h a l f b a k e r yContrary to popular belief
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Baked and WKTE... in Discworld <link>. Sounds like a coastal adjunct to the system, though, so [+] |
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Yes indeed, semaphore systems used to be widespread and were
used, e.g. during the Napoleonic wars to convey military
communications around the country. But as you point out, this is an
offshore coastal implementation, and I should also point out for fans
of communications technology, that piers are natural waveguides. |
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Haha. We saw what you did there. There's a special place in Hell for people like you... |
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