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SF Cab Riders Can Now Surf the Internet

Posted by Roblimo on from the something-to-do-at-long-red-lights dept.

Ant sent in this SF Chronicle story about Yahoo equipping 10 San Francisco cabs with laptops and radio modems as an ad gimmick. I plan to add this feature to my limo pretty soon - and I'll run Linux, of course, which I'll bet the Yahoo cabs don't. Heh!

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  1. What Internet-savvy cab drivers say by Enoch+Root · · Score: 5
    10. "Man, Downtown is lagged today..."

    9. "I'm 128-bit encrypted. It's safe to give me your money."

    8. "Fast? My nickname at the cab company is T3!"

    7. (Running Microsoft) "Where do you want to go today?"

    6. (Running Linux) "Watch me ride at the speed of a charging penguin!"

    5. ("In" driver) "W3r r u h3adin???? # pr0b13m0!!!!!!"

    4. "What address? Sorry, lady, that's a 404!"

    3. "I'm gonna try to get to the superhighway."

    2. (Overdoing it) "www.thankyouverymuch.com!"

    And the top reason Internet-savvy cab drivers say...

    1. "Ever heard of the Blue Windshield of Death?"

    "There is no surer way to ruin a good discussion than to contaminate it with the facts."