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House Paint Foils Wardrivers

Ant writes "Security-minded U.S. decorators' supply outfit, Force Field Wireless, claims to have developed a do-it-yourself solution to the international menace of marauding geek wardrivers: DefendAir paint 'laced with copper and aluminum fibers that form an electromagnetic shield, blocking most radio waves and protecting wireless networks.' According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel's report, one coat of the water-based paint 'shields Wi-Fi, WiMax and Bluetooth networks operating at frequencies from 100 megahertz to 2.4 gigahertz", while two or three applications are 'good for networks operating at up to five gigahertz.' However, there are downsides to this." Since it's a water-based paint, exterior use is only recommended for people who want more copper and aluminum in the soil surrounding their house.

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  1. Warning by freewqwsdff · · Score: 0, Offtopic

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  2. Re:Useful and fun! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The parent is my anti-Drug.

  3. Re:What about cell phones by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    wahh, rich doctor man is upset that us peon's do not like them and their rampant disregard for the lower class.

    Give me a fucking break. Doctors intentionally obscure their craft with a dead language to make it more difficult for others to pick up on it... how about dropping the useless latin crap from your terminology?

    get out of your piece of shit BMW and drive a geo metro and actually have to put an effort into living in your apartment instead of the cushy life you have only because you steal from the poor.

    yes ther eare doctors that are noble, they make housecalls for no more money, care about their patients and charge as little as possible, you certianly are not one being a pompous asshole like you are..

    wahh, I'm a rich asshole and i have a right to annoy others in a theatre...wahhhh....

    The doctors I know get great joy in charging $70.00 visit charge to that widowed mother of 5 when her baby has a cold and it is really nothing... " I have to be fair to everyone. is their excuse to not be a humanitarian"

  4. Re:Downsides? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    What part of "shall not be infringed" is so hard to understand?
    For me, that would be the part where it says "Well regulated militia" and "keep and bear", instead of "every idiot gets to fire and play with guns as much as they like".