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Watch “Instructograph Morse Code Trainer Demo – 1947” on YouTube
Mine’s an earlier version with clockwork drive and a sounder key.
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According to calculator: £5 10s in 1923 = £245 today
Reference this it means that the crystal set was about as much as a typical midrange hifi component nowadays. Plus ca change. Converted at ThisIsMoney
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The GECoPhone Crystal Set # “would have cost £5 10s in 1923, of which 7s 6d (6.8%) was a royalty paid to the BBC”
My one, somewhat incomplete but functional, referenced in the pictures below, probably looked like this when it was new: Quote: This is the GECoPHONE Crystal Detector Set No. 1. Built by GEC (UK) in 1923, this simple crystal set is housed in a polished mahogany case with lift up lid and ebonite control panel. It
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Instagrams from a Geek BBQ, /ht @joannageary @petermacrobert # includes sharpies and morse telegraphy
Barbecue Chez Muffett over Sat/Sun; the meat was grilled, gin was sipped, wine was quaffed and jamjars were decorated, and pictures taken, these by @joannageary and @petermacrobert Probably more to come once I’ve badgered the other attendees…
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The Deep Sea Mystery Circle – a love story | Spoon & Tamago
On the seabed a geometric, circular structure measuring roughly 6.5 ft in diameter had been precisely carved from sand. It consisted of multiple ridges, symmetrically jutting out from the center, and appeared to be the work of an underwater artist, carefully working with tools. For its resemblance to crop circles, Ookata dubbed his new finding
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Twitter Updates for 2012-09-21
Has anyone experienced hacking/spam via If-This-Then-That connectors to third party social media sites? #ifttt # The #ifttt Delicious connection apparently uses the password antipattern with a password held on the IFTTT side; unsure if that's persistent # @jonworth Some very curious spamthings occurred last night via our Delicious channel; will ping @ifttt about it later.
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“Whelan was so drunk on Lambrini” #isthispossible ? #cantbegood
A woman high on drink and drugs who stole a passenger ferry and crashed into boats shouting ”I’m Jack Sparrow” has been jailed. Reckless Alison Whelan, 51, was on a two-day bender when she climbed onto the moored 100-seater Dart Princess in Dartmouth, Devon. Whelan was so drunk on Lambrini she dialled 999 and officers
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Twitter Updates for 2012-09-20
Woman who destroyed #EcceHomo fresco in DIY restoration, considering “author rights” #tragicomic /ht @openrightsgroup http://t.co/If0pX1py # First fire of the year http://t.co/DSk2HD9q # @benwerd @surevine Hi Ben, thanks for the heads-up, we're on it. #
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Rupert Bear mauls farmer to death defending Bill Badger from cull | NewsBiscuit
http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2012/09/18/rupert-bear-mauls-farmer-to-death-defending-bill-badger-from-cull/ HT Ian Rentoul
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Woman who destroyed #EcceHomo fresco in DIY restoration is considering “author rights” #tragicomic /ht @openrightsgroup
From: Javier Ruiz <javier@openrightsgroup.org> Worth sticking on google translate. Basically the woman who destroyed a Spanish heritage Ecce Homo fresco in a botched DiY restoration attempt is now is considering claiming “author rights” on her “work”! http://www.publico.es/televisionygente/442608/la-restauradora-del-eccehomo-se-plantea-cobrar-derechos-de-autor I am half-sympathetic, but that’s my Don Camillo fanboi-streak coming out (relevant story here) except this is the