Proof of Concept...

This posting is simply meant to make Ed happy... the following was posted on Slashdot

DEFCON WiFi Shootout Winners Set A Land Record Posted by timothy on Wednesday August 04, @07:52AM
from the congratulations-all-'round dept.
bscience writes "While attending the DEFCON 12 convention this past weekend I had the chance to see the standing ovation a group of 19 year olds received for establishing a 55.1 mile unamplified WiFi connection!" A snippet from the Wired story linked there: "Mobile warriors having trouble making a wireless connection across the hall might want to give some Ohio teens a call. This weekend they were able to make a 55-mile Wi-Fi connection. ... They might have achieved an even greater distance, Justin Rigling said, "but there was no road left."" (Here's the post from a few weeks back about the competition.)


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Anyway I know what your probably thinking...

Joe: "WOW 55 miles is a hell of a long distance for a wireless network. "
Ed: "Erick is simply one bad mofo... I'm so greateful. He's improved the quality of our lives by posting this to the blogg... I'm gonna tell all of my friends the cool news."
Brad: "I bet I could do better... on second thought I'd rather drink some scotch."
Da Brit: "Sounds like an opportunity for me to sell off my internet access to all of Newcastle."
Traci: "You spelled Wi-fi wrong."