It may be very useful for the emerging commercial space industry to be able to have stations with line of sight and opearting in vacuum to have that sort of speed avaliable to them.

Just because there isn't a domestic application doesn't mean it is useless.

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So do you reckon I could use my central heating system to distribute the internet?

I don't see why not... if you can find a way to switch it on and off 20 million times a second or so

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In reply to a post by TheLastMan:

So do you reckon I could use my central heating system to distribute the internet?

I don't see why not... if you can find a way to switch it on and off 20 million times a second or so

No, the pump speed is varied and possibly reversed so by slightly changes in pressure the modulation technique would be 16WAM and as new pumps became available 32WAM &c.

OK, something to work on then. My B&Q double panel with fins in the lounge should make a pretty cool, er, hot antenna. I might have to set the thermostatic valve to 7 if I am going to Torrent the boxed set of The Wire though...

By the way,

taurus excreta cerebrum vincit

That is "new-born brain bull wins" apparently.
Not quite as bad as 'People called Romanes they go the house"...

How about "Taurus stercore confundit cerebro"?

Edited by deleted (Thu 17-May-12 11:42:39)

A lot of the scorn arises from coverage talking about WiFi and use within the home, i.e. press is as much to blame as public discussion

In reply to a post by TheLastMan:

By the way,

taurus excreta cerebrum vincit

That is "new-born brain bull wins" apparently.
Not quite as bad as 'People called Romanes they go the house"...

How about "Taurus stercore confundit cerebro"?

Don't start that again!

If you knew the origin and where it came from and my connection then you would understand.

In reply to a post by Pipexer:

In reply to a post by TheLastMan:

By the way,

taurus excreta cerebrum vincit

That is "new-born brain bull wins" apparently.
Not quite as bad as 'People called Romanes they go the house"...

How about "Taurus stercore confundit cerebro"?

Don't start that again!

Ah... looks like there is some history here I was unaware of, my apologies.