It appears that they didn’t even bother making the SSID hidden, which might have helped them get away with it. Not only a dangerous endeavor, but they seem to have been pretty inept.
Also, the article says that they named the network “STINKY”, but in fact that’s the default SSID for Starlink routers, in typical juvenile Musk fashion.
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I’d give ‘em a 9.0 just for sticking the landing.
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Wouldn’t hide the router’s or repeaters’ RF emissions, and any competent radioperson could have thrown together a portable setup to sweep for the ones in the WiFi bands at the very least.
We used to call the guy who went around looking for accidental 911 calls (a very real issue during development when a phone was being tested outside of a Faraday cage) in Motorola’s cell phone division the “RF Inquisition”. The police took a dim view of their call center being inundated by rapidly repeating, automated 911 calls, so it was important to track the errant phone or engineer down ASAP.
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True, but at least a bunch of sailors wouldn’t have been asking “Hey, what’s this ‘STINKY’ network?”
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I’d try to make a Fill in the Blank news from this but it’s late and I gotta log off but I think it’s important that you all know:
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…what. I have several questions about that headline.
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Well, see, egg protein is a fantastic emulsifier, which is why mayo is a stable mixture of oil and water. So it’s only natural it would work for nuclear fusion, too. Really should have thought of that sooner.
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It’s an interesting article. Mayonnaise has certain physical/mechanical properties that are akin to those in the plasmas vexing fusion researchers.
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They were asking about the Doritos thing.
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D’oh!
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Context!
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I mean, the fusion thing is kinda neat, too
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In Tom Servo voice -
“I’d like to detassel that ear of corn!”
What?
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Appreciating her grass?
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…I’m sorry, what do you mean fork costume? Who do you think you’re fooling?
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Seriously, what the fork?
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Buckle up, folks!
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