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Gacked from Whedonesque -- OMG, he's =right=.

'...All of which leads to an enticing possibility: Let’s say that Joss Whedon, creator of Firefly, wanted to bring the series back to air. (Though “back to air” is a TV phrase now as anachronistically quaint as “switching the dial.”) Let’s say he found a million Firefly fans online—and, trust me, they’re not hiding—who were willing to pay, say, $39.99 each for a sixteen-episode season of Firefly. (Not an unreasonable price, given how many people pay about that amount for full seasons on DVD.) Suddenly, Joss Whedon’s got roughly $40 million to play with—and he doesn’t need a network. Or a time slot. Or advertisers. He can beam the damn shows right to your computer if he wants to....'

Mind you, Joss is just an example of somebody who could/would do something like this. Stephen Cannell, the Chris-Carter-tachi... all the younger writer-producers who lurk their fanboards....

Free-hotspot update

Of all places, The Hair Cuttery is a free hotspot. Yes, instead of cut and curl, it's style and surf. I don't know if any stores outside of the one in Doral have wireless (could not confirm via Google), but this one has the network name of 'linksys'. Sure, sitting outside on the sidewalk's kind of conspicuous, but the signal's just as good outside their back door. :)

Office Depot has added free wireless, although someplace within the store to actually surf without being stepped on by other customers is questionable right now. I only saw the sign on their door, so I don't know what their network name would be yet. According to the rather vague statements of the employees I asked, all the stores should be thusly equipped. I'll get back to you on this one.

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Not-so-free wireless:

I don't know if they ship internationally, but PC Connection has U.S. Robotic's wireless network kit. This has a US$55.00 rebate on it! With their rather excessive shipping charges, once you get your money back, you'll get a router and USB adapter for less than $30 total. You just have to have the capital to lay out the extra for a month or two....

Let me repeat: wireless router and adapter for $15.00. Woo!