Oh, the joy of networks. On a recent train ride with the good guys from umbraco not only did we have to get some stuff done very early in the morning, we also were placed in a car meant for people in need of quiet. A little talking and there was a lot of ssssh-ing action (someone english-speaking, help me out here).
What is a boy to do? Ad hoc network to the rescue. Laptops, headphones, music sharing and quality work; a cocktail centered around IM clients and wifi. Due to initial problems with Bonjour (I was travelling with the PC crowd) we even had my Instiki up and running as a temporary place to vent our frustration of being derived the freedom of speaking at some point, sharing pictures of our wonderful setup, talking trash of our fellow travellers. After some GPRS fun (downloading an updated IM client) we were able to communicate and access each other’s local servers. Triffic (as they said in the 80’es).
Khoi Vinh seems to have had a similar experience (yes, I’m behind on my aggregator reading, Berlin backlash).
One request. Rail operators: Before fixing the wifi issue (which you really, really should — and soon) spend a few minutes improving your international ticket buying procedure. You can buy directly from the site in another country — but then can’t get the tickets. Or you can order the tickets locally — but then can’t know where you’ll be seated. For people travelling in groups this is a problem…