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Irish 'Running Man' WarWalking Competition

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-thats-a-strange-game dept.

phaxx writes "Dubbed 'WaveHunt', this is the Irish take on DefCon's RunningMan competition. Contestants will have three attempts, each an hour long, to locate a moving Linksys WRT54g running OpenWRT Linux. They must positively identify the person carrying the hidden acccess point and report this back to base. The first prize is two hundred euro, and it takes place this coming Saturday, March 5th. The intended venues are a large park, a defined area of winding streets in Dublin City Centre, and a multi-level shopping centre!"

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  1. Triangulation by mikeumass · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Triangulating the location of a wireless access point is no small task even if it is stationary, and you have 3 point of reference.

    However combinting 2 points of reference with signal strength from each point should make the job possible, assuming there is not too much interference from external sources. The hard part will be trying to keep track of how your experimental locations map up to location of persons who could be carrying the access point.

    Maybe you could just look for someone with an antenna sticking out of thier backpack!

  2. My, My by punkin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is that an access point in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?

  3. This should be pretty easy by winstonmeister · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you're using wireless internet and the router stops working every five minutes for no apparent reason, you're getting closer to the Linksys.

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  4. Foxhunting by another name by wowbagger · · Score: 5, Informative

    This is just Foxhunting by another name.

    The only difference is that this is open to non-hams.

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  5. Re:I could do this without a Wi-Fi device by kryten_nl · · Score: 5, Funny

    Much easier:
    Listen for young women screaming: "Get the f*ck away from me!"

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  6. Not my cup of tea... by eric_brissette · · Score: 5, Funny

    Running? Like... with your feet? After a moving router? I'm getting winded just thinking about it.

    Let me know when the host a go cart enabled competition. Or at least with those scooters for handicapped people. I'd be all over that.

  7. Easy by slapout · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just look for the guy with the extension cord hanging out of his coat. Or the one carrying the really big battery. :-)

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  8. Re:intentional vi-l33tness? by kahei · · Score: 5, Funny


    It must be a hoax -- a user trying to quit vi actually types this:

    ^C
    ^C
    ^Z
    .
    ^[
    ^[^[^[^[^[
    quit
    end
    exit
    bye
    quit!
    QUIT
    QQQQQQQ :quit :QUIT :zz :w :quit!

    $rm /usr/bin/vi

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