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> Apparently the very concept of directional antennas is completely unfamiliar to this person. IMO that was not the disturbing part. I don't expect elections o
by nmrm2 11y ago
> Apparently the very concept of directional antennas is completely unfamiliar to this person.
IMO that was not the disturbing part. I don't expect elections officials to know anything about RF.
What's disturbing to me is that several experts explain in very plain terms why his assumptions are wrong, and he persists in his misunderstanding.
- mikeash 11y agoI certainly wouldn't expect advanced RF knowledge, but satellite dishes are a common sight in this country, so I would hope that passing familiarity with the basic concept of directional antennas (even if they don't know what to call them) would exist. Even barring that, I would at least expect an official to know the depths of their own ignorance. If you don't know anything about WiFi, fine, but then don't try to make arguments about it. And yes, persisting in making those arguments, not only being ignorant of the subject but after being corrected by people who know, is a special kind of ridiculous.