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Comment Been there done that, here's your answer. (Score 2, Insightful) 438

Did this for years. Here are the results. You want an antenna adapter for your EVDO card and a Wilson Trucker Antenna. This will bring a moderate signal to five bars. Next step up, a good amp will bring a weak signal to five bars but it will not take "no signal" and make it into a good signal. Even if you have a portable 40' tower (been there done that) you will not operate outside the timing boundary for the cell tower. Summary, unless you are staying inside the people hive, you will need to have a motosat system and all the complexity, power draw, etc, that this involves. Have fun.

Comment Re:Evolution Determines Intelligence (Score 1) 190

Yeah but uh, the Inca and the Irish both produced civilizations and the Bushman and the Bantu have not. It seems to me that there may be a missing component common over many of these diverse African populations that has an inhibiting effect on the creation of large well organized civilizations. I'm just say'in they don't seem to be able to get their shit together, maybe there is a problem present that if it weren't ignored, could be treated (with some future genetic therapy) or dealt with more effectively to both the African's and their entire worlds benefit if it were understood.

Comment Ridiculous. (Score 1) 1385

I would like for rail to be popular but it's not going to be, as long as air travel is faster and cheaper rail is dead. As long as a private cabin is cheaper on a cruise ship per day than rail, it's not going to happen. Except for a couple of rare locations like the North East. Pretty much nobody has time for rail in the states. And even the Acela when I've been on it was empty and I can't get anyone to understand why I would rid that when flying was cheaper. When I need to go somewhere I fly in and rent a car. Rail works in Europe b/c they don't work as much as Americans and it works in Asia b/c they don't mind being packed in like sardines. Americans just won't go for it, we'll drive some battery powered crap box before we ever set foot on a train and that's just the truth. If you don't understand this truth then you are either delusional or in some small delusional minority like residents of San Francisco or some such pocket of insanity.

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