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This wiki has a hand-maintained index. The name of the page is [http://wa2iac.com/wiki/index.php?title=Index "Index"].
 
This wiki has a hand-maintained index. The name of the page is [http://wa2iac.com/wiki/index.php?title=Index "Index"].
 
For a list of articles by title, try:
 
For a list of articles by title, try:
[http://http://wa2iac.com/wiki/index.php?title=Special:AllPages All Pages]
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[http://wa2iac.com/wiki/index.php?title=Special:AllPages All Pages]
  
 
If you're a disorientated at the vanilla layout of Media Wiki as I was at first, you'll find this
 
If you're a disorientated at the vanilla layout of Media Wiki as I was at first, you'll find this
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Welcome to my wiki. This is a place for me to put information that I use as a reference and I'd like to share with those who are interested. If you haven't already been to my front door, it's the [http://wa2iac.com WA2IAC website].
 
Welcome to my wiki. This is a place for me to put information that I use as a reference and I'd like to share with those who are interested. If you haven't already been to my front door, it's the [http://wa2iac.com WA2IAC website].
  
It is sad indeed that wikis such as this are targeted by aggressive spammers. As a result of this, I have disabled all forms of user participation on this wiki. If you are a ham and would really like to participate, please contact me (through the WA2IAC blog). I wish I could make the wiki more open, but I don't have enough time to police it, and I've seen what has happened to others who have set up wikis and related sites.
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It is sad indeed that wikis such as this are targeted by aggressive spammers. As a result of this, I have disabled all forms of user participation on this wiki. Many of the basic features (like create an account) appear to work, but don't. I can imagine spammers spending hours trying to create accounts on this wiki. Have a good time! If you are a ham and would really like to participate, please contact me (through the WA2IAC blog). If you're a ham, or at least mildly clever, you can also deduce how to contact me via the ARRL. I wish I could make the wiki more open, but I don't have enough time to police it, and I've seen what has happened to others who have set up wikis and related sites.
  
 
In any case, I really appreciate your interest.
 
In any case, I really appreciate your interest.
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== The Chilling Effect of NSA Dragnet Surveillance ==
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This wiki (and the blog too) has become affected by the chilling effect of the now inescapable reality that everything we do is being snooped and stored illegally by the government we fund and that is supposed to represent and "protect us" (which should include foremost protecting our freedom and privacy).
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I now think three or four times about what I publish publicly, and so this wiki has become self-censored (the primary chilling effect) in that I now put writing into a private form first, and release it to the public Internet after
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vetting it. This is very harsh to a technological society that depends on sharing and publicizing ideas. Shame on the criminals in our government! The economic costs of the Global Surveillance State to the People of the United States of America have already grown to be incalculable.
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It's not that I have something to hide... what's to hide about Linux, Radio Electronics, and the rest? That's never
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the point, and frankly you're an imbecile if you think that's an issue. The problem is that those engaged in dragnet surveillance
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will inevitably wind up using what they collect against We the People. It's human nature, and it's the reason that
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dragnet surveillance of We the People is an illegal activity for the government to engage in. They've already demonstrated their inability to protect sensitive information or comply with the law.
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See also: History of the Revolutionary War (British soldiers going door-to-door and confiscating our private papers and effects), and the introductory paragraph to the Declaration of Independence.
  
 
== Integration with WA2IAC.COM ==
 
== Integration with WA2IAC.COM ==

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