SYMBOL ADDED TO MORSE CODE – The 160-year-old communication system now has a new character to denote the “@” symbol used in e-mail addresses. In December, the International Telecommunications Union, which oversees the entire frequency spectrum, from amateur radio to satellites, voted to add the new character. [ “(extlink)CJ Online”:http://www.cjonline.com ] Now there’s a sign ...
NASA unable to communicate with Mars rover – The Spirit rover has stopped transmitting data from Mars, NASA mission controllers said Thursday, but there were signs it is still operating at a basic level. NASA scientists now have received a basic communication tone from the rover indicating it is alive but the solid flows of ...
Workers Assail Night Lock-Ins by Wal-Mart – It was 3 a.m., Mr. Rodriguez recalled, some heavy machinery had just smashed into his ankle, and he had no idea how he would get to the hospital. The Sam’s Club, a Wal-Mart subsidiary, had locked its overnight workers in, as it always did, to keep robbers out ...
Man says he’s addicted to cable; wants to sue Charter – Cable TV made a West Bend man addicted to TV, caused his wife to be overweight and his kids to be lazy, he says. And he’s threatening to sue the cable company. The real kicker under this story is that the man is suing ...
Blogging and RSS: The “What’s It?” and “How To” of Powerful New Web Tools for Educators – The internet has long been valued by teachers and librarians as a powerful research and communications tool, and in the last 10 years, it has brought about a sea change in the way students find, manage, and use ...
Morse Code Adds @ Sign
Feb
19
2004
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