As reported in the Courier, it appears that free Wi-Fi is coming to Vancouver parks and beaches… because how else can one truly enjoy this city’s soothing shores and wooded wonderland if they’re forced to upload pics of said soothing shores and wooded wonderland to Instagram, text friends, shop online or watch cat videos using crappy cellular networks. Get real.
Vision park board cyborg Trevor Loke is a big proponent of unleashing the power of the web on city parks and beaches, especially when it comes to such bad-ass activities as enjoying the latest Amy Tan tome on your e-reader. “Perhaps people want to be on a Kindle in a park and read there, and Wi-Fi would allow that,” Loke told the Courier, perhaps not realizing the fact that you don’t need Wi-Fi to use a Kindle. Although our cyber-savvy editor was quick to tell us that Kindle works better with Wi-Fi and allows you to upload books faster. Although not pre-loading your Kindle before heading to the beach is just poor planning if you ask us. Plus taking a Kindle to the beach tells the world you lack imagination and are probably celibate. At least, that’s been our experience.
So congratulations, Vancouver park goers and beach bums. You can soon kick back, get away and become one with nature while at the same time remaining even more tethered to the modern world and all of its digital accoutrements. Just wait until Google Glass comes in sunglasses. Sweet.
