Ashish Kulkarni writes "Google has just announced the launch of Google TiSP (BETA)(TM), a free in-home wireless broadband service that delivers online connectivity via users' plumbing systems. All the dark fibre that google has supposedly laid out is now fully operational! Check out the description of how it works."
See, the internet really *is* a series of tubes, after all! I know this is an April Fools joke, but that just had to be said. Coincidentally enough, the word I have to type to log in to reply to this message was "blockage".
What we REALLY need is the ability to post a story with words "Apple iPhone" in the title! That will be guaranteed a bazillion Slashdottit points no matter how bad the story is:)
In the meantime I hope you and other keep posting that going to website on April 1st is a waste of time. Really I can't enough of it.
I can imagine the busy exciting life you must normally have on Sundays, where you are incredibly productive and can only afford the 10 seconds it takes to read Slashdot articles when you're assured that it will not, in fact, be a waste of time.
It's not a complete waste of time. It gives me something to do while I'm stuck at work today. It's fun speculating the night before what kinds of jokes will be posted on April Fools. I was mainly curious about what Blizzard would put up...except theirs were kind of lame this year. Tinfoil hat that makes you immune to mind control, an announcement for a "new" game called WHOA that shows doctored Warcraft 3 boxes, unedited Warcraft 3 screenshots, and a description that is Warcraft 3 exactly...they could'v
I've been a beta tester for Google TISP for the last 3 months. Without any reservations, it simply beats the shit out the competition. And it's free! Only caveat- you might have difficulty taking a dump and surfing the net at the same time, unless you have more than one bathroom (I've got 1.5, so no problems).
I've been a beta tester for Google TISP for the last 3 months. Without any reservations, it simply beats the shit out the competition. And it's free! Only caveat- you might have difficulty taking a dump and surfing the net at the same time, unless you have more than one bathroom (I've got 1.5, so no problems).
And I"m sure you've hired support people from the Nation Insurance [youtube.com] call center too...;-)
You see, fibre isn't wire. Wire is used to conduct electrical currents while fibre transmits light. So, technically, it is wireless....although the presence of fibre makes it appear to be wired because of the similarities in appearance of both.
Ok, it's a stretch......I haven't had my coffee yet.
Along with the plumbing connection, Google has added a new web page ranking system called PipeRank. Where as Google's original PageRank algorithm worked to boost pages to the top of their search engine results, PipeRank penalizes pages. PipeRank is measured by counting the number of people that flush the toilet while visiting a web site equipped with Google's plumbing based wi-fi system. Using Google Toolbar enabled laptops as they sit perched on the throne, Google has announced that this is their best new weapon in preventing crap on the Internet from affecting their search results.
Google TiSP sounds amazing. I am curious though as to the impact on RFC 1149 [ietf.org] - A Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams on Avian Carriers.
I realize that these pigeons could travel down the tubes, but this could create severe blockages of their own. The only benefit I can see is that the pigeon would die in a gaseous environment which could signal a pending DoS attack - or depending how far the infrastructure a Distributed DoS (DDoS) attack.
Just woke up, a bit groggy, and I see free wireless broadband! I am stuck with crappy (no pun intended) satellite [wildblue.com] broadband and was very exited about an alternative. Oh well will keep waiting for Clearwire [clearwire.com].
I heard that the Blue Man Group was the first to examine the built-in network of modern plumbing. It looks like Google was intrested in building apon the idea.
Ok, so since my place has two toilets (data interfaces), does this mean I can use a Cisco 72xx or higher series router to double my throughput with trunking? Hmmmm, must start looking on eBay.... Does it reboot the connection when the data interface is flushed?
From the FAQ: "Google TiSP ensures reliable throughput through the power of fiber, which has been proven through extensive research to effectively facilitate consistent data flow with minimal latency."
For just once, I'd like to see the higher brain function kick in and see people run with a gag. Surely there's enough people here at/. that can come up with enough technobabble to really play along with even the most obvious prank and run with it. What a great brain workout it would be to try to come up with enough total hogwash to support some of the gags people come up with on A1.
It takes one brain cell to post that it's a prank, but it takes a host to try and perpetuate the bullshit. And in the spirit of A1, would that not be more fun anyway?
So um yeah, I wonder how they deal with harmonics on long runs of pipe, eh?
I have just developed a Unix device, using Signetics' "Write Only Memory" chips, which not only collects unwanted bits, but also actually flushes them down the toilet. Simply "pipe" unwanted data to "\dev\toilet" eg:
> more foo.txt | toilet.
Also, for Mac & PC users, it comes with a more appropriate icon to replace the Trashcan icon - it's the new "Toilet" icon, and with it you can flush those no-longer-needed files down the drain!
We are currently in alpha test, and users should beware of one sm
And what about security? Anyone could hijack someone else's sewage pipe to capture the flow traffic. Perhaps you could discourage such practices by sending packets with a particularly evil bit set.
Gmail being announced on April 1st was a coincidence more than anything, and it was much more believeable and not written as an obvious joke like this and other Google April Fool's jokes.
Sanitary... (Score:5, Funny)
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April 1st (Score:5, Insightful)
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This could cause a great many plumbing bills... (Score:3, Funny)
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This could bring a whole new meaning to "buffer overflow exploit".
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As long as it doesn't allow the dreaded "Goatse Xploit" we'll be fine.
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Series of tubes (Score:5, Funny)
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We need Digg's ability to mark stories as lame (Score:2)
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Fool me once... (Score:5, Insightful)
I hope it happens soon.
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I can imagine the busy exciting life you must normally have on Sundays, where you are incredibly productive and can only afford the 10 seconds it takes to read Slashdot articles when you're assured that it will not, in fact, be a waste of time.
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Groan (Score:4, Funny)
Previous TISP Beta Tester (Score:5, Funny)
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I've been a beta tester for Google TISP for the last 3 months. Without any reservations, it simply beats the shit out the competition. And it's free! Only caveat- you might have difficulty taking a dump and surfing the net at the same time, unless you have more than one bathroom (I've got 1.5, so no problems).
And I"m sure you've hired support people from the Nation Insurance [youtube.com] call center too... ;-)
Enough already! (Score:2)
stop all this nonsense, or I will be forced to turn the tap off
And the optimist said... (obligatory) (Score:2, Insightful)
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I love it! (Score:3, Funny)
And even better, my rural home has a toilet, so it ought to get broadband now! I just hope it's septic tank compatible.
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SHIT!
Pinkdot.org (Score:4, Insightful)
Wireless? (Score:2)
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Ok, it's a stretch......I haven't had my coffee yet.
PipeRank - Google's New page ranking algorithm (Score:5, Funny)
Blatant rip-off (Score:2)
http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/132
Damn... (Score:3, Funny)
Effects on Avian Carriers (Score:2)
I realize that these pigeons could travel down the tubes, but this could create severe blockages of their own. The only benefit I can see is that the pigeon would die in a gaseous environment which could signal a pending DoS attack - or depending how far the infrastructure a Distributed DoS (DDoS) attack.
Groggy on a Sunday morning... (Score:2)
No Mac/Linux Support (Score:2)
Oatmeal (Score:4, Funny)
Now I get it - (Score:3, Funny)
BMG Inspired? (Score:2)
do not believe anything you read today (Score:2)
Obligatory Remark (Score:2, Insightful)
~A
X's and O's for all of my foes.
Talk about a shitty service.... (Score:2)
love the faq (Score:3, Funny)
When things go wrong with TiSP, they go very, very wrong. Let's leave it at that.
Priceless.
Don't forget about GMail Paper (Score:3, Funny)
Hmmm, trunking? (Score:2, Insightful)
It's the little details! (Score:2)
Brilliant!
Re:Fooling yourself (Score:5, Interesting)
It takes one brain cell to post that it's a prank, but it takes a host to try and perpetuate the bullshit. And in the spirit of A1, would that not be more fun anyway?
So um yeah, I wonder how they deal with harmonics on long runs of pipe, eh?
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Also, their logo is cool: TiSP [google.com]
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No?