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Old 05-28-2005, 06:42 PM   #1
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http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive...morse_cod.html
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http://n6tv.kkn.net/Text_vs_Morse_Leno_2005_05_13.wmv
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Old 05-28-2005, 07:04 PM   #2
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hahahaha!!!!! too bad morse code was officially retired as a form of communication about 5 years ago only a pair of geeks that have spent the better part of 4 decades playing with it could do it so quickly i'll stick with my text messages
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Old 05-28-2005, 07:07 PM   #3
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Cool, shame they didnt show where the SMS guy was
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Old 05-31-2005, 07:20 AM   #4
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Yeah, I've heard of it before .

Okay, the world title for fastest text messaging is still raging in the streets. The victor in the most recent contest was a bit of a dark horse — 93-year-old telegraph operator Gordon Hill delivered a resounding ass-whoopin’ to his rival, 13-year-old Brittany Devlin, using Morse Code. Of course, Mr. Hill does have nigh on 80 years of practice under his belt, which was enough to help him triumph even despite Brittany’s liberal use of texting slang (Mr. Hill transmitted the chosen phrase verbatim). The showdown was sponsored by the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, Australia, and the rivals had to transmit the following message: “Hey, girlfriend, you can text all your best pals to tell them where you are going and what you are wearing.” Damn straight! Screw the T9, Engadget’s switching over to Morse from now on.
http://engadget.com/entry/1234000463042528/
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Old 05-31-2005, 10:41 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by ZfrkS62
hahahaha!!!!! too bad morse code was officially retired as a form of communication about 5 years ago only a pair of geeks that have spent the better part of 4 decades playing with it could do it so quickly i'll stick with my text messages
Same with him. Even though morse code is faster, it is too hard to memorize. Now they have phones that have small keyboards on them, to make texting even faster. Plus, you dont have to de code it, all you have to do is read it, because its ur own language. Amen for texting!!!
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