they are only children playing the birds have flown out of wisdom even sparrows are spiteful....
----- Original Message ----- From: "Top Ramen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 9:51 PM Subject: Re: [SOCALWUG] Wi-Fi Minefields > all i can say is, I hope they use a more secure encryption system than > WEP! :-p > > > > Frank Keeney wrote: > > >From: http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-0505.html > > > >Wi-Fi Minefields > > > > > >The U.S. is laying a minefield in Iraq that can be controlled by a soldier > >with a wi-fi-enabled laptop. > > > >Put aside arguments about the ethics and efficacy of landmines. Assume they > >exist and are being used. Given that, the question is whether > >radio-controlled landmines are better or worse than regular landmines. This > >comment, for example, seems to get it wrong: "'We're concerned the United > >States is going to field something that has the capability of taking the man > >out of the loop when engaging the target, ' said senior researcher Mark > >Hiznay of Human Rights Watch. 'Or that we're putting a 19-year-old soldier > >in the position of pushing a button when a blip shows up on a computer > >screen. '" > > > >With conventional landmines, the man is out of the loop as soon as he lays > >the mine. Even a 19-year-old seeing a blip on a computer screen is better > >than a completely automatic system. > > > >Were I the U.S. military, I would be more worried whether the mines could > >accidentally be triggered by radio interference. I would be more worried > >about the enemy jamming the radio control mechanism. > > > >http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-04-12-laptop-mines_x.htm > > > >http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=22522 > > > > > > > >-------------- > > > >Frank Keeney > >Tel: +1-626-344-1424 > >Pasadena Networks, LLC > >Wireless Antennas, Cables and Equipment: > >http://www.wlanparts.com > > > > > > > > > > >
