This YouTube video takes us through the way it used to be, with speeds of less than 200 kbps over Dial-up modems. But almost everyone went online with a single dial-up modem that over time increased their speeds to a maximum of 56kbps.
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2025-09-14 MESHtastic Bill Of Materials
What https://m.facebook.com/groups/276059605530869/permalink/654477951022364/?ref=share&mibextid=NOb6eG
2025-08-15 Starlink News – Change Of Terms
Start charging $5 a month for standby use. https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0paoooPXHaBGDduNiCYfZkj6iw2Gh5NJBYKPrT1NqLYiByfWovh3NA4KLUKBN7pYLl&id=100059384479648&post_id=100059384479648_pfbid0paoooPXHaBGDduNiCYfZkj6iw2Gh5NJBYKPrT1NqLYiByfWovh3NA4KLUKBN7pYLl&mibextid=6yaNxA
2025-08-03 Walkie-textie Project
Uses a 12 key keyboard and texts like an old Nokia phone with multiple keypresses. http://www.technoblogy.com/show?2AON&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwL88ShjbGNrAvzr1WV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeX19OxuYe1QO8mrox71F6Zl_KCUppukTfJn3iSrHyEVT51xLwOmz2jhPHLKY_aem_is4HJCST113TNXDXWaTXGw
2025-03-30 How To Hack Into IoT Using USB To Serial Adapter
This 3 minute video shows how to connect a $2.00 USB to UART adapter to a serial port on some things like cameras, modems, etc. You need three short Dupont connector cables, green for ground and transmit and receive (crossover). Connect the adapter to the USB port on your PC. Then in Linux open a
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2025-01-01 QR Codes Explained, Plus Bar Codes
Derek Veritasium shows us how QR codes work. He pronounces the a in Veritasium like the a in tassel. https://www.facebook.com/reel/2506467346230147?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
2024-12-18 Starlink Satellites Raising The Noise Level Of Astronomers Searching For Near Earth Asteroids
There are 9000 satellites, more than half are Starlink satellites. Dr. Tyson explains. https://www.facebook.com/reel/348869794985264/?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
2024-12-05 Voyager’s Computers Run On 70 Kilobytes Of Plated Wire Memory
An interesting video about NASA’s Voyager spacecraft computers. https://www.facebook.com/ThePrimalSpace/videos/1223112522301454/?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
2024-11-04 Very Large Server Room / Data Center
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2024-11-02 AI Data Centers To Use Up To 40% More Electricity; Cleaning Snow Off Solar Panels
The demand for electricity will be up to 40% more just for AI data centers. Steve Hanley’s sarcasm about watching Tik Tok videos are included, no extra charge. https://cleantechnica.com/2024/10/30/update-ai-data-centers-the-demand-for-electricity/amp/ Video of track vehicle cleaning snow off solar panels. https://www.facebook.com/memezarrr/videos/2897041153788366/?mibextid=9drbnH
