Narita Internet access.
Knowing that I’d be in Narita all bored and shit waiting for my flight, I had the foresight to use Feedster and search for wireless Internet access in the terminals. They have it. They apparently charge about 10 bucks to use it, but the signal strength is so poor that it makes using it impossible.
So the other option is a Yahoo Cafe. Free non-wireless access, but you have to use their computers. They have an interesting system which uses USB keys that plug into their systems to unlock them. Unfortunately they want to scan your fucking passport before using the computers. That’s a little frightening.
So I whipped out my trusty AirH cell-modem PCMCIA card, and I’m typing this at a blazing 3 kilobytes a second. Which, if you’re just looking to waste time, is all you really need.
License-Exempt Soweto said,
January 20, 2004 @ 2:22 pm
I’m So Confused!
Silicon Valley life is all about overlapping business interests coopetition, where the big guys tolerate their allies working for little guys who are part of the same economic ecosystem. It’s not precisely what Schumpeter had in mind, but it consistent…