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Perhaps they have perfected the Cone of Silence? http://www.cinerhama.com/getsmart/innovations.html - Dan > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of > Scott Granados > Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 4:09 PM > To: Al Rowland > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: RE: $400 million network upgrade for the Pentagon > > > > As I recall and definitely don't quote me on this:) but there are also > grids of wires in the walls which release broadspectrum noise electronic > noise for jamming small transmitters. But only in certain rooms. It > also strikes me that the pentagon is not going to have many interesting > conversations in there not nearly as interesting as some other locations > I won't list here. > > Scott > On Wed, 14 Aug 2002, Al Rowland wrote: > > > > > "fold back" systems like Bose noise cancelling headsets depend on the > > microphones being adjacent to each other. The further apart they are the > > more difficult it becomes to "sync" the noise. A digital delay helps but > > at some point of source divergence even it won't help. > > > > Of course these measures are designed for inadvertent release of > > information. Anyone with a window shouldn't be discussing things worth > > eavesdropping on anyway. But in the real world...hence the air pipes. > > > > Not that I would know anything about this sort of thing... ;0 > > > > Best regards, > > _________________________ > > Alan Rowland > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > > Blake Fithen > > Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 3:13 PM > > To: 'Brad Knowles'; 'gg'; 'Sean Donelan'; [email protected] > > Subject: RE: $400 million network upgrade for the Pentagon > > > > > > > > > Brad Knowles: > > > The Pentagon has windows. It also has an ancient system of air > > > pipes aimed at all of the windows... > > > > <paranoia> > > > > Is this sensitive info? Couldn't someone (theoretically) aim a > > "beam" at an unoccupied office and another at their objective > > office then filter out the 'noise'? > > > > </paranoia> > > > > Sorry for the O.T. > > > > -- > > blake > > > > > > > > > Brad Knowles, <[email protected]> > > > > > > "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary > > > safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." > > > -Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania. > > > > > > GCS/IT d+(-) s:+(++)>: a C++(+++)$ UMBSHI++++$ P+>++ L+ !E > > > W+++(--) N+ !w--- > > > O- M++ V PS++(+++) PE- Y+(++) PGP>+++ t+(+++) 5++(+++) > > > X++(+++) R+(+++) > > > tv+(+++) b+(++++) DI+(++++) D+(++) G+(++++) e++>++++ h--- > > > r---(+++)* z(+++) > > > > > >
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