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Morse Code Migrating To The Net
Rosco P. Coltrane writes "With Morse code slowly disappearing off the air, there seems to be a growing number of people who carry out conversations in Morse over the internet. Several Windows and Linux clients using VoIP or special protocols, such as EchoLink, EchoLinux, MorseMail, CW Communicator or CWirc exist for Morse lovers worldwide to pound brass and make contact with one another. Could the next must-have computer input device be a morse key ?"
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The year is 2003, not 1903. We don't want to read about Morse code and rechargeable batteries!
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I'm all for technological nostalgia, and let's do something new with old technology just because we can, but this is a bridge too far. Morse code was outdated even 100 years ago!
I was going to tell you to go "Fuck Yourself" in morse code, but Slashdot told me to fuck off because my post looked like ASCII art! CURSES! Foiled again...
shut the fuck up you fucking NERD. Just because you never had a woman and never will, you don't have to bore everyone else to tears.
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Are you a Troll?
Are you a Gay Troll?
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Join GTAA (Gay Troll Association Of America) today, and enjoy all the benefits of wiping your ass with lame posts.
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Why not? It's quick and easy - only thee simple steps!
- First, you have to print out that lame GNAA post and wipe your ass with it.
- Second, you need to succeed in being the first reply to any lame GNAA post.
- Third, you need to tell how stupid the lame GNAA post is to any of its posters.
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Absolutely!
Then, I will create a filter to change my display to filter out all color and convert it to shades of CRT green! ~tres cool~
I've already replaced my CD-ROM drive with the tape drive from my VIC-20.
Hopefully someone can create a motherboard mod to replace my CPU with a programmable plug board so I can experience the fun of having to physically configure the computer for computational tasks.
Oh the joy of it all!!!
Actually, there's very little that's actually profitable to a youngster doing Ham stuff.
Possible Benefits:
* experience with "technological" stuff. This is probably the main effect. You're unlikely to learn enough or gain more experience than is gained in your first semester in college/highschool.
* memory skills. This is a really good side effect. Learning Morse code is probably worth it for this experience alone.
Negative:
* Loss of social time spent with peers
* Loss of money
If you want to prepare a youngster for math/sci/eng teach them math. Hamming has no (appreciable) math.
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