Oh no! Not *gasp* crosstalk!

Emissions and crosstalk are a fact of life. It happens. But you know what? Cat5e emissions and crosstalk are decibels away from being problematic at 100bT speeds - at ANY cable length.

The effects of the harmonics you paid so much attention to in your *snicker* physics class represent a microscopic FRACTION of the line loss due to emissions and crosstalk.

As you push up to gigabit speeds, things like Near-End Crosstalk (NEXT) and Equal Level Far End Crosstalk at a frequencies higher than 100MHz become much more of a problem. Which is why CAT6 and CAT7 have much more stringent line loss requirements for the connectors.

That's right. Connectors.

I think you're SEVERELY overestimating the SWR in the mismatched impedances. The changes in resistance due to length are virtually nil in the allowed 100m cable length. Most of the reflections and loss are due to imperfections in the cable, variations in the twist rate, which DO increase with the length. But that's going to be, on average, fairly linear with cable length - it's not going to have an eignvector of stable points, as you suggest.

And to top it all of, you're barking up the wrong tree when it comes to noise. The miseries of the RJ-45 connector, under most circumstances, far outstrip the line loss and reflections in-flight.

Apparently you missed the hints suggesting that religion might have nothing to do with it:

Angel Caprica Six: "That too is in God's plan"
Angel Baltar: "You know it doesn't like that name"

The discussions between the "angels" about the Law of Averages rather than prophecy or revelation.

It looks more like advanced beings overseeing the development of new species in the galaxy than "God". Which would be semi-consistent with the original BSG, as well.

And if you follow that explanatio

Hmmmm. Maybe the tone just didn't quite come across right.

I enjoy knocking a fallacy as much as the next guy, but my intention wasn't to persuade, inform, or deceive.

My intention was mostly just to be snarky. Woo! Those crazy mormons are taking over california with all their morals and money and missionaries! They really aren't influential in california.

Actually, my understanding is that it was the black vote in california that tipped the scales. 69% for Prop 8.

And you know why they came out to the polls in such huge numbers? I had nothing to do with mormons calling them up and had everything to do with the presidential race.

Yup. Blame Obama. Heh. I like the guy, I really do. But it's one of those ironic quirks of fate.

Crap! I'm only *barely* four digit! Can I buy an indulgence for my sin of belatedness?

I lurked on slashdot back when it was Chips & Dips!