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WebWord Weblog Posting Posting Date: January 10, 2003 How Warchalking Died (WebWord) -- "The purpose of this article is to explain how Warchalking has become obsolete. It is being replaced by Wi-Fi Zones that are being fueled by home networks, corporate networks, and even payphones. The internet will be all around you in all places but you won't ever need to care about Warchalking. Let's bury the idea and move along."
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Nice article, John. Thought I'd pass the following Wi-Fi locator links on: 802.11 Hotspots
How does "Wireless Network" become "Wi-Fi"? Oh, you mean like "Hi-Fi"? Well, that doesn't work, because "Hi-Fi" stood for "high fidelity". Another example of mindless usage. Posted by: MadMan on January 10, 2003 02:25 PM
"WiFi" stands for "Wireless Fidelity." Here's a handkerchief. Wipe that egg off your face. Posted by: Mr. Omelette on January 10, 2003 04:55 PM
Here's the real reason warchalking died -- Technoboobs never realized the chalk washed away each time it rained. They were convinced there was a massive anti-warchalking effort mobilized against them. Boobs, indeed. Posted by: Karnak the Great on January 11, 2003 12:05 PM
No, warchalkers realised very early that it is better to have correct info washed away by the rain than for incorrect info to persist despite best efforts of industrial solvents and elbow grease. You'd rather they used spray paint like other vandals? Posted by: Eric Scheid on January 11, 2003 07:55 PM
Your words reveal the truth. "...like other vandals..." You admit that warchalkers are nothing but common criminals, tagging public property with their own brand of graffiti so they can help others steal their neighbor's bandwidth. Good riddance! Posted by: Karnak the Great on January 11, 2003 08:45 PM
So you *would* rather they used spray paint? Or was that just a convenient diversion from the rebuttal of your earlier point - that they used chalk because it is environmentally friendly, not because they are unthinking boobs? Point in fact: the choice of chalk was explicit from the start for just that reason. Next time try reading and understanding what you are talking about before shooting your mouth off. Posted by: Eric Scheid on January 11, 2003 10:59 PM
Warchalking failed because it was a "grassroots" effort of "amateurs" that would "annoy the establishment"?? Excuse me, but isn't that a reasonably good description of the (rather successful) open-source software movement? Sorry, John, I don't buy it. Posted by: Adam on January 13, 2003 02:38 AM
But Adam, in the next sentence I said: "Furthermore, virtually any of the items above could be turned around. Indeed, the potential success of Warchalking might be the result of these things."
Eric, I'd rather these geek vandals not spread their graffiti at all in public spaces. I didn't shoot my mouth off, but thanks for the complimentary insult. I feel right at home now. Posted by: Karnak the Great on January 15, 2003 12:16 AM
Eric, I'd rather these geek vandals not spread their graffiti at all in public spaces. I didn't shoot my mouth off, but thanks for the complimentary insult. I feel right at home now. Posted by: Karnak the Great on January 15, 2003 12:16 AM
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