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Anti-Wi-Fi Wallpaper
Alephcat writes "New Scientist is reporting on a wallpaper that can prevent hackers accessing secure networks via Wi-Fi - without blocking mobile phone signals - that's been developed by a British defence contractor. It is based on covert 'stealth' technology that was originally designed to hide military radars."
"Heathrow Tower, we can see London, but RADAR says it doesn't exist, then this weird music starts playing and this guy gets up from his seat with a big book and says we've entered some twilight thingie!"
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
Does it come in 1280x1024?
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... For an endless barrage of "tin-foil" jokes.
Well i guess tinfoil hats are about to be replaced. as an additional bonus, it is now easier to shield your entire body from "the man"!
Heh... I see an army of wallpapered tanks crossing the battlefield. :-)
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I did! I did see the Puttee Tat! I did!
Javascript + Nintendo DSi = DSiCade
Yeah, I thought they meant software wallpaper... like a JPG covering my desktop. "How the hell would THAT work?" I wondered. Feeling silly now.
RP
No problem. See, you just need to install it upside down.
Where can we find the downloadable version ? ;-)
I'm sorry, the number you have dialed is an imaginary number. Please rotate your phone 90 degrees and dial again.
Something to replace the tinfoil in my hat!
That's right, I read at +2 and post at +1. Not even I care what I have to say.
WIFE: "What do you mean we need it to prevent the hacker children next door from getting our credit card numbers?"
HUSBAND: "I know, honey -- it sounds bad, but think of all the information we have flying through the house and out the walls because we don't have this anti-wifi wallpaper in every room."
WIFE: "What information? You mean three to four hours every Friday and Saturday night of video game data? Are you scared the hacker children next door will get your serial number? Are you scared that THEY too will learn of your porn like I did last week? Christ -- they're 12!"
HUSBAND: "Hey -- the black hats start early these days, babe. Porn? What porn?"
WIFE: "Never mind. What's a black hat? What are you friggin' talking about? Enough -- stop bothering me with this tin foil looking wallpaper and help me pick out a nursery paint color."
HUSBAND: "Are you sure you want paint in the nursery, babe? What if someone hacks our wifi baby monitoring camera because we don't have this wallpaper and decides to kidnap our child?"
WIFE: "You sad little nerdy man. Shut up and pick out a paint color."
HUSBAND: "But -- what about our credit card num---"
WIFE: [SLAP!]
HUSBAND: "Yes dear -- I like Nemo Yellow."
HUSBAND: [SIGH]
IronChefMorimoto
Glad it is Friday, as I just can get the picture out of my head of people sitting outside your house, downloading porn, and "coating your front wall".
That is some expensive "stuff"....
That damn paint-and-wallpaper trade group is just trying to scare everyone so they can unload a warehouse full of surplus foil wallpaper that went out of style in the 70's
Beauty is in the eye of the beerholder.
Yeah, give it up, I don't think they care....honestly neither do I at this point....just glad I dont pay for /.
"The saddest words of mice and men, are not those which were, but should have been."
Brought to you by the makers of the tin-foil hat and the ionic bracelet...
- Have you ever noticed that the more you learn about technology, the more stupid you sound trying to explain it?
Maybe I'm the only one who ran across http://www.evilscheme.org/defcon/ this little gem , but this seems like a very good low-budget option for striking back at your friendly neighborhood wi-fi swipers.
anything i tell you will cloud your opinion.