From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932491AbZACDtA (ORCPT ); Fri, 2 Jan 2009 22:49:00 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751869AbZACDsv (ORCPT ); Fri, 2 Jan 2009 22:48:51 -0500 Received: from mx2.redhat.com ([66.187.237.31]:59935 "EHLO mx2.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751668AbZACDsv (ORCPT ); Fri, 2 Jan 2009 22:48:51 -0500 Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 22:48:46 -0500 From: Dave Jones To: "Justin P. Mattock" Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: ath9k microwave anomaly Message-ID: <20090103034846.GB984@redhat.com> Mail-Followup-To: Dave Jones , "Justin P. Mattock" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <495ED1C4.8020304@gmail.com> <20090103032134.GA20209@redhat.com> <495EDC10.20605@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <495EDC10.20605@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Jan 02, 2009 at 07:31:28PM -0800, Justin P. Mattock wrote: > that opened my eyes up to how powerful > a microwave is. makes me wonder if that > grade in the window actually does what is supposed to. > (block gamma rays or whatever the dangerous wave is); Unless you've developed abnormal super powers lately, it's likely that it's doing its job. Microwaves can't penetrate metal. The grill is keeping the radioactive nastyness inside. RF interference is something else entirely. As to whether its harmful or not, that's an ongoing debate (see the people who claim cellphones fry your brain etc). Dave -- http://www.codemonkey.org.uk