actually, with the slow output, with the slow output, it kinda makes it nearly useless in teh real world... as opposed to controlled environments. nevermind the costs!
i don't see how parent is a troll... aside from the negativism toward the parking meter maids (with whom i've actually never had a problem, and i've been parked at expired meters for 10 minutes some times.)...
parent actually brings up an interesting use for a wifi blanket. personally, it'd be nice if we could put a transmitter in our cars that would notify the meters when we were parked, and charge only for the time spent, and for squatters: an insane amount for being parked longer than a set (and high visible) time all billed, or auto-debitted...
from http://terabytetrigangle.com : We (Spokane) also have connectivity - more high-speed fiber per capita than any city in the U.S. - all of downtown has high-speed services available via either fiber or copper.
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not sure, but i doubt they'll be adding wi-fi to that last of high-speed services.
it'll probably be more like a giant starbucks. $10/hr...:P
i know what you mean, about requiem...
the night before i watched that movie, my girlfriend of 7 years seriously screwed me over. then i watched requiem for a dream and felt a whole lot better about my life.
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you forgot step six and seven.
step six: ???
step seven: PROFIT!!!
in an effort to not be a totally useless comment:
we would be come a group overmind daemon...
i don't think this will happen anytime soon, though i don't dispute the possibility.
note to self: read more vinge.
i've only read true names... excellent story by the way.
oooh. and um,,
1) overpower civilian keyless entry transmitters
2) ???
3) PROFIT!!!
you didn't get the memo? they outsourced this job to india, already.
:) that's kinda the point, isn't it?
;)
it was a toss up between soviet russia, or "imagine a beowulf cluster of these"
:) that would definitely be awesome...
/.ers all got together and planned something out like this ... :D
... but imagine road rage + lag. hmm.
i'm sure if
in soviet russia, rest stops get wifi access from YOU.
:P this would be kinda handy. i've several times wished i could email or IM or check my email (or mapquest :P) while driving on the interstate.
:D
i'm all for ubiquitous wifi
[insert joke about the information superhighway here]
a beowulf cluster of these!
actually, with the slow output, with the slow output, it kinda makes it nearly useless in teh real world... as opposed to controlled environments. nevermind the costs!
just about as good as your site ...slashdotted, -slashdot? ;)
:P
just teasin.
i'm not too particularly fond of it either, but it is good to see spokane actually getting a little attention after the 1974 world fair left town.
i only recently moved here... and looking for a clean exit already.
i don't see how parent is a troll... aside from the negativism toward the parking meter maids (with whom i've actually never had a problem, and i've been parked at expired meters for 10 minutes some times.)...
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parent actually brings up an interesting use for a wifi blanket. personally, it'd be nice if we could put a transmitter in our cars that would notify the meters when we were parked, and charge only for the time spent, and for squatters: an insane amount for being parked longer than a set (and high visible) time all billed, or auto-debitted
imagine a beowulf cluster of those...
yeah... well...
luckily the internet insulates me from the sad reality that is living in spokane.
oops.. that address is http://terabytetriangle.com... *sighs*
ah yes, i neglected to mention that.
i think i got distracted in the middle of posting.
work has an annoying way of doing that.
from http://terabytetrigangle.com : We (Spokane) also have connectivity - more high-speed fiber per capita than any city in the U.S. - all of downtown has high-speed services available via either fiber or copper. -------------- not sure, but i doubt they'll be adding wi-fi to that last of high-speed services.
... :P
it'll probably be more like a giant starbucks. $10/hr
indeed! that's what i'm waiting for ;)
in the news yesterday, they mentioned the engineers setting up the wifi antennae attracted the attention of the secret service.
i guess sitting around on the street with a laptop is suspect.
i live in spokane..:D
i've been waiting for it to get it's recognition for being so... wired... and now unwired.
whether or not in meatspace, googlebot pwnz.
google should get a toaster and load up all the googlebots on that so's to be eligible for the hall of fame.
"so... what does it do?"
"crawls through cyberspace, archiving, cataloging, cross referencing and generally pwning all... AND makes toast."
in soviet russia, robot overlords welcome YOU
free speech bans EU.
:P
we need a new world order.
or not. just when you thought the u.s. was dumb
in soviet russia, servers slashdot YOU!
hahah i was kinda interested myself.
then again, i'm also at work, trying to get my productivity down to an all new low...
more like ordinary people in extraordinary defeat.
i know what you mean, about requiem... the night before i watched that movie, my girlfriend of 7 years seriously screwed me over. then i watched requiem for a dream and felt a whole lot better about my life.
in other worlds, people actually read books.
welcome our philip k. dick overlords.
i really do. though one can only read his storys in short bursts... for to take on the collection would drive anyone into madness.
in soviet russia, the illusive second steps YOU!
Raid Ain't "Inexpensive", Dumbass.