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Edward Yee
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Little science question

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For possible fanfic writing...

Assuming that the ability to alter a wireless signal (from a laptop)'s range to reduce or increase its "drawing" on the battery, would there be anything wrong with roughly analogy to someone wearing a portable energy-field (effect-nulling) generator with its area of effect limited to his immediate self to maximize battery life?
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