@inthehands @pluralistic "#Democrats suck at getting their message out, and that exacts a high electoral cost." Indeed! The same thing is true for the #Trudeau#Liberals in #Canada. Their messaging such big time. Of course, their follow through (actually lack thereof) is the real problem. #cdnpoli #uspol #communications #media #messages
She met her neighbour, avant-guard composer Antheil at a party. He had been working on automated control of musical instruments! This was the answer. Together they developed her frequency-hopping idea, encorporating his tech for synching pianolas & on August 11 1942, US Patent Number 2,292,387 for “Secret Communications System" was granted. This early version of frequency hopping used a piano-roll to change among 88 frequencies (like 🎹 ). 🧵4/5
Though the US navy did not adopt the method until ‘62 blockade of Cuba & other patents also contributed to modern methods, today we recognize Hedy Lamarr as an important pioneer of wireless tech! Lamarr's & Antheil's frequency-hopping idea serves as a basis for modern spread-spectrum #communications tech like WiFi
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> Pluralistic: China hacked Verizon, AT https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/07/foreseeable-outcomes/ by @pluralistic
Enabled by another of Bill Clinton's oh so brilliant moments.
👋 We are excited to join @fediforum next week for the first time.
We'd love to exchange ideas with you about
➡️ academics’ mastodon use: drivers and hurdles; it's a small #research project we're currently starting;
➡️ #decentralized#SocialMedia in #academia; our #university #library’s perspective;
➡️ applying #OpenScience principles in our #mastodon #communications