Broadband for your Poo-ter?

Xaccers · 03-02-2004, 03:59

This looks interesting

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3452733.stm

Cue image of bloke reading paper on the loo when a fibreoptic cable comes up between his legs

Makes sense though, must be a heck of a lot cheaper than digging up roads, and think of the traffic jams it will save from that!

Mr_love_monkey · 03-02-2004, 06:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xaccers

This looks interesting

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3452733.stm

Cue image of bloke reading paper on the loo when a fibreoptic cable comes up between his legs

Makes sense though, must be a heck of a lot cheaper than digging up roads, and think of the traffic jams it will save from that!

Yeah, but who'd want to read the logs????

downquark1 · 03-02-2004, 08:25

There was a dilbert comic about this last year

Scarlett · 03-02-2004, 08:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xaccers

This looks interesting

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3452733.stm

Cue image of bloke reading paper on the loo when a fibreoptic cable comes up between his legs

Makes sense though, must be a heck of a lot cheaper than digging up roads, and think of the traffic jams it will save from that!

Leading to that famous observation about what 80 % of the internet contains...

bopdude · 03-02-2004, 09:08

Well if and when it does become a reality could this be the state of the art loo we could all be sitting on ????

SMHarman · 03-02-2004, 11:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xaccers

This looks interesting

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3452733.stm

Cue image of bloke reading paper on the loo when a fibreoptic cable comes up between his legs

Makes sense though, must be a heck of a lot cheaper than digging up roads, and think of the traffic jams it will save from that!

Quote:

Commercial director Chris Banks said it is a project that has been in the pipeline for some time.

Adds a whole new meaning to downloading.