Twitter Gets Satellite Access 67
jimboh2k writes "Satellite operators Iridium and Thuraya have signed on to provide access for Twitter users outside of normal mobile coverage. The service acts like the SMS function already available on the social network, allowing users to tweet during emergencies."
obligatory relevant xkcd: (Score:5, Funny)
http://xkcd.com/723/
@ISS (Score:5, Funny)
@ISS, taking a dump.
@sahara (Score:5, Funny)
@us_sub (Score:5, Funny)
@us_sub, just launched icbm + nuclear warhead. more info on wikileaks.
REally? (Score:5, Funny)
" allowing users to tweet during emergencies"
If your addiction is that bad, please get some help. during emergencies you need to be paying attention to your safety and the safety of others not tweeting "day 14 without any food, no idea where to go, Wish I had a GPS instead of this crap Iridium phone."
1995 called (Score:2, Funny)
wants its PAGERS back.