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Comment Re:Wrong, employer is EXECUTIVE BRANCH (Score 5, Insightful) 898

But they all take the following oath that has nothing to do with the Executive. “I, , do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.” There is a distinct difference. They work for the federal government. They're not taking a loyalty oath to the POTUS.

Comment Similar to Fractal Antenna? (Score 1) 229

This story reminded me of a video I saw from Fractal Antenna (www.fractenna.com) where they improved the gain and SWR of a monopole antenna using a bit of fractal metamaterial they placed over the monopole antenna. Here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWd0nEXFnrE Any analog engineers care to comment on this? Why aren't these antenna designs more popular? Is it the patents?

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