I just don't get it.
Shouldn't computers eventually become mundane appliances like TVs and vacuum cleaners?
If not, why don't "modders" add LEDs to their
blenders, toasters, and espresso machines?
Analog telehone ring signal is about 100 volts, 20 hz.
Yeah, it hurts, but only intermittently, depending
on the ringing pattern.
(Remember when phones actually had real metal bells
and magnetic coils that require this sort of signal
to make a noise?)
Almost.
The taxes should be even higher, and we should
fully fund national research labs like
NREL.
IMHO, alternative energy research is right at the
top of the list that we should publicly find,
right along with virus research.
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I just don't get it. Shouldn't computers eventually become mundane appliances like TVs and vacuum cleaners? If not, why don't "modders" add LEDs to their blenders, toasters, and espresso machines?
Analog telehone ring signal is about 100 volts, 20 hz. Yeah, it hurts, but only intermittently, depending on the ringing pattern. (Remember when phones actually had real metal bells and magnetic coils that require this sort of signal to make a noise?)
Almost. The taxes should be even higher, and we should fully fund national research labs like NREL. IMHO, alternative energy research is right at the top of the list that we should publicly find, right along with virus research.