A Thorough Analysis of Contemporary Parking Meter Technology

Bokonon79: http://www.boston.com/news/globe/city_region/breaking_news/ 2006/10/solarpowered_pa.html
Bokonon79: what the fuck?
d0wnwardsp1ral: yeah
Bokonon79: solar powered in boston?
Bokonon79: doesn't a credit card system consume a lot of power?
d0wnwardsp1ral: i assume not
Bokonon79: I mean, it has to make a network connection of some sort
Bokonon79: you could probably bork one by swiping a card repeatedly and then canceling the transaction
d0wnwardsp1ral: you don't need power for that
Bokonon79: OH RIGHT
Bokonon79: ETHERNET = POWERED BY THE ETHER
d0wnwardsp1ral: can't you use that really low-power broadband thing?
d0wnwardsp1ral: what's it called
Bokonon79: oh
d0wnwardsp1ral: it's got a funny name
Bokonon79: the thing JJD invented?
d0wnwardsp1ral: no
d0wnwardsp1ral: it's real
d0wnwardsp1ral: it's like
d0wnwardsp1ral: hrmmmm
d0wnwardsp1ral: what is it called
Bokonon79: WIMAX
Bokonon79: JEA
Bokonon79: JPEN
Bokonon79: PROTECT AMERICA
d0wnwardsp1ral: oh right
Bokonon79: AEGON
d0wnwardsp1ral: it's called
d0wnwardsp1ral: THE SCORING ENGINE
Bokonon79: hahahaha
Bokonon79: IT DOES EVERYTHING
d0wnwardsp1ral: zigbee
d0wnwardsp1ral: i knew it was some stupid weird name
Bokonon79: oh that thing
d0wnwardsp1ral: i guess it's not broadband
d0wnwardsp1ral: it's wireless
Bokonon79: yeah
Bokonon79: zigbee = supersmall wireless transmitter
Bokonon79: which I imagine could actually work
Bokonon79: although actually if you had a powered ethernet line
Bokonon79: that could work too
d0wnwardsp1ral: or if you had a midget
d0wnwardsp1ral: running back and forth
Bokonon79: YES
d0wnwardsp1ral: from the thing
Bokonon79: fricken midgets
d0wnwardsp1ral: to the credit card company
Bokonon79: BECAUSE MIDGETS CAN MOVE INFINITELY FAST
Bokonon79: A = F/M
Bokonon79: M-->0!!!!
Bokonon79: (SAY SOMETHING FUNNY, I WANT TO BLOG THIS)
d0wnwardsp1ral: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Bokonon79: BRILLIANT