A number of web sites promote their ability to analyze the gender, personality, and background of blog authors. I thought I’d try them out and see what they had to say about ÆtherCzar. URL AI says aetherczar.com is probably written by a male somewhere between 66-100 years old. The writing […]
Yearly Archives: 2010
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Today, 12 September, 1944, the 79th Infantry Division is on the attack, with the 315th Regiment attcking toward Neufchateau, the 314th Regiment toward Charmes, and the 313th Regiment toward Pussay and Ambacourt. The 313th met stubborn resistance and was unable to take its objective by 22:30.
[iframe:src=”http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=uwbantennacom-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&m=amazon&f=ifr&md=10FE9736YVPPT7A0FBG2&asins=B0009X7664″ frameborder=”0″ width=”120px” height=”240px” scrolling=”no”] To Kill a Mockingbird B&W (1962) Drama 129 min. Dir: Robert Mulligan Stars: Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Philip Alford, John Megna, Brock Peters Blurb: The story of a principled lawyer, Atticus Finch (Peck), who defends an unjustly accused black man (Peters) on trial for rape […]
At 07:15 today, 11 September, 1944, the Regiment moved toward Neufchateau on foot without encountering significant resistance. At noon, they are motorized and move toward Repel. Advance units encounter some resistance but it is quickly overcome. The Regiment arrives in Oelleville (just west of Frenelle-la-Grande) and sets up the Regimental […]
The Czarina and I worked hard to select appropriate names for our children, and with both twin boys and twin girls, we had a lot of practice. Our name selection followed a few simple rules: Avoid highly popular names. Pick a top ten name and you pretty much guarantee your […]
Earlier this summer, noted technology writer Robert X. Cringely embarked on a cross-country tour to visit promising start-up companies with exciting stories. The project, sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City, aims to help America rediscover entrepreneurship. Cringely’s tour will be the basis of a television series […]
The 79th Infantry Division halted about noon today, 9 September, 1944, for a three hour rest. At 15:00, the Division continued on the road, driving through the night.
Some wireless and RFID updates: U.S. Baby monitors cause interference in Japan. (H/T Steven J. Crowley) Two different perspectives on the history of RFID from Michael L. Davis at DefCon 17 and from SoftwareHelpOnline. I’m sorry to learn that David Schmarder is retiring. His business provided a valuable service by […]
Today, 8 September, 1944, chronic supply problems were finally overcome. The 79th Infantry Division was motorized and ordered to Reims, France. No enemy forces have been encountered-thus the Division continued on the move for 24 hours straight.
On August 11, 2010, a major wireless milestone passed largely unnoticed: the end of a tumultuous twelve year regulatory process to authorize ultra-wideband (or “UWB”) wireless systems. The FCC ordered ET Docket No. 98-153 “TERMINATED.” By dismissing the last outstanding Petitions for Reconsideration, the FCC has finally and firmly secured […]
Dennis Crouch at PatentlyO kindly shares and summarizes updated patent examination guidelines from the USPTO, as published in the Federal Register.
Here’s an interesting antenna idea: use a column of sea water as a monopole antenna: Hat Tip: Steve Werner.
The 313th Regiment and the rest of the 79th Infantry Division received orders today, 5 September, 1944 to prepare for a move. Supply problems remain critical, however, and the move may need to be postponed a few days.
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The CTIA – a wireless industry trade group – has compiled an interesting collection of Fifty Wireless Facts, including: 8. At the end of 2009, the average revenue per minute in the U.S. was $0.04. Across Europe’s developed countries, the average revenue per minute was $0.16. As a result, the […]
The 313th Regiment reached an assembly area just north of the Belgian border at about 03:00 this morning. The rapid advance has created logistics problems. The Regiment is ordered to rest. A USO show is scheduled for 5 September.
High Frequency Direction Finding (HF/DF or “Huff-Duff”) played a critical role in the Second World War. Shore based DF determined the location of German U-boat packs enabling convoys to be routed around them. Ship and airborne DF in conjunction with centimetric radar enabled effective antisubmarine warfare. [1, 2] One of […]
By 09:00 today 2 September, 1944, all elements of the 313th Regiment were across the Somme, motorized, and continuing north throughout the day. The troops encountered cheering crowds, and continued far into the night encountering little enemy resistance.
Music labels and broadcast stations have long argued about the royalties radio stations pay to the music labels for playing their songs on the air. Now they’ve reached an agreement, and one of the key terms is a proposed mandate to force cell phone manufacturers to embed an FM radio […]
Today, 1 September, 1944 at 17:00, the 1st Battalion rejoined the rest of the 313th Regiment. Now motorized, the Regiment moved through towns including Handaineville, Flaucourt to the banks of the Somme River. Tonight in cold rain, engineers are working to bridge the Somme.
The time has arrived once again for my monthly review of the top ten posts or threads from the past month. If you’re new around here and want to see what the ÆtherCzar blog has to offer, the best posts of each month is a good place to start. Here […]
The Boston Globe has a great article on Q-Track’s successful firefighter rescue demonstration at WPI earlier this month: WORCESTER — The blinded, disoriented firefighters who crawled up the stairs of a century-old brick building here recently had to find a missing colleague, and find him fast. Their only hope was […]
Here’s another collection of RFID and wireless related links: VeryFieldsRFID has a good introduction and tutorial to RFID. BoingBoing presents a brief historical item on the WWI-era prohibition on amateur radio. Chris Paget’s DEF CON 17 talk on RFID Mythbusting helps dispel myths about RFID range and security: And finally […]