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[MonkeyHead]

The frequency of the "Wow!" signal suggests in some way that hydrogen resosnace was involved in its production. The frequency is off limits for broadcasts, but knowing militaries like I think I do means they probably dont follow the guidelines.

As for detecting signals between 2 terrestrial planets - forget it. Not until our technology is a few generations more advanced. We can only infer the presence of the planets after all.

[MonkeyHead]

All we have to do is listen for any stray EM signals from the planets.

Yeeesss.... but there is a big difference between stray EM and communications between 2 planets. As in, the difference between the Simpsons episodes we beam into local space, and the data stream between Earth and the Mars rovers.

[Scoops Novel]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaOC9danxNo 

[ChairmanPoo]

First successful therapeutic cloning technique

[Osmosis Jones]

Read these, and reconsider a future career well away from chemistry.

(Highlights include FOOF, which explodes violently at 180 C below zero, and thioacetanol, 1 drop of which will produce a detectable [and vile] stench within seconds, a quarter of a mile away)

[Starver]

Read these, and reconsider a future career well away from chemistry.

(Highlights include FOOF, which explodes violently at 180 C below zero, and thioacetanol, 1 drop of which will produce a detectable [and vile] stench within seconds, a quarter of a mile away)

Ah yes.  Lovely series.  Especially the one where you must stir while mixing, or else the apparatus is likely to be explosively destroyed thereafter...  And the one which isn't safe to use in a standard Raman spectrometer.  And now there's a new one up on Dimethylcadmium, oh joy!

[Lagslayer]

Read these, and reconsider a future career well away from chemistry.

(Highlights include FOOF, which explodes violently at 180 C below zero, and thioacetanol, 1 drop of which will produce a detectable [and vile] stench within seconds, a quarter of a mile away)

Ah yes.  Lovely series.  Especially the one where you must stir while mixing, or else the apparatus is likely to be explosively destroyed thereafter...  And the one which isn't safe to use in a standard Raman spectrometer.  And now there's a new one up on Dimethylcadmium, oh joy!

I remember stumbling across that article a couple of years ago. Good reading. I think that's a repost.

[olemars]

Forget Kinect. Scientists have developed a way to do credible gesture recognition using only the signal from ordinary WiFI routers.

Video explaining the concept in plain engrish.

[Scoops Novel]

You're rehabilitating me in the Amazon? NO I'VE LOST MY FORCE POWERS oh hey a village.

[Scoops Novel]

Heating you say? How about a crocodile pit, with heating and MAGMA! Ah, a renaissance in the security industry. You used to line your heads in tinfoil, now line your homes! The possibilities are endless.

[Sergarr]

Someone should mod FOOF and all other chemicals on that page in DF.
And then proceed to create them all. Simultaneously.

[Osmosis Jones]

Okay, that Wisee thing is way cool. Given tracking multiple people is just a function of signal processing, I can honestly see some very cool things arising from that in the next coupe of decades.

[olemars]

Okay, that Wisee thing is way cool. Given tracking multiple people is just a function of signal processing, I can honestly see some very cool things arising from that in the next coupe of decades.

It seems very scalable. Increasing resolution, range or ability to track more people should just be a matter of adding more transmitters and/or receivers.

[Il Palazzo]

Wisee not only does sound like an orwellian, Big Brother oppresive government-style control tool, it actually is a perfectly serviceable one.

<Citizen #92341, you have been unproductively masturbating five minutes longer than your daily quota allowes. Proceed to the reeducation centre.>
...
<contemptuous hand gestures incur penalty of: Five days of hard labour>

You know it's going to happen. If your government won't abuse it, then your mother will.

[10ebbor10]

Just buy an old microwave. Great for jamming wifi channels.