Shortwave radio was great in its day. I used to spend many hours a day listening to international shortwave broadcasts, and talking with other amateur radio ope

Shortwave radio was great in its day. I used to spend many hours a day listening to international shortwave broadcasts, and talking with other amateur radio operators. One day about 20 years ago I was driving through San Jose and happened to tune in to North Korea radio on the shortwave receiver I had installed in my car, and heard this news gem: "Scientists are studying the brain of Respected Comrade Kim Jong-Il, because the Respected Comrade is capable of feats of mental power beyond the ability of ordinary human beings." Even today, shortwave is making a bit of a comeback thanks to High Frequency Trading: https://hackaday.com/2018/05/12/hft-on-hf-you-cant-beat-it-for-latency/ https://hackaday.com/2018/05/12/hft-on-hf-you-cant-beat-it-f... https://swling.com/blog/2018/05/mystery-traders-using-shortwave-to-cross-oceans-with-less-latency-than-any-fiber/ https://swling.com/blog/2018/05/mystery-traders-using-shortw...