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The cone of silence!
[link|http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/30/technology/30hillis.html?ex=1275105600&en=4a1c68b85a47519f&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss|http://www.nytimes.c...suserland&emc=rss]
The cone of silence, called Babble, is actually a device composed of a sound processor and several speakers that multiply and scramble voices that come within its range. About the size of a clock radio, the first model is designed for a person using a phone, but other models will work in open office space.
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I wonder whether the NSA will insist on disclosure of the algorithm to allow government surveillance.
"Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect" --Mark Twain
"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." --Albert Einstein
"This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses." --George W. Bush
The cone of silence!
[link|http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/30/technology/30hillis.html?ex=1275105600&en=4a1c68b85a47519f&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss|http://www.nytimes.c...suserland&emc=rss]
The cone of silence, called Babble, is actually a device composed of a sound processor and several speakers that multiply and scramble voices that come within its range. About the size of a clock radio, the first model is designed for a person using a phone, but other models will work in open office space.
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I wonder whether the NSA will insist on disclosure of the algorithm to allow government surveillance.
"Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect" --Mark Twain
"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." --Albert Einstein
"This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses." --George W. Bush