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Precise geolocation via Wi-Fi Positioning System

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Re: Precise geolocation via Wi-Fi Positioning System

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Which is idiotic, because nowadays it is trivial to build your own GPS received compared to the complexity of building a reliable ICBM.

But they said 2000.

[] There are still some restrictions around this sort of thing..

Re: Precise geolocation via Wi-Fi Positioning System

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People need to learn manners, nobody should be using video calling without headphones. It's insane whenever someone joins and we hear all their background, feedback of whoever is speaking, etc as if nobody has ever told them to mute or stop using speaker in their life.

> People need to learn manners, nobody should be using video calling without headphones. OK? it still sucks even with headphones. Imagine the following scenario: You are in a meeting using your headphones as you suggest. A coworker a few seats away from you are in the same meeting using their own headsphones. When they talk you hear their real voice reach your ears first (this happens with even the best noise canceli…

1) I've never had an issue with this on Teams or WebEx calls.

2) When more than one person is on a call, try to find a meeting room. Then everyone else in the desk area doesn't have to suffer.

3) This is why I stopped going to the office when I am in a day full of calls, there's no point in sitting at a desk annoying everyone else.

Re: Precise geolocation via Wi-Fi Positioning System

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Now the question: can you spoof your location? Say you are an admin on your system (for instance you run a Linux distro), can you make your OS return the same list of SSID/BSSIDs as your friend who is in the classroom (or as you recorded the day before) to pretend you are there? Would be a fun experiment, and a nice follow-up post :-).

https://github.com/adamhrv/skylift but doesn’t use the OS, it broadcasts the necessary beacons with ESP8266 / ESP32 hardware.

How come this project needs multiple Skylift devices to work best?

Since wifi antennas are generally not directional, shouldn't one Skylift device be able to broadcast each wifi beacon frame with a different transmission power?

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You didn't answer my question at all. I understand whose money is involved, that had nothing to do with my point.

Ok, let me reframe then. Imagine you paid for someone's tuition. Would you like them to go to class and get the education you paid for? If they, after several years of them not attending lectures, fail to be educated, was your money wasted? Now imagine you're a big donor. You donate enough money for, say, 10 scholarships. None of them attend class. None of them get degrees. Are you likely to donate again?

Again, I don't think this addressed my point at all. The whole premise that lack of attendance causes a failure in education is contradictory with the assertion that exams/assignments are sufficient for ensuring learning and attendance is not a necessary requirement. You can't argue it both ways just based on who's paying, the arguments are directly contradictory.
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