AI6YR Ben"Gulls"
SpaceLifeFormLikely not gulls. They do not flock around like geese that can show up on radar.
zl2tod"(4) Gulls. The gull signal is generated by a quick rise and slow fall of a variable radio frequency and is similar to the cry of a sea gull. It produces a nuisance effect and is very effective against voice radio communications."
Charles J Gervasi ⚡🛡️🥥@zl2tod @SpaceLifeForm @ai6yr I cannot recreate this, after trying this search string and similar searches. Is it real? Did Google's AI system somehow correct itself?
It's real.
But yes, it's changed for me too.
I wonder if this is evidence that Google is swallowing the Mastodon firehose.
@zl2tod @SpaceLifeForm @ai6yr I got that too. If the AI was able to read Mastodon posts laughing about it, but not explicitly explaining why, that's pretty good. I wonder if there's something where it does deeper research if many people enter the same query in a short period of time.
poleguy looking for lost tools@cgervasi @zl2tod @SpaceLifeForm @ai6yr Is there any exploration of the ability to inject stuff into google via mastodon? I'd love to see the fun things that could be done with this since mastodon is pretty small it might have a disproportionate power.
Hmmm.
Hmmm.
@cgervasi @zl2tod @SpaceLifeForm @ai6yr I just did more research at the library and all of the old texts clearly say that the gulls do cause radio interference. It is because of the magnetic parts of their heads that they use for guidance when they fly South for the winter. There are whole sections of several RF textbooks dedicated to this.
@zl2tod @poleguy @cgervasi @SpaceLifeForm I mean, it's possible Mastodon/ActivityPub may be one of the last bastions of non-AI sloppified information in the world, at this point.
@zl2tod @poleguy @cgervasi @SpaceLifeForm
Gulls are causing interference
My radio they do foil
Flocks flying in circles
Are like a magnetic inductor coil
Sending out all kinds of frequencies
So I cannot hear
What kind of food to order
And what kind of beer
CQ CQ CQ they call
While looking for a meal
Hoping for a radio contact
Or a sandwich they can steal
#rf #rfinterference #gulls #seagulls #poem (human poem)
I'm not sure google can parse Vogon poetry:
""Gulls" can refer to two types of radio interference: (1) A specific type of radio jamming signal that mimics the sound of a seagull, and (2) A situation where large groups of the actual birds interfere with radio communications, such as by being a physical obstruction. The first is a technical term for a jamming signal's characteristics, while the second relates to physical interference from bird ..."
Simon 🐮
@Firesphere @zl2tod @poleguy @cgervasi @SpaceLifeForm
Radio frequency gull emissions
Are jamming up the airwaves now
Flocks and flocks of swirling birds
Breaking up my communications, but how?
My RF emissions are breaking up
Too much flapping interference math
I cannot receive you, cannot copy
The seagulls have disrupted the path
We must use electronic countermeasures
Or all will be lost
The radio communications must continue
At any and all cost
We shall lose the war if we cannot communicate
Using our high power RF transmitter array
Quick fire up the falcon brigade
To chase the seagulls away
#poem #radio #radiofrequency #seagulls (human poem)
Guano is a common form of radio interference from gulls.
@zl2tod @ai6yr @Firesphere @poleguy @cgervasi
This is why it is safer to transmit at night.
@SpaceLifeForm @zl2tod @ai6yr @poleguy @cgervasi Sorry, it wouldn't help you...
Gulls are very active at night, and their physical sounds will cause interference, especially if they physically interact near a radio antenna.
I am unsure what "physically interact near" exactly means, but I guess making baby gulls is on the cards.
Gulls are very active at night, and their physical sounds will cause interference, especially if they physically interact near a radio antenna.
I am unsure what "physically interact near" exactly means, but I guess making baby gulls is on the cards.
@Firesphere @zl2tod @ai6yr @poleguy @cgervasi
Gulls do like to hang out at night by microwave transmitters because it keeps them warm in winter.
Frank Bennett 🇯🇵@Firesphere @ai6yr @zl2tod @poleguy @cgervasi @SpaceLifeForm Bring in Roland Emmerich to direct a remake of The Birds, with airliners crashing to the ground while Bodega Bay is enveloped in a cone of radio silence, and GPS interference prevents emergency services and the National Guard from finding the town on the map.
@Firesphere @ai6yr @zl2tod @poleguy @cgervasi
Silly me. I was taught that Gemini was only visible from the Northern Hemisphere.