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North Pole Gets Wi-Fi Hotspot

Posted by Zonk on from the i-wish-penguins-lived-there-so-i-could-make-a-linux-joke dept.

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."

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  1. Re:I know what you are thinking... by nihilogos · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Moreover, there is no reason to believe that operation should not extend all the way down to absolute zero.

    Except that, by definition, a device at absolute zero wouldn't be doing anything.

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  2. Re:I know what you are thinking... by Junior+J.+Junior+III · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Moreover, there is no reason to believe that operation
    should not extend all the way down to absolute zero.

    Um, doesn't everything stop at absolute zero, which is an unattainable and theoretical temperature to begin with?

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  3. Re:I know what you are thinking... by Feyr · · Score: 2, Insightful

    im sure you meant -240C and -270C there. we don't want those telescopes boilings :)

  4. Don't tell this guy... by IronChefMorimoto · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Keep this to yourselves, folks. Otherwise, those poor Russians will have this guy just randomly showing up in a parka he found in a dumpster wanting to set up his abandoned CPU and monitor:

    http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000263038617/

    IronChefMorimoto