Thanks, GoLightly, for the ping. Sorry I forgot that before.
YVW I knew it was off topic for your list, but thought it may be of interest anyway. Besides, I found many of the FReeper responses entertaining.
Seems to me someone else made a similar claim as the one made in this article... about a year ago, but I’ve been unable to find that article again. There was some kind of fiber optics connection included in it, with the “light” traveling through some kind of medium.