nixCraft 🐧Jan 17, 2025
What’s a compsci (computer science) concept that still amazes you?
Show thread🦃 Kat Callahan  🦃Jan 17, 2025

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Data over radio. That I can't hear. But just... exists. In the air. We're surrounded by it. Even when there is near silence. Like invisible 0s and 1s just flying every which way.

Radio waves in general as a science concept, let alone a computer science concept, is absolutely miracle shit.

Show threadKit Rhett Aultman
@jezebelkat @nixCraft I do ham radio for a hobby. Once I had a conversation with a guy in Australia from my home in Atlanta. My output power was 100 W. I have lightbulbs that draw that much power. But somehow that's enough to wiggle the EM field and let someone halfway around the globe hear my voice. Absolutely magical.
Jan 17, 2025 at 1:30pmWeb