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FCC Petitioned to Restrict 2.4GHz Band
Mean_Nishka writes: "Internet News is reporting that satellite radio provider Sirius is petitioning the FCC to regulate and hinder providers of 802.11b based networks. Sirius claims their radios operate at frequencies only 55mhz lower than wifi's range, and fear that Wifi users could interfere (especially mobile and internet service providers). This could effectively kill free networks nationwide..."
I don't know what that means. Perhaps you meant to say 55MHZ?
Allow me to explain: M means MEGA , like a MILLION, 10^6, 1E6. m means MILLI, 10E-3, 10^-3.
Hz means Hertz. It is a proper name, thus the CAPITAL AITCH. Hz, not hz.
IS IT SO FUCKING HARD TO GET THIS RIGHT?
I just read the story on a homosexual news site. It doesn't mention many details but says Slashdot's founder Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda has been found dead. He murdered himself after being caught by his wife, Kathleen Fent, while in a circle jerk at the local pool. News has it that CmdrTaco was with fellow Slashdot editors when the incident with Kathleen occurred.
Whether or not you were a fan of his openly gay attitude and right wing political views, you cannot deny CmdrTaco's contributions to the alternative sexuality community.
As a memorial, he will be fucked repeatedly in his gaping anal cavity by fellow geeks. Then his pasty white body will be burried, along with the many "extra-small" sized spent condoms.
It is indeed a black day as he will be sadly missed by his former gay geek friends and male prostitutes. Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda was truely a homo-geek icon, and I am sure the "Open Sauce" community was proud that he was once their own.
Jackbooted thu^W^Wfriendly representatives of the federal government would kindly show you the error of your ways.
Well well well. I wonder hwo the FCC is going to rule on THIS little gem. There's money to be made, so I'm just a little bit convinced that the public is gonna get screwed. "Here, have this nice wireless spectrum for the betterment of your community. Oh wait! These guys wanna make some MONEY off of it! Well by all means let us bend over and let em do whatever the fuck they want!"
Call me cynical. Call me old fashioned. Hell, call me liberal. But I seem to remember a day when there were actually people in politically powerful positions who believed that promoting the common good and promoting industry were at times separate things, and that when they came into conflict they should be viewed as equally important. Now it seems that damn near everybody is of the belief that the promotion of industry *is* the promotion of the common good. Disney wants Mickey copyrighted for another 30 years? No problem! After all, it's in the public's best interest to keep Disney afloat! You want low power FM? Sorry! That might interfere with the profitability of Clear Channel, and that's not in the public's interest!
Fuck that. The broadcast industry just had $50billion worth of digital TV spectrum just handed to them on a silver platter. They can suffer whatever work arounds are necessary so that they don't interfere with 802.11b. Fuck em.
- Rev.The last three PCs I have purchased were from hole-in-the-wall vendors who used several critical components that were not licensed for FCC Class B or Class A use; in order words, these devices are illegal because they give off way too much RF radiation. Does the FCC care? Hell no. The chink I bought the PCs from told me that a dissatisfied customer once threatened to report him to the FCC; the FCC called him, asked if he was in compliance, and closed the case when he said "yes."
Chink?
autopr0n is like, down and stuff.
Now just watch, somebody is going to mod me down just for my trouble.
Hardware, software, and blinking lights!