Wireless at 8,000 ft.

Onboard today's flight to London, I opened up my iBook only to discover I had inadvertendtly left my wireless networking active from the airport. Rushing to shut down the circuitry lest it (improbably) cause us to plummet into the drink, I found not one, but two other people with rogue wireless peer-to-peer networks active.

With that many unintentionally sharing their connection, who knows how many other folks had their circuitry active but no network created? Luckily the plane was flying a light load -- no food of any kind due to the GateGourmet strike. If ersatz signaling did force our pilot did need to make an emergency landing on the Orkneys, he'd have that much more flexibility given by the absence of tons of overcooked beefsteak.