Tuesday, January 04, 2005
PLUS, WE CAN'T HAVE THEM CHECKING OUT ANY BLOGS, CAN WE?
Danger! Danger! Texas has begun a pilot program of offering wi-fi Internet access at the campgrounds of five state parks. While regretting the "erosion of woodland peace and quiet, thanks to visitors who fetch along boomboxes, cellphones and televisions," our local paper feels a line must really be drawn at the tap-tap of laptop keys:
(Thanks Nancy!)
The Texas department's observation that laptops won't generate noise, and therefore are more benign than boomboxes, is true but beside the point. And the assertion that wi-fi campers will be using their laptops to plan hikes, check weather or identify warblers -- well, that's a stretch. Undoubtedly most will be sending e-mails, checking their stocks and surfing for smut, just like they do in regular life.Yep, gotta make sure those RV'ers can't get at their smut (the wi-fi attennas are being set up at every tent pad and trailer slot)--you know how they are.
(Thanks Nancy!)
