About a month ago I was toying around with my laptop in my apartment and discovered that a neighbor had installed an open wi-fi access point that enabled me to get free wireless internet access right in my living room. However, only a week later the connection was gone and I figured I had lost my handy free connection for good.
Then, last night I was at Baba's Lounge with some friends, when the manager of the bar asked if I had been trying to access his wifi recently? Weird. He lives across the road from my place and had seen my computer's name 'Daniel' when I had tried to connect to his network. Strange things happen when you live in a small place and the lo-fi world of neighbors meets your online life. Anyhow, he's kindly enabling my MAC address, so I'm back in business. Thanks Ryan.
Comments
nathan - February 2, 2004 2:59 pm
What the heck does "lo-fi" mean? I understand by the context that you mean "low-tech", but how you get from "technology" to "fidelity" is a mystery.
Daniel Burka - February 2, 2004 3:17 pm
On second glance Nathan, that title doesn't make any sense at all. Well, now that someone mentioned it there's no changing it. Seems like I've just invented a new term.
Jevon - February 2, 2004 3:27 pm
His roomate chronicled some of the "intrusion" at Shizamo.com.
Daniel Burka - February 2, 2004 4:04 pm
Here's a link direct to her post Jevon. Lori Jollimore, please accept my apologies, I had no idea I was causing you trouble. This is strangely like the real world :)
Alan - February 3, 2004 8:31 am
"Lo-fi" is a real term. It would be epitomized by a '78 volare am-only car radio - tiny tinny speakers.
lo j - February 3, 2004 12:08 pm
<p>Our first wi-fi meeting. I was the one who filtered you out Daniel, (Ryan knows nothing of computers.) I am the god of the router!! If you play nice, I might give you access again. But for some reason everytime you grabbed an IP, my router went into blitz mode. We kept losing our connection. It was hell. No internet is hell, don't let anyone tell you any different.</p><p>I told jevon that you must have an antenna, but perhaps you need one.</p><p>ps...a hint for anonymity to keep your wi-fi life separate from your lo-fi one...change your computer name.</p>
Jevon - February 7, 2004 1:25 am
Put your tinfoil hat back on Lorrie., Daniel is no cracker.
You should have heard her, she felt very violated. ;-)