[liberationtech] Drones for much networking

[Julian Oliver]

..on Fri, Aug 09, 2013 at 03:36:19PM -0400, Shava Nerad wrote:
> Swords into plowshares, anyone? ;)
> 
> http://www.norwich.edu/about/news/2013/080913-wifiDrone.html

Several people have done this and IMO the outcome is equally ridiculous. I
prefer my AP to have more than 30 minutes uptime. I also sometimes use 802.11
services when it's windy and/or raining.

Google's balloons are a more practical approach, as are solar powered meshed APs
in weather proof boxes:

    http://www.wired.com/business/2013/06/google_internet_balloons/

Cheers,

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