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Vanu Replacing Cell Tower Equipment With PCs
Dwight Schwartz writes "As reported in an
article on the ScienceDaily site, researchers from
Vanu, Inc. of Cambridge, MA,
have successfully tested a system, the Vanu Software Radio(tm), that can replace a cellular tower's room full of communications hardware with a
Pentium-based computer running Linux. The system
offers the hope of making cellular technology more affordable for small, rural communities." The systems have been tested for the last several months in parts of Texas, with wider adoption planned for the near future.
What a shitty slur. None of the Southern African countries (Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mocambique, South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland) have a history of cannibalism.
Such a condescending attitude reaffirms old stereotypes, and doesn't help reconciliation.
Oh yeah, I guess you don't even know that a hell of a lot of music videos are shot in Cape Town, and that a South African advertising company designed MTV's newest campaign.
Lastly, since the South African government is *finally* representative of the citizens, I doubt that they will just allow our telecoms companies to become rich at the expense of the poor (and there already is legislation regarding cheap service provision for poor people).
"I hate people who fabricate unintelligent quotes to add to their work seemingly by some 'anon' sage" -- anon
California chose The Governator!
Unfortunately, Bose speakers mostly suck, but they have a really good PR department. The phrase "reality distortion field" comes to mind.
If you're after decent speakers at a similar price, buy KEFs.