p2pnet.net — A Canadian university has ruled against Wi-Fi on the campus because administrators are worried about possible hazards to student health. Lakehead is located at the head of Lake Superior in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and president Fred Gilbert won’t allow Wi-Fi, "until he’s satisfied EMF (electric and magnetic fields) exposure doesn’t pose a..
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tridentboyFeb 23, 2006
Canadians....Just kidding.
stoopsFeb 23, 2006
"and i thought Canadians were cool"Well we're cool in the winter season. does that count?
iraqmaniacFeb 24, 2006
haha what f**king retards
tyfnFeb 25, 2006
I am also a student at UBC in Vancouver. We have a huge campus in the West End of Vancouver, Canada and Wifi here rocks. It definitely helps with groupwork, professors use it for lectures, it helps us recruit conferences, and it means that you can spend the day doing work wherever with your laptop.It isn't necessary to bash Lakehead over this though. I wonder about the degree to which laptops and Tablet PCs are a part of campus life there. It may also be a cost factor to set up wifi and be more dependent on the courses that the university offers. I am actually from Ontario but I don't know much about wifi at the universities there. Are there any other universities that have wifi throughout campus?
phronkoMar 8, 2006
The University of Western Ontario has WiFi in most buildings, but not campuswide (yet). It's quite convenient and does contribute to the quality of education. When you can go to the library with a laptop, look up books you need online, then go get them and start writing immediately, it saves time and lets you get more learning done. Mmm, learning. This guy is slowing progress based on weird radical paranoid beliefs. Is he going to outlaw sweetener on campus because there are some studies saying it causes cancer? Then outlaw sugar because it causes diabetes?Dumb.
lplover2kNov 20, 2006
hmmm..Wifi range: tenss of feetCell range: thousands of yardsyeah agree but wifi emitters are nearer to you (when in an office e.g.)!!! and strong radio signals are sent only when u are calling or sending a message in mobile phones!!! while wifi wlan ...it's all the time!!! it's a long time exposure!!! and for the comment "i am feeling dizzy"u r a fool... a lot people was reported to have headaches and memory loss when exposed in a wlan!!! it's something serious!!!
twang0Aug 15, 2007
Instead of ruling out Wi-Fi altogether why doesn't he simply look into some of the companies like BIOPRO ( <a class="user" href="http://www.mybiopro.com/jarett">http://www.mybiopro.com/jarett</a> ) that makes products that neutralize EMF?
bytesmasherAug 5, 2009
SPOILER: Lakehead University has a radio station on campus.
safeemfApr 13, 2010
The accumulated damage from all our technology is accumulating, but we won't see all the effects for decades - just like smoking electromagnetic radiation has cumulative effects. It's great the schools are taking a stand, but what about all the other radiation coming from cell towers, cell phones and all the rest of our technology. Check out some of the articles posted here <a class="user" href="http://www.bioelectricshield.com/about-the-shield/choosing-a-shield/children-a-shields" rel="nofollow">http://www.bioelectricshield.com/about-the-shield/ ...</a>