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City-Provided Wi-Fi Rejected Over "Health Concerns"

Posted by kdawson on from the just-put-on-the-tinfoil-hat-and-it-will-be-all-better dept.

exphose writes "A small, hippie-friendly town in northern California, Sebastopol, had made an agreement with Sonic.net to provide free Wi-Fi across the downtown area. However, not everyone in town was pleased with the arrangement. According to Sebastopol Mayor Craig Litwin, citizens had voiced concerns that 'create enough suspicion that there may be a health hazard' and so they canceled their contract with Sonic.net. Some more details are at the blog of Sonic.net's CEO."

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  1. Take off and nuke the site from orbit. by tgd · · Score: 5, Funny

    Its the only way to be sure.

  2. Re:FM radio? TV? by Swampash · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well hey, lets just get rid of microwave ovens, radio stations, television signals and police radios.

    You're thinking too small.

    Hint: massive thermonuclear reaction taking place above our heads every day, subjecting the Earth and everything on it to almost inconceivably powerful doses of electromagnetic energy.

  3. legal ramifications by publicopinion5 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is there any way Sonic.net could sue these guys for backing out of an agreement for made-up reasons? This seems like someone not paying their bills because a unicorn told them to.

  4. Re:Lay off the weed, man! by Wellington+Grey · · Score: 5, Funny

    WiFi signals are as harmless as any other radio signal

    It's not the WiFi you should worry about, but the routers...

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