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Comment Sounds like better FEC is needed (Score 1) 536

I was once in a startup trying to deliver streaming video to tablets/laptops at sporting events via 802.11 wireless networks. Within 30-50 feet of an access point, it worked great, but any further than that and packet loss was too high to decode the video stream. Before our investors pulled the plug, we looked into technology from a company called Digital Fountain. They use a type of forward error correction called raptor codes to make data transmission high resilient to packet loss on unreliable networks. It's a commercial product, but I assume the OP's employer can afford it if they're transmitting "mission critical" files for the government.

Comment Re:Oh, so you're playing Devil's Advocate? (Score 2, Insightful) 470

There's plenty of information there.

Pictures of posters refusing entry or service to those who defy the Dalai Lama's decrees: http://www.westernshugdensociety.org/reports/untouchables-shocking-posters-in-monastery/

Documentation of the oaths exiled Tibetans must sign (swearing to shun anyone who defies the ban) in order to obtain travel papers, housing, food assistance, etc.: http://www.westernshugdensociety.org/en/reports/oaths/

Secretly recorded speeches by the Dalai Lama detailing the religious ban: http://www.westernshugdensociety.org/en/news/speeches-endorsing-the-ban/

An AlJazeera investigative report shot in India: http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/peopleandpower/2008/09/200893014344405483.html (linked to from the site)

And there's a lot more!

Comment Re:Oh, so you're playing Devil's Advocate? (Score 2, Insightful) 470

http://www.westernshugdensociety.org/ has nothing to do with China, despite persistent allegations to the contrary. The organization was formed by western Buddhists and some brave Tibetans who were willing to defy the Dalai Lama at great risk to themselves and their families.

The issue under protest is not political...it is merely religious freedom. The Dalai Lama has cracked down on Tibetans who wish to practice in their pure lineage rather than the mish-mash lineage created solely by the Dalai Lama, in an attempt to unify Tibetans' religious practices in order to maintain control over them for political purposes.

How ironic that the Dalai Lama publicly laments that people within Tibet no longer have the freedom to practice, yet he interferes with that same freedom in Tibetan monasteries and enclaves throughout the world.

Comment Re:Oh, so you're playing Devil's Advocate? (Score 3, Insightful) 470

when the Chinese invaded. He has consistently supported democracy, equality, and human rights.

The Dalai Lama may "consistently" espouse such views in public, but his behavior outside the (western) public eye tells a different story. Even for Tibetans now residing on free soil in places such as the US, UK, Germany, and Switzerland, he behaves as a dictator-for-life and demands that they follow his decrees in order to receive travel papers, work permits, food and living allowances, etc. His regime unapologetically practices religious apartheid. Unbelievable? Check out the information and first-hand accounts provided by http://www.westernshugdansociety.org/ and make up your own mind.

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