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DARPA Wants Wireless Devices That Can Blast Through the Noise

Posted by timothy on from the don't-we-all? dept.

coondoggie writes "What if your wireless communications just absolutely, positively have to be heard above the din of other users or in the face of massive interference? That is the question at the heart of a new $150,000 challenge that will be thrown down in January by the scientists at DARPA as the agency detailed its Spectrum Challenge — a competition that aims to find developers who can create software-defined radio protocols that best use communication channels in the presence of other users and interfering signals."

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  1. Solution: by Gaygirlie · · Score: 4, Funny

    Mother-in-law.

    1. Re:Solution: by AchilleTalon · · Score: 4, Funny

      This protocol doesn't support encryption.

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      Achille Talon
      Hop!
    2. Re:Solution: by BronsCon · · Score: 3, Funny

      You've never met my mother-in-law, then. She make the most cryptic remarks.

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      APK quotes people (including myself) without context and should not be trusted. Just thought you should know.
    3. Re:Solution: by Gaygirlie · · Score: 2, Funny

      Can she punch a budget through the Senate?

      Well, she can melt steel just by staring at it. And if she's in the mood for it she can have such a chilling effect on any gathering of people that your fart will freeze mid-air. I have no doubt she could sway the Senate if she felt like it.

  2. Don't worry, I have the solution here. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    You gotta use multi-phasic shifting!
    Make it so.