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May 8th, 2007, 06:02 PM
#7
 Originally Posted by zencoder
The technology around RFC 802.11 has been muddled quite a bit with the advent of consumer grade components.
...one of the most flagrant being Mr. Richard A. Clarke's recent novel Breakpoint, whereby he writes:
on Page 74:
"... WiFi transmitter sitting above on the traffic pole. From there, the digits moved through the air on a radio frequency, 802.11, to another WiFi box on a light two blocks away. ..."
Uhm, this guy was our cyber-czar or whatever the f$ck the luddite head-in-the-sand majority-oops-no-now-they-are-the-minority leadership calls these new positions (why the hell does the U.S.A. need a CZAR for anything?!? I never understood that.)
Don't get me wrong, I like Clarke, but his book made me raise my eyebrows and wonder if this guy ever bothered to have a real bona-fide GEEK read his transcripts before submitting them. He supports technology and gets it...he's just not that tech savvy himself (I dare anyone to prove otherwise.)
Last edited by zencoder; May 8th, 2007 at 06:10 PM.
Reason: found exact quote from novel
"Data is not necessarily information. Information does not necessarily lead to knowledge. And knowledge is not always sufficient to discover truth and breed wisdom." --Spaf
Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made president should on no account be allowed to do the job. --Douglas Adams (1952-2001)
"...people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right." - Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore
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