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OccupySF IT Admins Using Pedal Power For Protest

Posted by timothy on from the still-occupying-the-basement-for-now dept.

99luftballon writes "The OccupySF team have been running an ad-hoc computer network on the streets of San Francisco without a steady power source, no Wi-Fi and even the occasional police raid. It turns out the best way to keep the lights on is car batteries and pedal power."

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  1. These people need to find jobs. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Seriously. What happened to the American work ethic? What happened to lifting yourself up by your own bootstraps, rather than whining about others that have done well? Why do they think they're entitled to what we have worked so hard for? The youth of today are a bunch of whiny crybabies. They need to be disciplined. I say bring in the Guard, either let them leave peacefully, or bruised and battered. Give them something to *really* complain about, if they think they have it so bad right now!

    1. Re:These people need to find jobs. by Lumpy · · Score: 0, Troll

      That's not what the geniuses on Fox News are saying.

      Are you telling me those fine people at FOX NEWS are LYING?

      Next you will tell me that trickle down is a lie...

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  2. Re:so do what load up on student loans and learn s by Pseudonym+Authority · · Score: -1, Troll

    This is my main problem with this ``movement''. I would love to see bankers and their lobbyist dragged into the streets, hanged upside-down from lamp post, and eviscerated just as much as the next guy. I, however, cannot stand the idea of supporting those people. 99% of them are stupid whores who have 3 kids, got a $100,000 degree in some bullshit subject like Black Studies, and then wonder why no one wants to hire them and that a nonprofit that gives out needles to dopeheads doesn't pay $100K a year. *click*

  3. Easy solution by Black+Parrot · · Score: -1, Troll

    Maybe they could capture the electrons from all the "Look Ma, I'm Getting Arrested" messages, and use them to power their systems.

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  4. Re:so do what load up on student loans and learn s by Pseudonym+Authority · · Score: -1, Troll

    Fuck off!

  5. Re:Really.... by ScentCone · · Score: -1, Troll

    Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man. This isn't, like, Occupy Physics, OK. I just need my phone to work here at this awesome protest so I can Tweet about evil corporations and order some sweet tacos with the Chipotle app on my new iPhone 4S.

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