Oh, for some reason I thought it was just jails... Sorry... now it does make sense.

Yes, but I'm not in a prison, prisoners aren't supposed to have cell phones, and a guard should hear any prisoner who is.

I can understand if we were talking about cell phones in, say, major city areas, or out in the woods, but this is a very specific context. So I'll ask again, what danger is there?

Prisons are big, and I would guess that the materials and paint that would work would be pretty expensive.

There is also undoubtedly a lot of restrictions on what you can construct one out of to prevent prisoners from breaking pieces off and stabbing each other with them. Installation at least would be a major hassle, there's probably some type of security clearance construction workers working on active prisons have to have, and this would be a major job. And probably there would be at least one tinfoil hat lawsuit claiming the faraday cage was doing something with radiation and making prisoners sick.

I don't know, is it possible that if someone were to break a window that the cage would suddenly be useless?

This jammer could be turned on and off, giving you more flexibility, wheras a permanent cage couldn't. There are situations where you might want to allow the use of cell phones.

And, most importantly, guards do use radios and possibly other types of wireless communications. Is it possible to build a faraday cage that would ONLY block cell phone transmissions and not play havoc with the other communications?

All in all, I think this jammer would be safer, cheaper, and more effective than what you're suggesting. Just my non-expert opinion.

...from inside a prison, on a cell phone they're not supposed to have? Hmm...

That's why they hire people who do understand these things to do it for them. Prison guards probably also don't understand the video monitoring systems they use, but that doesn't keep them from using them after they've been setup. It obviously doesn't take a genius to press a button to jam cell phone signals.

What danger is there? Doesn't the jammer just mess with the frequencies used by cell phones?

Our vending machine cameras show you were actually reading "Cosmopolitan" magazine.

By the way, taking that quiz must have given you a terrible thirst, why not have a coke?

The specific gripe the bot company appeals on doesn't matter much to me, they would appeal any decision that told them they couldn't sell their product, that's what companies do.

I can't believe people are having a hard time with this. It's easy! Just cut off the pole you don't want!

Geez!

To be fair, there is a chance that the program actually does work in those other ways he mentioned. A description of something that is crawling with buzzwords and empty phrases can still be true. The abstract of the pulled paper says that the "stress" and "deception" detectors didn't work, not that the thing didn't do the other functions this slimeball company did.

Unlikely is a different story, that post was nauseating, and this company uses scare tactics to try to hide the fact that they're liars, but let's not let scientific method give way to knee jerk reactions.

You're right, mercury does make lame wordplay seem lame.

Credibility. Say what you will about peer-review and it's shortcomings, but a peer reviewed article is a lot more trustworthy in a lot of fields than just published online.

It is unfortunate, but someone reviewing 300 applications realistically isn't going to judge the quality of publications for themselves. It's not about pride or prestige, it's about working where I want to next.

Certainly more encouraging than longer promises. Like the whole "We hope to cure some cancers in 20 years."

Lisa: [reading from a sticker] A gay president for 2084?
Gay Man: We're realistic.

Greenstapo? I can see you're not biased.

Not to make excuses for politicians, but it's not as if the entire intelligence community gets changed with each changing administration, especially not within the first few months.

Obama does still have to work with these people to keep the nation safe. Most of the people working in the CIA, NSA and whatnot did not start when he did. Making dramatic changes immediately and offending them from day one would be a pretty stupid move.