[play on {war-driving}; the first syllable has since been
reinterpreted as an acronym for "wireless access revolution"] The
practice of using chalk marks similar to hobo signs to indicate the
nearby presence of a wireless Internet access point, a boon to
strolling hackers with laptops. The concept was first floated in
early 2002 and was instantly seized upon with cries of glee by
hackers all over the portions of the world urbanized enough to have
sidewalks and access points. The process rather recalls the explosive
spread of heraldry in the medieval Europe of the 1120s. There is a
site that explains the symbology;.
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