Was just poking around the internet some today, when I found this pile of steaming cow dung.
Apparently the US senate has passed laws to phase out 802.11 wi fi by 2012 and sell the frequencies. Now it only requires the signature of the head idiot, George Bush junior. I know I'm not in the US, but what happens there has a definite impact on what is sold elsewhere so this is likely to be seriously detrimental to future developments. Wi fi networks have been used for a few years now quite happily and they're trying to regulate them at best, and make them illegal at worst with a fine in the tens of thousands of dollars for operating one.
What in the hell is going on over there? Good grief. I know there are several members here from the states, and I have no problems with individuals indeed I know several of you are likely to be using wi fi yourselves. I just wonder how someone can be so unbelievably stupid. You might as well declare you're going to phase out children's walkie talkies, which might happen, or remote control cars. This is going to do real harm to companies and individuals who genuinely find wi fi useful.
Repeat after me US Senate/Congress, "technology is our friend not our punch bag".
Edit:
Despite the date on it the place I found the link claims it isn't a joke. I'll run a couple quick search engine searches to verify still.
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