Actually, it does scale quite nicely. A 16dBi Omnidirectional antenna high up on a hill can cover a large area with usable wifi and careful positioning of cheap consumer equipment can get you impressive results. I networked a large property and a good portion of the adjacent bay and islands using this guide: Building a Rural Wireless Mesh Network: http://owni.fr/files/2011/09/Building_a_Rural_Wireless_Mesh_Network_-_A_DIY_Guide_v0.7_65.pdf

I've easily connected to a ferry's access point from the top of a hill that was 5km away. That was with a cheap usb wifi card on a long usb cord dangling from my car's FM radio antenna. I have a 300 foot building to building 3 AP 802.11b/g client/repeater setup on channels 1 and 11 respectively at my cabin. This is with cheap dlinks and one wrt54G v6 which is the crappiest of the wrt54G's. And you get clear signal on a small island about 100 metres off shore. It is running right now so don't worry about inflation. Go try some of this stuff yourself; it is amazing what link distances are achievable with some planning and basic knowledge of antennas, Fresnel zones and line of sight.

Imagine a boot stamping on the face of humanity, forever.

We just got iPhones in my department. The purpose is to support the executives new toys. After a week of using my new 4S I have to say it is the best toy I have ever had. It is a terrible, god awful business tool. My coworkers literally have wasted entire work days shagging the dog on their new toys. Watching Top Gear in the office is the best use I can see for an iPhone in the enterprise environment. Try using the "GoodApp" for "secure" email on idevices... it is NOT GOOD. For communication you need something with a keyboard and a removable battery and a solid infrastructure. Apple's "fuck enterprise" attitude is very frustrating because every manager, etc. thinks they need the latest toy to keep up with the other execs. We are rolling out iPhones in my organization and they are a support nightmare. The early adopters are already having dead batteries after a year. Apple's solution? Mail your old phone and we mail you a new one! It is a far cry from grabbing a battery off my pile and throwing it in a user's BB. We still pry World Editions from people's hands. I can throw my BB on the concrete floor and be certain it will be fine. Hell it has flown out my car's window and down staircases. Going away from power for a few days? No problem; I bring an extra fully charged battery and pop it in the back. BBs are workhorses. RIM needs to capitalize on that fact and market to people who want a communication tool, not a toy.

Yes! If you get caught torrenting you're doing it wrong. PeerBlock. Seriously.

Working more hours for the same quality and quantity of work just shows poor time management on the part of the employee. If they are exceeding expectations at home then they would probably do the same in the office except now you literally have some people wanking off all day long.

Every show I torrent except for HBO stuff has a Canadian Network logo in the corner. True north strong and free, for now.

You can vote with your wallet! Join ImmortalSeed or another private torrent site and donate! The private sites provide a very good service for donations. You're just voting for "Criminals" is all. Actually, lets take a page from Reagan; Torrent users are "Freedom Fighters."

But then I need to buy a computer! Nope, too expensive for me.

I would love to have a micropayment option for GoT or Fringe. I would never pay for the shitty Simpsons episode that was on Sunday Night. Maybe the system would regulate out shit? Naw, the powers that be will never let that happen.

My coworkers pay close to $150/mo with their DVR boxes, full 3 tiers and bundled phone/internet from Shaw. I think I'll stick with my $40 a month internet bill.

I'm pretty sure that no monetary support from you factored in to their decision. They moved it to Friday deliberately. Just like Star Trek.

Especially now that a lot of member only torrent sites are offering 1080p versions...

What kind of computer requires you to upgrade a graphics card to watch TV?? Damn, I use a 4 year old corporate POS Dell to watch 720p video with zero issues.

Nothing about that is smart in any way. For one, it breaks the fundamental idea of torrents which is a ration above 1.0 and for two do some basic research and secure your torrent client and use PeerBlock. Sheesh. "Smart geeks" use a workaround, not turning off a torrent at 1.0. That's dumb.