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Saturday, May 24, 2008
My years have made me much less susceptible to surprise than I used to be, but I just didn't see this one coming. And yet, we already know that there's no "bottom" when it comes to victimhood.
A group in Santa Fe says the city is discriminating against them because they say that they're allergic to the wireless Internet signal. And now they want Wi-Fi banned from public buildings.
Arthur Firstenberg says he is highly sensitive to certain types of electric fields, including wireless Internet and cell phones.
"I get chest pain and it doesn't go away right away," he said.
Firstenberg and dozens of other electro-sensitive people in Santa Fe claim that putting up Wi-Fi in public places is a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Today, public buildings. Tomorrow, any publicly accessible space, including the great outdoors.
Group wants Wi-Fi banned from public buildings
Labels: News, Technology, Theater of the Absurd
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