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California's "Wireless-Free" Zone

Posted by timothy on from the you'll-die-by-cancer-if-nothing-else dept.

pangur writes: "In Wired, there's the story about how Arthur Firstenberg changed Mendocino, CA into a 'wireless-free zone' as a safehaven for those deemed 'electrically sensitive'. His critics claim that he is driving away any chance of a significant economy."

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  1. News flash! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Flamebait

    Sensitive, luddite granola types spotted in California! Nose cut to spite face! News at 11:00!

  2. He probably calls himself a "progressive" by GCP · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Nobody hates progress more. Welcome to my world: Northern California.

    The voters in places like Mendocino, Berkeley, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, Oakland... tend to consider the scientific method to be part of the "vast right-wing conspiracy". Their politics reflect how far beyond scientific reasoning they've "evolved".

    --
    "Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded."