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  1. I am the one you hate. on Kerry Concedes Election To Bush · · Score: 0

    I am one of those people that did not vote between 18 - 25. This is the second time i have not voted. Do you really think it changes anything who gets elected? The corporations decide who is president. No joe shmoe could go run for president, even if he was 100% correct in everything he said. Unless he had corporations backing him, he dosent stand a chance.

    Besides, my state has been Republican since the beginning of time, what use is a vote towards Kerry? No state votes will go for kerry, they all go for bush no matter what. The system is flawed. Therfore i will not participate in it. Only Bitch.

  2. Re:Multiple frequencies.. on One-Watt Wireless Radio Modem Reaches 40 Miles · · Score: 0

    from what i read in the article it does. (FHSS) Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum

  3. Security not only through 256-Bit AES Encryption on One-Watt Wireless Radio Modem Reaches 40 Miles · · Score: 0

    I personally find it fascinating that the radios also provide frequency hopping. From what i read on their website, their modems transmit using FSK modulation while hopping among 25 unique frequencies in a pseudo-random sequence.

    The proprietary frequency hopping modulation and the number of networks and addresses can make it very difficult for an outsider to eavesdrop on a communication. Only another maxstream radio configured with the proper channel and radio address could listen in on the communication.

    But for that scenario, they offer unique vendor id numbers to customers to be programmed into the radios bought by a customer. that way radios with only that specific number programmed into the firmware will be able to communicate.

    I see the only way someone could hack this is by very sophisticated, expensive equipment to be able to record and analyze all frequencies. and later put together the transmission.

    With this frequency hopping combined with 256-bit AES encryption make it the most secure way to send data through the air?

  4. Re:health risks? on Philadelphia Considers Free Citywide Wireless Access · · Score: 0

    that is complete backwards thinking. Yes, lets implement all this technology, and then in 50 years realize it causes some form of disease, that is hereditary. Oh well, at least when we are all dead we will have all this innovative technology left.

    thats always the problem with the human race (or shall i say americans). We make all this technology thats automated so we don't have to do the bad word "physical labor." And leave it to someone else to care to find out if it effects or environment or ourselves. Just give it time, we will be dead before you know it.

  5. Question on Apollo 11 Photographs Unfrozen · · Score: 0

    If the earth is so much larger than the moon, why does the earth pratically look smaller than the moon does from earth?

  6. Re:*Grabs popcorn* on Profiting From A Vague Patent HOWTO · · Score: 0

    didnt the french revolution already look like a cakewalk?

  7. Re:Small doses, eh? on Study: Small Doses of Caffeine Best to Stay Awake · · Score: 0

    Personally i thought a cup of coffee was 180 mg. But im just going by the label on the NoDoze. Which says 1 pill is equal to 1 cup of coffee. And no i dont have trouble sleeping at all. But I dont think anyone would with only taking 1/4 twice a day. The last one being about at 3:00 pm. Its not that much but it sure works great. No more dozing off at work looking at my screen.

  8. Re:Small doses, eh? on Study: Small Doses of Caffeine Best to Stay Awake · · Score: 1, Interesting

    what i do is, just take 1/4 of a nodoze (50 mg). And i end up taking about 2 - 3 a day, throughout the day. I found this to be way better than drinking coffee. Its something about getting all the caffeine at once that works a lot better than coffee. Even though a full pill is supposed to be equal to one cup of coffee (200 mg). I only take 1/4 and feel more than i do from coffee. I stopped taking a full one every day because i couldnt stop feeling cracked out.

  9. aww on Hairy Adhesives · · Score: 0

    aww man, u waisted wiskey on that?

  10. Re:That's nothing on People with real l337 speak names? · · Score: 0

    sorry but that would spell Comminmc.

  11. Re:why female geeks ? on iPod Mini Worldwide Rollout Delayed · · Score: 0

    Most would be happy to just have one ipod!

  12. ohh on More E-voting Problems in California · · Score: 3, Funny

    So now I understand the Arnold governor thing.

  13. Why? on Time Warner To Comply With Wiretap Law · · Score: 1

    Why do we let a couple hundred of people make all the decisions for billions? It seems to me the majority is apposed to what is happening lately around the world with invasion of privacy. And all us little ones still slave to capitolism and are slowly letting it become our one day prision. What has made all of us become so frightened of coming together? The only reason the ones on top wont join us is because if they dont have money, they have nothing. Option 1: Do nothing, and soon wont be able to do anything. Option 2: Do something, and at least you can do something.

  14. hmmm, on MPAA Puts Words in Mouth of CA Attorney General · · Score: 1

    can anyone say 1984?

  15. Re:Weird bee trivia on Animal Social Complexity - Intelligence and Culture · · Score: 1

    Is this true? How am i supposed to believe just something someone says? do you have any backing sources?