The Pirate Bay is preparing to set up servers in the sky!

The resourcefulness of the group The Pirate Bay has no limit, as announced through the official blog that they will begin testing for "setup" server in the sky ...., giving literal meaning to the term cloud computing!

Specifically, they want to exploit the technology of mini computers Raspberry Pi * and set up servers (LOSS - Low Orbit Server Systems) that will hover at a height so that the counter-piracy authorities having to resort to the use of airplanes to their closure.




"With the development of such suspended devices, which will be controlled by GPS and using tiny computers such as Raspberry Pi, will experiment by sending them a few miles high in the sky. In this way, the only way to shut the system nobody will be using airplanes. A true act of war. We're still in the beginning, so we have not found exactly how. However, we can not limit ourselves now in the inland "


The logic followed is quite similar to that of the pirate radio stations of the 60's, who resorted to sea to avoid the intervention of the authorities. However, it seems very distant and the realization of the idea:


"These systems LOSS is only the first attempt. With modern technology we can reach 100Mbps per node at a distance of 50km. For the system we build, is more than enough. But when the time comes, we will have such systems in all parts of the galaxy, verifying the slogan that we are the most durable system in the galaxy. And all the places we use for building the system will be available for download "


* Integrated computer Tiny Linux PC, which comes in two versions at prices $ 25 / $ 35.

The type A has Broadcomm 700MHz processor with Videocore 4 GPU, memory, RAM 256MB, connectors HDMI, SD, USB 2.0, RCA video, 3.5mm audio, while the supply is via microUSB connector. It also provides support OpenGL ES 2.0, hardware-accelerated OpenVG and playback Full HD video 1080p. The type B has an extra slot and USB 2.0 10/100.

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The tiny computer Raspberry Pi that costs $ 25

A few months ago had made its debut Raspberry Pi - tiny Linux computer for $ 25 that was designed to make devices that require programming more accessible, and with potential for use everywhere, from school to home. The possibilities are many when you consider that it can handle 1080p video and graphics, while David Braben (board member of the Raspberry Pi Foundation) said in an interview with Edge that he considers the Pi more than the popular Quake III Arena . The Foundation believes that the easy to use, but expensive devices such as modern PC and game consoles have made users less willing to experiment with computers.Their purpose is to create a cheap and small (about the size of a credit card) device that opens the door to people who otherwise could not learn how computers work.The device has a processor 700MHz ARM, RAM 128MB or 256MB depending on model, HDMI and RCA outputs, SD port, and a current through a 5V Micro USB connection. It is designed to be connected to the TV, and covers all daily operations of a normal PC. After five years of development and planning, it seems Raspberry Pi will soon be available to the public after production begins next month.

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