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It was originally published in wired. It is indeed a great write up on the topic! http://www.wired.com/1996/12/ffglass/ http://www.wired.com/1996/12/ffglass/
by oneubauer 11y ago
It was originally published in wired. It is indeed a great write up on the topic!
http://www.wired.com/1996/12/ffglass/ http://www.wired.com/1996/12/ffglass/
- pmarreck 11y agoAt the time that was one of the greatest nonfiction pieces I had ever read about
- peterburkimsher 11y agoThat literally just took me a week's worth of free time to read. Absolutely worth it. Several years ago I read a short book with a similar theme: The Victorian Internet by Tom Standage. Another inspiration to me was a 25 minute video about the HVDC lien linking North and South Island in New Zealand. https://hackaday.com/2015/08/19/retrotechtacular-one-does-not-simply-string-up-a-half-million-vdc-transmission-line/ https://hackaday.com/2015/08/19/retrotechtacular-one-does-no... I wonder if anybody will make a popular game out of estimating cable slack?