Miles Fidelman
2012-Dec-23 20:45 UTC
New Boeing Test Uses Potatoes to Improve Wi-Fi, Other Wireless Signals
This came across another list a few minutes ago. I also heard about it on NPR today. Apparently, a sack of potatoes has the same electromagnetic characteristics as a human. The project is called "Synthetic Personnel Using Dialectic Substitution" - SPUDS for short. *New Boeing Test Uses Potatoes to Improve Wi-Fi, Other Wireless Signals* <http://www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com/2012/12/new-boeing-test-uses-potatoes-to-improve-wi-fi-other-wireless-signals/> http://www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com/2012/12/new-boeing-test-uses-potatoes-to-improve-wi-fi-other-wireless-signals/ "Boeing, the nation’s largest airplane manufacturer, announced what it called a “breakthrough” in the procedures it uses to improve wireless connectivity inside an aircraft. Boeing engineers discovered that potatoes serve as the ideal stand-in for actual passengers as their presence in the aircraft causes electronic signals to behave the same way as a human presence would. The new testing methodology, carried out in a decommissioned aircraft on the ground, allows the …" Happy ChristmaHanuKwanzaFestiNalia, Miles Fidelman -- In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is. .... Yogi Berra _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xen.org http://lists.xen.org/xen-users