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Anybody out there in extropy-land who is following R&D = breakthroughs=20
on WWVs?
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They have got to be the ultimate communications device particularly =
if=20
we can get them down to gnat-size.
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Bandwidth is the obvious constraint at the moment but somewhere=20 between satellite LEOS (v2.001k), cels G3 and perhaps the next =generation of GSM we must be getting close.
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When brainstorming some possible applications I got :-
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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN">Anybody out there in extropy-land who is = following=20 R&D breakthroughs
on=20 WWVs?
They have = got to=20 be the ultimate communications device particularly if=20
we can get them down to=20 gnat-size.
= Bandwidth is=20 the obvious constraint at the moment but somewhere =
=20 between satellite LEOS (v2.001k), cels G3 and perhaps the next = generation of GSM=20 we must be getting close.
=20
When brainstorming some possible = applications I got=20 :-
- great = bootleg=20 concert webcasts
=
- the=20 ultimate "wish you were here" realtime digital=20 postcard
- = great=20 personal security & deterrent = device
=20 " Patch me thru to McGarret! ... Book Him Danno"& if your server is down , get a = digital=20 mugshot (the Web's Most Wanted?)
=20
- we could all be special correspondents = for CNN -=20 no thanks !
- = & now=20 for the nice stuffperhaps share your = precious=20 moments ( mountain top sunrises?) with loved-ones =20------=_NextPart_000_0020_01BE4E8F.D63A7E00--
&/or the=20 world
And for = those=20 really mega-events (perhaps the dawn of the
= new-millennium somewhere near the DateLine in a Pacific paradise) a good = proportion of
the populace could come close = to a=20 feeling of being part of that often
dreamt=20 about, ultimate good-vibe of universal=20 consciousness.
= I'd love=20 to get some dialog going on WWVs and where they may take=20 us.
=20 sgd
david
=20
hurburgh@vic.bigpond.net.au= A>