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  1. Re:802.11g, not 802.11b on Review of the Squeezebox · · Score: 1

    The earlier versions of SqueezeBox and the wireless one I have only supported b, but flac works fine except when the Microwave oven is on. However I have direct line-of-site (which is important in my condo with the steel-studded walls), and there's no other traffic on the wireless channels. The newer versions not only have g but also allow you to stream flac to SqueezeBox where it is decompressed and decoded, so you really cut down on wireless traffic. My earlier version decompresses the flac file on the server and sends it over as a .wav

  2. Re:Canadian broadband on The Problems with Broadband in America · · Score: 1

    How about CAN$30/month for 3Mbs/800k ADSL if you pay annually?
    That's about US$25.47/month.
    http://www.mycybernet.net/home/highspeed/index.htm l

    And yes, we're all socialists up here.

  3. Cadmium? No thank you on MIT Develops Quantum-Dot OLEDs · · Score: 4, Insightful

    We're finally getting rid of extremely toxic cadmium in batteries and now this? Don't these guys learn? They have to engineer over the whole like cycle, including disposal.

  4. Re:Some Legal Implications on Cancer Mouse Not Patentable in Canada · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Roughly speaking the idea is that nations have to treat non-nationals the same as nationals. Unfortunately, the NAFTA free trade agreement takes most of that away. Now a American company can sue the Canadian government for loss of profits even if the law applies to both Canadian nationals and foreigns. (and vica-versa I presume) There are some examples in environmental law. For example a manganese based gasoline additive was outlawed, and the American company that was the primary supplier for Canada sued under NAFTA and won compensation. I believe the additive was also illegal in the U.S.

  5. Re:Some Legal Implications on Cancer Mouse Not Patentable in Canada · · Score: 1

    Actually "Candian Law" refers to John Candy, one of Canada's most famous jurisprudence specialists.