Matthew SkeltonJul 10, 2024

Tunnel the entire internet through the "name" field on your airmiles account.

https://robertheaton.com/pyskywifi/

PySkyWiFi: completely free, unbelievably stupid wi-fi on long-haul flights | Robert Heaton

The plane reached 10,000ft. I took out my laptop, planning to peruse the internet and maybe do a little work if I got really desperate.

Robert Heaton
Show threadBruce Heerssen Jul 10, 2024
@matthewskelton
That is, hands down, the best useless project I've read about in a very long time. Thanks for sharing!
Show threadJeff GriggJul 10, 2024

@bruce @matthewskelton

In the late 1970s, we made a "chat," or really "scrolling billboard" app on a TOPS-20 system (36-bit mainframe) that "communicated" by changing the current program's name. One could see the "messages" by using a "process monitoring" application that showed the currently running applications.

We were criticized for the rather large amount of CPU time we consumed, doing this. 🙄

Show threadMatthew Skelton
@JeffGrigg @bruce good work 💪🏼
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