The highest web cafe in the world - and probably the most expensive
The grandson of Sherpa Tensing will be opening one of the world's highest internet cafes in March.
According to Ananova, Tsering Gyaltsen Sherpa, 32, will be opening the cafe at the Khumbu glacier on Mount Everest to allow climbers to access the web.
At a height of 5,300 metres, the cafe will use a wireless transmitter which can be hired at £660 a time by expeditions passing through the site.
Any profits will go towards equipment for the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee, which clears the mountain of the tons of rubbish that climbers leave behind.
The cafe will also be used by the few people who live in the area.
News source: vnunet.com
The grandson of Sherpa Tensing will be opening one of the world's highest internet cafes in March.
According to Ananova, Tsering Gyaltsen Sherpa, 32, will be opening the cafe at the Khumbu glacier on Mount Everest to allow climbers to access the web.
At a height of 5,300 metres, the cafe will use a wireless transmitter which can be hired at £660 a time by expeditions passing through the site.
Any profits will go towards equipment for the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee, which clears the mountain of the tons of rubbish that climbers leave behind.
The cafe will also be used by the few people who live in the area.
News source: vnunet.com
And to cap it all off...
AOL Time Warner vice chairman Ted Turner will step down in May, the company said Wednesday. Turner will step down in May, the company said, joining outgoing chairman Steve Case.
"After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my executive duties as vice chairman of AOL Time Warner," Turner said in a statement. "I have not come to this decision lightly. As you know, this company has been a significant part of my life for over fifty years."
News source: c|net
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