Anyone Using the Google TiSP System?

BlackDog · 02-25-2010, 08:47 AM

Has anyone tried this? It sounds like it was custom made for CA'ers.

http://www.google.com/tisp/install.html

68TriShield · 02-25-2010, 08:51 AM

Huh? Made for what

kydsid · 02-25-2010, 08:53 AM

WTF BBQSauce? Interesting sense of humor they have!

Kreth · 02-25-2010, 08:53 AM

Tried it for a while, but I had really sh!tty connection speeds.
Posted via Mobile Device

aich75013 · 02-25-2010, 08:55 AM

This was one of their April Fools jokes from a few years ago.
But you already knew that, right?

BlackDog · 02-25-2010, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aich75013

This was one of their April Fools jokes from a few years ago.
But you already knew that, right?

I knew it was a joke, but didn't know it was from April Fools. Some of the links are funny too.

Maybe the mods should move it to the jokes section.

BlackDog · 02-25-2010, 09:10 AM

From wikipedia:

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Google TiSP
Google TiSP (short for Toilet Internet Service Provider) was a fictitious free broadband service supposedly released by Google. This service would make use of a standard toilet and sewage lines to provide free Internet connectivity at a speed of 8 Mbit/s (2 Mbps upload) (or up to 32 Mbps with a paid plan). The user would drop a weighted end of a long, Google-supplied fiber-optic cable in their toilet and flush it. Around 60 minutes later, the end would be recovered and connected to the Internet by a "Plumbing Hardware Dispatcher (PHD)". The user would then connect their end to a Google-supplied wireless router and run the Google-supplied installation media on a Windows XP or Vista computer ("Mac and Linux support coming soon"). Alternatively, a user could request a professional installation, in which Google would deploy nanobots through the plumbing to complete the process. The free service would be supported by "discreet DNA sequencing" of "personal bodily output" to display online ads that relate to culinary preferences and personal health. Google also referenced the cola-and-Mentos reaction in their FAQ: "If you're still experiencing problems, drop eight mints into the bowl and add a two-liter bottle of diet soda."

markem · 02-25-2010, 07:45 PM

This is also an oldie but goodie

http://mail.google.com/mail/help/paper/

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BlackDog Gonna make you groove... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Warren Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 2,468 Trading: (19)	Anyone Using the Google TiSP System? Has anyone tried this? It sounds like it was custom made for CA'ers. http://www.google.com/tisp/install.html __________________ "We live in the good of this."

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68TriShield Got Torque? Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dave Location: Maryland Posts: 7,195 Trading: (40)	Re: Anyone Using the Google TiSP System? Huh? Made for what

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kydsid Ditat Deus Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Jason Location: Among the Pines Posts: 2,361 Trading: (46)	Re: Anyone Using the Google TiSP System? WTF BBQSauce? Interesting sense of humor they have! __________________ Check out the Cigar Asylum Newbie Sampler Trade

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Kreth Ronin smoker Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Jeff Location: Oneonta, NY Posts: 3,620 Trading: (14)	Re: Anyone Using the Google TiSP System? Tried it for a while, but I had really sh!tty connection speeds. Posted via Mobile Device

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aich75013 Feeling at Home Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: Adrian Location: Allen, TX Posts: 774 Trading: (25)	Re: Anyone Using the Google TiSP System? This was one of their April Fools jokes from a few years ago. But you already knew that, right?

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markem Bunion Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Second Star on the Right Posts: 22,664 Trading: (47)	Re: Anyone Using the Google TiSP System? love the 2010 copyright. Google first published that page in 2007. This is also an oldie but goodie http://mail.google.com/mail/help/paper/ __________________ I refuse to belong to any organization that would have me as a member. ~ Groucho Marx