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<p>Google is hoping to provide <a href="http://news.com.com/Reaction+mixed+to+Google+as+wireless+overlord/2100-1039_3-5886968.html" target="_blank">free wireless internet access</a> to the entire city of San Fransisco.  That's completely rad and hopefully more and more cities get wireless coverage.  I'm beginning to think the technology in Minority Report will become more and more prevalent thanks to things like this.   Video billboards customized to you, cars that drive themselves, etc etc.  It'll be interesting to see how the world changes in the next 50 years.</p>

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