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A House Divided: UWB's Double Standards

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the battle-of-the-standards dept.

Mai writes "What happens when two coalitions within a standard come into conflict, and it doesn't get resolved quickly? The ultrawideband technology standard shows you."

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  1. Answer to the question... by testing124 · · Score: 5, Funny

    DVD+/-RW happens.

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  2. A fight to the death? by eln · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is that the answer? Because let me tell you, a bunch of geeks in a hand-to-hand fight to the death would kick ass. Pay per view ratings would be through the roof!

    1. Re:A fight to the death? by conteXXt · · Score: 2, Funny

      For the entire month that it took for the first 2 emaciated gray(grey?)/green pair to finish each other off.

      and afer that it would be a Unionized sport (a la NHL)

      Better than The Apprentice bar far...

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    2. Re:A fight to the death? by ikkonoishi · · Score: 2, Funny

      What is geeky about that?

      All geek disputes should be solved by a mix of junkyard wars and D&D.

      In the junkyard wars both teams are given a pile of old computer parts and outdated software. Then both teams must assemble their own server with the resources they can scrounge up. The two servers then attempt to hack each other into exploding. (Well really just to shutting down, but the computers are rigged to blow when they do so without the player's knowledge)

      Afterwards the two teams meet for a game of D&D. They flip a coin to determine who gets to play the evil team, and then have 2 hours to make up their characters. The characters are given points on backstory, and then are forced to battle each other to the death. The winners get a number of points, but more points are also given for roleplaying their characters well.

      May the best geek win!

  3. We're Not Sure... by Tackhead · · Score: 4, Funny

    We don't have all the answers, but we know it involves executives from Intel and Motorola sticking their hands up the FTC and ITU commissioners' asses and some sort of sock-puppet Kabuki theatre.

  4. Of course it's divided. by FireballX301 · · Score: 4, Funny

    It was considered a military secret early on, because it has applications such as "spotting stealth planes" and "looking through walls."

    They can't decide which.

  5. Hideous flashback... by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


    "ultrawideband" made me think of my ex-wife's ass.

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    1. Re:Hideous flashback... by hobbesx · · Score: 5, Funny
      "ultrawideband" made me think of my ex-wife's ass.


      So, you had competing standards, and it saw lots of bandwidth?

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  6. Standards? by TubaJon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Double standards...It's like when me and a friend turn in the exact same homework, and he gets an A+ while I get a B-.

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    1. Re:Standards? by Danimoth · · Score: 2, Funny

      Thats because both papers had the same name on them.

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  7. Two coalitions enter! One coalition leaves! by HarveyBirdman · · Score: 4, Funny
    What happens when two coalitions within a standard come into conflict, and it doesn't get resolved quickly?

    Bloodshed? Radiological bombs? Thunderdome? Dogs and cat sleeping together? Befuddled Slashdot posts? Snow in California? More Star Wars prequels? The Battle Of Hastings? The Magna Carta? The Cotton Gin? I dunno, man! I wasn't expecting a quiz! You're harshing my buzz!

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