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North Pole Gets Wi-Fi Hotspot
Torrey Clark writes "Two Moscow-based Intel employees have setup a Wi-Fi hotspot near the North Pole, according to Intel.
The hot spot was built in the Arctic region at the Barneo ice camp, a tent complex used by scientists, researchers and rescue crews during the month of April, when ice conditions are safe. Still, the camp environment is never ideal for computer devices, as the air temperature rarely rises above -30 Celsius, according to Intel.
The hotspot uses Intel's Centrino equipment and the Iridium satellite phone system as backhaul. The company said in its statement that the installation shows that the equipment can be used in extreme circumstances. It said that those at the camp use the hotspot access for chores ranging from e-mail to getting real-time weather conditions and for taking care of matters at home, including, potentially, financial transactions."
Shouldn't that be a coldspot, then?
Ahhh...the great dumpster continuum. Many a free computer will be found there. -- sowth (748135)
warmth.
Glad they solved this problem. I always wanted to wirelessly connect there.
including, potentially, financial transactions
Also including, potentially, browsing for porn and hot online cybersex.
So now we can mail Santa Clause?
:D
Great
Looks like somebody forgot to prepare their taxes before going to the north pole, and now has to file electronically huh? There's no escaping taxes.
Now Santa can get those emailed Christmas wish list a lot faster. He was getting tired of dial-up.
Imagine the overclocking!
Kills any chance of an elf-based ISP startup.
Sources say that the scammers set up a wireless hotspot and commenced hosting a web page on an Apache web server.
Do, do not, or delegate to someone else: there is no try.
OF COURSE PENGUINS LIVE IN THE ARCTIC CIRCLE!!
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Reason: Don't use so many caps. It's like YELLING.
Prof Tom: "Damn it Bob! Quit tying up the satellite phone! I need to get online!"
Prof Bob (on the Phone): "No, I love you more!...No, you hang up first.."
Prof Tom: "Damn it Bob! My "online" girlfriend goes to bed at 11! HURRY UP!"
"It's not rocket science, Smithers! It's only brain surgery!" --Mr. Burns
those at the camp use the hotspot access for chores ranging from e-mail to getting real-time weather conditions
Folks... you're in a tent at the north pole... you don't need an internet connection to check on weather conditions! Just open the tent flap, for goodness' sake.
- Leo
You don't use science to show that you're right, you use science to become right.
Some thoughts about IT in the poles:
- It should be easy for overclockers to play there.
- Computers must be very silent, since they don't need coolers.
- You could put use the heat grid at the side of the notebook to warm your hands (I do it sometimes without living in the north pole).
- IceWM must be default desktop manager.
- ??
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Informative? INFORMATIVE?!?
there'll be a Starbucks there within a week.
"Two Moscow-based Intel employees..." In Soviet Russia, Wi-Fi hotspots get the North Pole! err...
Used to be Dentist... Now it's IT Guy...
(Authentic Pokey all-caps type omitted because of the lame lameness filter. Apologies for any lack of fun happy this may have caused.)
Signature.
... CPU and case cooling isn't a problem. It runs totally quiet. That peristent deafening blowing sound? That'd be the WIND!
"Consensus" in science is _always_ a political construct.
27/m/NPole
The North Pole is .ic
Smashing idea! Because after all, it's cheaper to put two electronic boxes on top of two poles than to run a wire between the two poles. Geez, those silly phone companies, what were they thinking.
Please help metamoderate.
That's okay. Most of the people on wireless networks aren't doing anything, either.
Los Angeles, 2009. The RIAA today announced that they have filed 9 "John Doe" IP based lawsuits against file sharers abusing the North Pole Hot Spot to download evil MP3 files. Using their powers under the CAN-RIGHTS law, they lauched a ICBM with 10 MIRV based 20 Megaton nuclear warheads.
This meets their new slogan, "The RIAA - Megatons for Megabytes!"
I assume it would support ELF binaries?
I too have felt the cold finger of injustice.
hawk
Gee, Now WHO take the blame of melting the polar caps?
Intel of course!
Basterds with those hotspots!
In the Soviet Union, signatures writes you!
wtf, just say you stand corrected and be done with it. The lesson in temperature scales, though interesting, doesn't help your case of making a blooper live on /.