This sounds like a brilliant way to repurpose antiquated technology and improve pedestrian life.
The city has converted 10 public pay phones in three boroughs – Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens – into free Wi-Fi hot spots, infusing a blast of modern technology into some of the city’s most notably outdated infrastructure. The project is considered a way to explore the feasibility of a citywide Wi-Fi network, and a chance for the city to consider what it can do with the thousands of pay phones that remain active.
via City Begins Wi-Fi Pilot Program in 10 Phone Booths – NYTimes.com.
Similar:
There is no cloud. It's just someone else's computer.
I have so far resisted the jump to strea...
Business
Checking sources back in 2006 involved using this *steampunk* contraption.
Research Before Google Books
Academia
Study finds AI tools made open source software developers 19 percent slower
Coders who used AI self-reported that th...
Business
Snowfall at the White House (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour, Jan 7) Tweeted by W...
My social media feed was full of people ...
Aesthetics
NTSB Blames Intern for Confirming Offensive Fake Names of Asiana Flight 214 Pilots
Blogging this so I can find it when I te...
Current_Events
Updated a post about Sarah Rush -- the "launch when ready" crew member from 1979 Battlesta...
I recently noticed that a blog post I cr...
Amusing
