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View Article  Some IT humour
This one is pretty good, too, as far as geek funnies go. For sure, I'm going to hear this one delivered (probably poorly) as the opening bit in some speech by some industry guy at the next tech conference I go to. (In fact, I just might use it myself!). ...   more »
View Article  BushLAN uses VHF to deliver access
Australian researchers have a neat idea: Use VHF to deliver a 250 kbps Internet signal at distances up to 40 kilometres. The researchers say higher bandwidth rates are possible at shorter distances. The system is using off-the-shelf components but there's no word if you have to lug some rabbit ...   more »
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