Well, Google has officially blanketed its hometown of Mountain View with free wireless Internet access. A PC Magazine writer took it upon herself to visit and test out the new network (see below). It seems that the project, while obviously still in its infancy, has lots of potential as a public service.
PC Magazine: Testing Google's Wi-Fi Network
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The Geek Code desperately needs updating, but in any case here's mine (as of 2010-02-28):
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Version: 3.12
GIT/MU d+(-) s:+>: a C++> ULXB++++$ L+++ M++ w--() !O !V P+ E---
W+++ N o++ K? PS PE++ Y+ PGP t !5 X- R- tv+@ b++ DI++++ D--- e*++
h--- r+++ y+++ G+
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If you really care about knowing what that all means, you either know the code already, or you can get it decoded for you here.
1 comment:
The greatest tech company... ever!
Now, they need to work their blanket further down south. That, or hurry up with their rumored (wired) ISP service.
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