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yup, and when you think about it, a blast would be a great distraction. You could hit multiple places and the cops would attribute all the alarms going off to the blast at the AT&T building. And if you had to blow open a safe or multipl
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AT&T only. But unclear if that would be effected, that was a wireline C.O., not sure if they also had their wireless switching there, sometimes the wireless and wireline are in different buildings.
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I agree, the heist angle was something that came to my mind, it would work if they somehow knew that the blast would take out the generator back up and if they knew that that C.O. only had one entrance facility or some vulnerability like th
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I agree unlikely but that same thing crossed my mind, an oceans 11, Italian job plot, knock out AT&T and the bank alarms go out ? I doubt it but come Monday Morning if a bunch of bank vaults in the area are cleaned out, it would be a pr
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Yes, probably, but then on the other hand, if panspermia ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panspermia ) was the cause of life here, whatever mechanism was at work (e.g. interstellar objects, fragments from an exploded syst
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Scientists looking for aliens investigate radio beam from nearby star
(theguardian.com)
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they have the option of dropping to the low tier if the costs are too high
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https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-20-5A1.pdf III A 7, "we expect bidders seeking support for the 25/3 Mbps tier will win support only in areas where higher speeds are not economical, and that a
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If you read the rules carefully, it does not require fiber all the way to the home, so of course the telcos will use HDSL, ADSL etc. for the last kilometer. They lobbied hard for the 25Mbps broadband definition so that they can use the old
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I started at Bell Labs in 1978, I am a research fellow for a large telcom presently.
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As an inventor holding over 70 patents, I often get asked "can you teach me to be innovative?" My answer is that you already are but you have been taught not to be. It is not that you need to learn to be innovative you have to un
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Ahhh, OK fair enough. I was just joking around:)
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But really, what is motorcycle repair without the Zen? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_and_the_Art_of_Motorcycle_... (actually, cool site, TY for the link)
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Of course, on the RPI there is the good ole GPIO4 abuse: https://tutorials-raspberrypi.com/build-raspberry-pi-radio-t... Works a lot better and has been around a long time.
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I think we should thank the people who counted the votes, all of them, but especially the ones in those "battle ground" places who had to feel a lot of pressure and had to work in difficult circumstances during a pandemic. Thank
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Just because people fought does not mean they did not also mate. I believe something like 1 in 200 people today are descended from Genghis Khan ( https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/1-in-200-men-d... ) To the v
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Also, ancient people would hike up to the top of a hill or mountain and see fossils of sea shells and fish and would accurately conclude that this ground used to be under water. Of course they would have naturally assumed there must have be
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This will come in handy for doing quick CNC work. A lot simpler than inkscape or other similar tools especially if you just need to cut a few simple pieces. Thanks for sharing !
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Ask HN: How would you design an secure online voting system?
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More Cowbell!!! F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F Thanks for the fun distraction for a few minutes :)
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Uh oh... Those 4G signals are what will wake up the black obelisk buried on the moon.
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Love it, ahhh for the good ole days. Also, check out the link to the rpi UHF TV station. Very cute.
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Does anyone remember watching the OJ trial on TV live ?
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My observation: Those who are extroverts, or those with high social skills, find video or voice conference calls lacking. The reason is because the thing they excel at is impaired. People who are introverts or less social, love it (like me
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When I was a Sophomore in college (1978) me and some buddies got tickets to see Black Sabbath with Van Halen opening. We were driving up the freeway to go see the show and had 4 of us in our buddy's Mom's Datsun Station wagon he
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This reminds me very much of this famous scene: https://youtu.be/SjbPi00k_ME (Shocked.. Shocked) From Casablanca
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So am I am the god then ? hahaha Well, from a "devout" atheist, you tickled my funny bone :)
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I do feel like they are my little buddies now. When ever I seem them I make a crowing sound. I think maybe they think I am a crazy bird. They are probably right. But, I weirdly feel like they are my friends. Hahaha.
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I always love when reality and music collide in strange ways. It always drives my thinking into directions I don't expect.
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https://www.bing.com/search?q=black+crowes+lyrics&qs=SS&pq=b...
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