Re: [FRIAM] Wi-Fi speeds could triple and range double thanks to MIT breakthrough | ZDNet

2016-08-31 Thread Roger Critchlow 
The last author on the article, Dina Katabi (
http://people.csail.mit.edu/dina/), is a Syrian, a MacArthur Fellow (2013),
and "the Andrew & Erna Viterbi Professor of Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science at MIT, [...] the leader of NETMIT
 research group at CSAIL[,
and] a Director of the MIT Center for Wireless Networks and Mobile Computing
".

MegaMIMO itself is even crazier than it sounds.  The multiple transmitters
adjust the phase of their transmitted signals so they combine
constructively at the intended receiver.  That's called a phased array and
they've been around for a while.  Any WIFI access point with dual antennas
is phasing the signal to its antennas.  MegaMIMO does the same thing, but
with distributed access points by estimating the phase error between
transmitter oscillators on the fly.

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On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 7:58 PM, Owen Densmore  wrote:

> The basic idea is a good take on a relatively common strategy. Rather than
> doubling the power of a single service, double up on multiple services.
>
> Examples: Multi-Processing .. add a couple of more CPUs and a lot gets
> faster. Browser: have WebWorkers, local storage, and Co-processors: CPUs &
> GPUs (webgl). DSL & TCP/IP "bonding" for multiple data streams. Fragmented
> file systems like torrents with multiple sources of the same data.
>
> This sounds like a winner.
>
>-- Owen
>
>
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[FRIAM] EU ruling on Apple stirs calls for U.S. tax reform | Reuters

2016-08-31 Thread Owen Densmore 
Interesting: Apple looses $181Bn ruling in Ireland, which if upheld might
bring $$ back to USA in tax revenues.
​​
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-apple-usa-idUSKCN11529E

​Is this sort of thing part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) .. i.e.
corporate tax equalization?

​   -- Owen​

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[FRIAM] I appear to be remis for doug roberts...

2016-08-31 Thread Gillian Densmore 
As it is his ascention/Bday Month for wich we should boisterously and
boldly wish him and his Much glory and joy today.


Does he still read friam?

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Re: [FRIAM] EU ruling on Apple stirs calls for U.S. tax reform | Reuters

2016-08-31 Thread Russell Standish 
On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 09:24:52AM -0600, Owen Densmore wrote:
> Interesting: Apple looses $181Bn ruling in Ireland, which if upheld might
> bring $$ back to USA in tax revenues.
> ​​
> http://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-apple-usa-idUSKCN11529E
> 
> ​Is this sort of thing part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) .. i.e.
> corporate tax equalization?
> 
> ​   -- Owen​

I don't believe it is. Rather it is a seperate initiative for
different countries' tax departments to talk to each other.

Cheers
-- 


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