n Porthcurno, Cornwall, there's an old telegraph cable landing station. It's how Britain talked to the Empire -- and it's now a museum. But the technology here isn't quite as obsolete as you might think.
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In the far north of Canada sit the DEW Line stations: "Distant Early Warning". Built in the 1950s, these were the sites that would have sounded the alarm if the Soviet Union ever attacked North America.... continue reading
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posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 6 months 1 week ago • 595 views • 8:45Job security much? YouTube: New York's pay phones may seem outdated, but we hung out with a couple of technicians who showed us the hi-tech secret hiding on every block
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