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<Taim> and the power kicks out... <dramatic thunderclap>
~<numist> nice, how are you stil online?
<Taim> wireless connection, battery power.
<Taim> all good ;)
~<numist> yeah, but the wireless base needs power...
~<numist> so does the modem its attached to
<Taim> I'm connected to some house almost a km away
<Taim> actually, I don't really know where the modem I'm connected to is... all I know is that I can connect to it here in my building and I can connect to it at my mothers work that is like a 15 minute walk from here
~<numist> rofl
<Taim> I was lead to believe that most home modems only have an effective range of about 1300ft without interferance
<Taim> or some such animal
<Taim> and presumably a company that could afford high range hardware wouldnt leave their network unsecuredComment: ridiculous geekiness
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