want the aliens to think we have as much right to live as the fried chickens we eat.
I'm going to take a vacation to Tahiti as a memorial to my recently deceased friend.
I'm taking up a collection via paypal, email me for information.
Entry 2: "Getting higher, getting colder."
Entry 3: "Damn, my nuts are freezing."
Entry 4: "Holy f***ing sh**!!! Whose idea was this?"
Entry 5: "Cabn't tabalk. Mah mowbouth ibis nubumb. Cobold! Cobold! Cobold!"
Entry 6: "Found a sheltered valley where everyone lives in peace. It's actually warm and lush. Who would have believed it? The GPS is saying our coordinates are.... Hey! Put down that spear! Arrrrggghhhh!!!!!"
No further entries.
Start a happiness pandemic
Perhaps /. could introduce audio reply's for them times when only spoken words can express your true feelings.
People climb the Kilimanjaro everyday on their vacations.
Look up Google on hundreds of Kilimanjaro Vacation Climb Packages complete with transportation, hotels, hot dinners and a Satellite Phone.
I wish someone could set up a charity for me to do this. I'll take whatever plaque they want me to take.
Fucking stupid..