Your local ham radio (or Amateur Radio if you prefer) operator's club will quickly be able to decifer this bogus patent & provide any lawyer you may choose with valuable ammunition in fighting these trolls. This may include prior art for patent invalidation, expert testimony for hearings, & might even contain a lawyer or two. As a bonus, you may also find additional users &/or developers.
For more information on finding a club or events near you, check out http://www.arrl.org/ for more information.
I've seen devices made in the last ~3 years falter in this manner while my 8+ year old WRT-54G works fine.
My investigation has found:
+++Wall warts suck -- BAD. Replacing them by connecting them to my own power supply yielded greater stability (fewer crashes) and greater range.
+++Checking the RF modules find that many newer RF modules are designed for low cost.
+++ +++Low cost RF modules were designed with lower Max Power limits (full legal power is full power of the module)
+++ +++Low cost RF modules were found to use components with wider variance (i.e., tolerance values of resistors, etc.)
+++ +++Low cost RF modules tend to just barely meet specification working on the ragged edge right out of the box.
+++ +++Low cost RF modules tend to have very miniaturized antennae or even antennae only provided by PCB tracing, with no provision for external antennae
My next Wi-Fi I will take great pains to ensure is designed for long life. I may even build my own.
Back when I lived in Baton Rouge, LA I had Cox communications. My speed was supposed to be 5Mbit, it always tested to within 15% of that. On occasions I have seen bursted transmisssions of 10Mbit for a redhat ISO. Now I live in Hammond, LA and I have Charter. My speed is supposed to be 3Mbit/256Kbit. It always tests to within 10%. I have seen bursted downloads at 5Mbit & bursted uploads at 600Kbit for as long as 3 seconds. Word is they're offering 5Mbit this summer, I can't wait.
For me it will always be Ford's Law. Especially after my '94 T-bird tried to kill me one day. It spun 90 degrees fromthe direction of travel with now steering input, no debris/slicks on the road, on a warm dry day on a straight stretch of road.
There's only one problem with testing against the provider's own speedtest servers, they will almost always lie, especially if the provider is a bell telco. Example: My customer called me complaining that her IPTV box was not functioning properly. I tested her bellsouth "Extreme DSL" against bellsouth's speedtest site & got a result of 3Mbit. When tested against many other speedtest servers (in and out of the area, various loads) I got results of 1Mbit +/1 10%. I call bellsouth & explain the situation. They admit that the speedtest against bellsouth's own site shows them a different result than it gave me earlier (it showed them 1.2Mbit). Thirty minutes of wrangling later, the problem is solved.
He and his kind are providing cracked replacement software for those products made by companies *REQUIRING* activation that almost never works. Mr. Griffiths, you are our hero in disguise!!
That is, provided that they're not trying to track you / keep tabs on where you've been. Every year (at least in Louisiana) you have to get an inspection sticker (or brake tag) on the back of the tag is a space for an odometer reading (once again at least in my state). Why not just compare readings with the one from the previous year & pay a tax on the spot? Yeah, I know it might mean paying $500 for a brake tag but those of us in New Orleans do so already. Just an idea.
Don't worry my friend, most managers don't have any formal training either, they just smoke hookas all day in college.;-)
Seriously, I don't have any management experience either & I'm the president now.
Just follow your heart you know what is right from your time "in the trenches" so to speak. Most geeks instinctively know more about management than regular management types.
Sincerly,
Daniel Lott,
Service Computers
d/l a movie at home when they can pay USD$10 per person plus concessions (US$25 per person) to watch 30+ minutes of commercials followed by 90 minutes of crappy film
Holllwood is nothing but money grubbing idiots!!! They push out an inferior product and expect you to pay ever higher prices for it & when you buy a copy (a DVD) you are not allowed to do certain things with it (make a backup copy for safekeeping, or watch it on your computer without an "approved" program. {How easy is it again to watch DVDs in Linux???) If California broke off & fell into the ocean I would f**cking CELEBRATE!!!!
The solution is twofold:
1: Conditional get(s) enable only new data to be sentZ
2: Random (or pseudorandom) refresh. Most people set their readers to get headlines every 30 or 60 minutes & consequently sites are overwhelmed at the hourly & half-hourly marks. I personally set my reader to update at 100 minute intervals. I would support efforts of RSS developers to enact random requeing (the server gives the reader a random time to recheck for updates)
BTW, Eweek had relatively the same response in September...
Clicky
Cheers!
Daniel Lott,
Service Computers, LLC.
Hate to break it to you but John Carmack himself said only 3-6 months for a linux version.
And according to my calculations, it should have a framerate of at least 100,000 fps
Or... you could use a cool 9-monitor setup & get 10,000 fps!!! 9 ea 1600 x 1200 monitors = great for sniping.... MWAHAHAHA!!!!!
For those that are interested, I can sell similar 256-color remotes for only US$200 greyscale units are $150
Please call my company, Service Computers, LLC at +1(985)340 novmailspam 2143 if you are truly interested.
The solution is palm-based, syncs up with your PC, and can easily be trained to replicate your remote (includes multi-device macros)
About 3 years ago I walked into my local CompUSA and bought a 2-pack of Quake1, Quake2 (with all mission packs) written and ready to go exclusively for Linux.
Gin up a fancy powerpoint presentation showing copious egregious "vulnerabilities" (get a list from CERT or something and dump everything in) and get a friend to dress nice and give them a spiel.
Follow that up by getting hired by your employer as a "contractor" for 2X previous wages.
I just voted in Louisana's local elections by absentee ballot using an Electronic Voting Machine and didn't even give the little bit-bastard a second thought....
Louisana Politics.... just something to make California Politics seem sane.. };-P
Sometimes they can...
Some manufacturers use Loktite ThreadLok (tm)
It's a compound (blue) that is dripped on the screws before they are threaded into the machine. It is available from auto parts stores....;P
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Your local ham radio (or Amateur Radio if you prefer) operator's club will quickly be able to decifer this bogus patent & provide any lawyer you may choose with valuable ammunition in fighting these trolls. This may include prior art for patent invalidation, expert testimony for hearings, & might even contain a lawyer or two. As a bonus, you may also find additional users &/or developers. For more information on finding a club or events near you, check out http://www.arrl.org/ for more information.
I've seen devices made in the last ~3 years falter in this manner while my 8+ year old WRT-54G works fine. My investigation has found: +++Wall warts suck -- BAD. Replacing them by connecting them to my own power supply yielded greater stability (fewer crashes) and greater range. +++Checking the RF modules find that many newer RF modules are designed for low cost. +++ +++Low cost RF modules were designed with lower Max Power limits (full legal power is full power of the module) +++ +++Low cost RF modules were found to use components with wider variance (i.e., tolerance values of resistors, etc.) +++ +++Low cost RF modules tend to just barely meet specification working on the ragged edge right out of the box. +++ +++Low cost RF modules tend to have very miniaturized antennae or even antennae only provided by PCB tracing, with no provision for external antennae My next Wi-Fi I will take great pains to ensure is designed for long life. I may even build my own.
Back when I lived in Baton Rouge, LA I had Cox communications. My speed was supposed to be 5Mbit, it always tested to within 15% of that. On occasions I have seen bursted transmisssions of 10Mbit for a redhat ISO.
Now I live in Hammond, LA and I have Charter. My speed is supposed to be 3Mbit/256Kbit. It always tests to within 10%. I have seen bursted downloads at 5Mbit & bursted uploads at 600Kbit for as long as 3 seconds. Word is they're offering 5Mbit this summer, I can't wait.
For me it will always be Ford's Law. Especially after my '94 T-bird tried to kill me one day.
It spun 90 degrees fromthe direction of travel with now steering input, no debris/slicks on the road, on a warm dry day on a straight stretch of road.
There's only one problem with testing against the provider's own speedtest servers, they will almost always lie, especially if the provider is a bell telco.
Example: My customer called me complaining that her IPTV box was not functioning properly. I tested her bellsouth "Extreme DSL" against bellsouth's speedtest site & got a result of 3Mbit. When tested against many other speedtest servers (in and out of the area, various loads) I got results of 1Mbit +/1 10%.
I call bellsouth & explain the situation. They admit that the speedtest against bellsouth's own site shows them a different result than it gave me earlier (it showed them 1.2Mbit).
Thirty minutes of wrangling later, the problem is solved.
If this is something you would like to see in openoffice, just forward this whole discussion to them.
He and his kind are providing cracked replacement software for those products made by companies *REQUIRING* activation that almost never works.
Mr. Griffiths, you are our hero in disguise!!
That is, provided that they're not trying to track you / keep tabs on where you've been.
Every year (at least in Louisiana) you have to get an inspection sticker (or brake tag) on the back of the tag is a space for an odometer reading (once again at least in my state).
Why not just compare readings with the one from the previous year & pay a tax on the spot?
Yeah, I know it might mean paying $500 for a brake tag but those of us in New Orleans do so already.
Just an idea.
Don't worry my friend, most managers don't have any formal training either, they just smoke hookas all day in college. ;-)
Seriously, I don't have any management experience either & I'm the president now.
Just follow your heart you know what is right from your time "in the trenches" so to speak. Most geeks instinctively know more about management than regular management types.
Sincerly,
Daniel Lott,
Service Computers
d/l a movie at home when they can pay USD$10 per person plus concessions (US$25 per person) to watch 30+ minutes of commercials followed by 90 minutes of crappy film
Holllwood is nothing but money grubbing idiots!!! They push out an inferior product and expect you to pay ever higher prices for it & when you buy a copy (a DVD) you are not allowed to do certain things with it (make a backup copy for safekeeping, or watch it on your computer without an "approved" program. {How easy is it again to watch DVDs in Linux???) If California broke off & fell into the ocean I would f**cking CELEBRATE!!!!
The solution is twofold:
1: Conditional get(s) enable only new data to be sentZ
2: Random (or pseudorandom) refresh. Most people set their readers to get headlines every 30 or 60 minutes & consequently sites are overwhelmed at the hourly & half-hourly marks. I personally set my reader to update at 100 minute intervals. I would support efforts of RSS developers to enact random requeing (the server gives the reader a random time to recheck for updates)
BTW, Eweek had relatively the same response in September... Clicky
Cheers!
Daniel Lott,
Service Computers, LLC.
Hate to break it to you but John Carmack himself said only 3-6 months for a linux version. And according to my calculations, it should have a framerate of at least 100,000 fps Or... you could use a cool 9-monitor setup & get 10,000 fps!!! 9 ea 1600 x 1200 monitors = great for sniping.... MWAHAHAHA!!!!!
For those that are interested, I can sell similar 256-color remotes for only US$200 greyscale units are $150 Please call my company, Service Computers, LLC at +1(985)340 novmailspam 2143 if you are truly interested. The solution is palm-based, syncs up with your PC, and can easily be trained to replicate your remote (includes multi-device macros)
About 3 years ago I walked into my local CompUSA and bought a 2-pack of Quake1, Quake2 (with all mission packs) written and ready to go exclusively for Linux.
Gin up a fancy powerpoint presentation showing copious egregious "vulnerabilities" (get a list from CERT or something and dump everything in) and get a friend to dress nice and give them a spiel. Follow that up by getting hired by your employer as a "contractor" for 2X previous wages.
Actually the proper configuration is for the NT server to implicitly trust the Linux box....
Bill we own you now! }:>
I just voted in Louisana's local elections by absentee ballot using an Electronic Voting Machine and didn't even give the little bit-bastard a second thought....
.... just something to make California Politics seem sane.. };-P
Louisana Politics
Sometimes they can... Some manufacturers use Loktite ThreadLok (tm) It's a compound (blue) that is dripped on the screws before they are threaded into the machine. It is available from auto parts stores.... ;P