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On Wed, 21 Jan 2004, Richard A Steenbergen wrote: > I don't know if they're doing the same thing in Cali or not (they probably > are, since all the radio stations are owned by the same 2 companies), Yeah, NPR and CBS, both monopolistic empires with the same viewpoint :) > but here in NoVA land there is currently a massive radio ad campaign for > a Rocky Mountain Radar radar-jamming product called the Phazer, which > claims to jam police radar (legally, because it doesn't actually put out > any RF, it is entirely passive) "or they'll pay for your ticket". I've heard of this, and I believe I know some people who've invested. They wanted to diverisfy from the IP Transit biz, and go into 100% pure sales and marketing. I believe the quote was "man, its hard to sell hosting off of an OC768 with my 2600 powered network, I'm going to greener pastures" > Then I recall the quote from the inventor, "I could ship an empty black > box with a weight in the bottom and only get 22-24 percent back." I've heard that before, but it sounds so much better in russian. > Oh well, at least web hosting is still worse (ever notice that EVERY > hoster has an OC192 backbone, even the ones with 2 machines and a 10Mbps > hub?). :P Yeah, the market for OC192 -> 10Mbps Ethernet is really booming! Those puppies fly off the shelves like fleeing rats.
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