[00:23] <Takyoji> Anyone ever worked with Expat?
[02:27] <Takyoji> Shouldn't I be a bit worried if iwconfig on my laptop implies: Signal level = -37dBm, noise level = -89dBm, and so forth?
[02:31] <kermit> thats a much better signal than mine
[02:31] <kermit> are you worried that it's suspiciously good?
[02:31] <Takyoji> just moreso of being a negative integer. :P
[02:31] <kermit> oh no thats fine
[02:32] <Takyoji> otherwise I wonder what would be full power for my wireless interface..
[02:32] <kermit> decibels are a logarithmic representation of a linear value
[02:33] <kermit> so the sign doesnt mean any measured value is negative
[02:33] <Takyoji> I feel stupid for not knowing of logarithms. xP
[02:34] <Takyoji> despite being a senior in high schewl.
[02:34] <Takyoji> but yes, I get what you're implying
[02:34] <kermit> -37dBm means its receiving a signal strength of about 200nW
[02:34] <kermit> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DBm
[02:35] <Takyoji> considering the wireless router is about...
[02:35] <Takyoji> 2-3 years from the laptop
[02:35] <Takyoji> yards*
[02:35] <Takyoji> Yep, sure, I'll just go with that--light years. :P