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As a kid I had this idea of using mirrors for wireless communication. I've never heard of this one before but it makes me very happy! I was thinking of using it
by andai 5mo ago
As a kid I had this idea of using mirrors for wireless communication. I've never heard of this one before but it makes me very happy! I was thinking of using it for like, torrents or something though.
- esafak 5mo agoWhat kind of a signal were you thinking of bouncing off the mirror?
- andai 5mo agoSunlight, or possibly lasers. But sunlight seemed way cooler somehow. The article mentions something I forgot though. Sometimes the weather is shit! A few years later I read an article about some laser based relay on Hackaday, and it blew my mind. My school had fiber internet and I fantasized about setting up a relay of lasers so I could have super fast internet at my house. Of course the shit weather thing affects lasers too (fog, rain, etc.), but you'd get a little more uptime :)
- madaxe_again 5mo agoJust put an acoustic coupler on the back of a mirror and you’ve done half of the job. Don’t see any reason you couldn’t get modem speeds at the very least.